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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;
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Here are rhymes for "card" (singular):
backyard bard barnyard barred bernard blackguard blowhard bombard
brickyard canard card chard charred churchyard courtyard debarred
diehard disbarred discard dockyard dooryard farmyard fireguard foreyard
freightyard garde graveyard guard hard jarred junkyard lard
lifeguard mansard marred mudguard nard pard petard postcard
regard reward safeguard saleyard scarred schoolyard scorecard
shard shipyard sparred starred steelyard stockyard switchyard tarred
unbarred unmarred unscarred vanguard ward yard
shards, lards, guards, bards, yards, discards, regards, retards, disregards
What are some words that have age ous and ual?
words with age: * courage * hostage * garbage * mortgage * postage * bandage * luggage * garage * mirage * passage * massage words with ous: * glorious * humorous * delicious * curious * cautious * pious * fictitious * gracious * joyous * luscious * suspicious * ambitious * contagious * gorgeous * furious * delirious words with ual: * casual * usual * factual * sensual * ritual * unusual * contractual * mutual * dual * intellectual * contextual * continual * punctual * annual
What type of figurative language is Did nothing but follow his passion for nature?
It is an fragment.
Why is a communicator called a bridge?
I don't know if you are referring to a specific character in literature, but a good communicator can certainly be compared to a bridge: this is a metaphor, referring to the ability of an effective communicator to help both sides in a debate to reach out to each other. A bridge does the same-- it is a way to cross from one side to the other, and it makes smooth travel possible. A river or an ocean might have prevented such travel before, but thanks to that bridge, the obstacle no longer stops people.
Similarly, a person with good communication skills, such as a mediator or a counselor, is able to bridge the gap between opposing views and bring both sides a little bit closer; and while agreement of the two sides may not be possible, good communicators can foster understanding and respect.
What figurative language is 'a penny for your thought'?
John Heywood, who is credited for first documenting the phrase "A penny for your thoughts" included it in his book "A dialogue containing the number in effect of all the proverbs in the English tongue" written in 1546. He lists it as a proverb or idiom.
When someone is being very quiet it's merely a phrase or figure of speech that is said in order to prompt them to reveal what they are thinking about.
What if your heart is trembling like a leaf What is the figure of speech?
simile
a comparison using like or as
What was a purpose of propaganda?
To sway people's opinion of something, usually a political party or system.
Makes your blood boil meaning?
It is first necessary you understand that "blood boiling" is an actual process used to thicken blood for consumption as food or use in other processes.
When a person says something is making their blood boil, they are neither referencing the actual industrial process, or implying that it is actually happening in their body. They just mean that they are very angry. This form of writing is known as an idiom. Where a phrase is used to reference a condition not actually present, but the meaning is understood.
"Makes your blood boil" is also a hyperbole (an exaggeration). It means that you were angry and felt hot and agitated as if your blood were actually being boiled by your emotions. Again it is understood by listeners what the idiomatic intent of the hyperbole is.
Using 'a raft of' preceding a noun is a term for a 'large quantity' of that thing.
What are the figures of speech used in Nick Joaquin's Six PM?
Joaquin uses metaphor to illustrate the duality of his physical reality and mental expectations or wishes. Repetition of vowels (assonance) and consonants (alliteration) pushes the poem along in a rhythm evoking the motion of the bus and the flowing of his thoughts.
What are all the clipped words?
Abbreviations are now being called (by some) 'clipped' words. I disagree with renaming things which are already named. Nevertheless, here are examples; omnibus ---> bus caravan --->van pianoforte ---> piano (this is one your teacher probably won't know, so, bet her a fiver, then have the music teacher back you up!!!)
About 2 centuries when the British invented and nicknamed the word from a new type of food they called "Gelatin.
Examples of a Personification?
Some examples would be: "You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground, Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair Before them over their heads to dry in the sun." ( Robert Frost's poem "Birches,") another could be: "the wind blows angrily, like a raging bear" or, A quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."
"Thank you . Im glad you think so. You look very nice too. "
Can alternatives be more than two?
"three alternatives". "alternative" was one of two choices - and that "three alternatives" was a contradiction in terms.
What does the phrase 'setting the scene' mean?
it means basically how the author sets up the story. the exposition. to be exact the background is given about the setting and situation the main characters find themselves in.
How are the bandwagon approach and emotional appeals similar?
The "bandwagon approach" - presumedly something like "Here, you don't want to be the only one not doing this, do you?" - is an emotional appeal.
The antecedent in the sentence would be Doyle.
idk im not good at english
I studied 'Lord of the Flies' for GCSE English Lit, and we analysed this quotation. I'd say it's a metaphor because Ralph and Jack are being described as being 'continents' without any comparative words such as 'like' or 'as' (which would make it a simile).
I also think it might be a hyperbole
What are some common malapropisms?
One common malapropism is to say "for all intensive purposes" as opposed to the correct "for all intents and purposes" or to refer to something as a "damp squid" when the correct is "damp squib"
