Example Of Figurative Language

Figurative Language and how it affects mood “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury has a plethora of figurative language including metaphors, similes, and not to mention, irony. One very prominent literary device used is imagery. Bradbury uses imagery to describe the mood of the story and captivate the readers’ attention throughout the story. The story takes place in A.D. 2053, where technology takes over the society.

Harry Potter was a very famous series of fictional books and movies by J.K. Rowling. Harry is the main protagonist, who goes to a large, seven-story high castle supported by magic called Hogwarts. Through all the adventures of Harry’s life described in the books, I see it as a very intriguing topic to talk about. Diction, language, and imagery are going to be talked about for the fictional character chosen, also followed by answered questions to give a better idea, through details, of how Harry Potter really is seen.

When we are still children, running around the playground with our friends, our goals in life and what we want to be when we grow up are much different than later in life. We want to me mermaids, princesses, astronauts. When we get older though our values change. Instead of going after what our heart really wants to do, we go after the jobs that offer the biggest paycheck. Our culture’s minds have been warped and bent towards the desire to have a bigger house, a cooler car, and fancier clothes. We put what we think is right in our minds over what we truly love to do deep down in our hearts. The novel Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, is about a sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, who has been given his death sentence. He reconnects with his former student and current sports journalist, Mitch Albom, to try to remold his mind like soft clay to resist the pull of money and fame that today’s society provides. In this story, the author uses descriptive language, figurative language, and repetition for effect, to capture the theme that money will never

Equality: to be identical in value. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. it’s 2081 and we have achieved true equality by putting handicaps on people who are “better”, until a young boy named Harrison rebels, dubs himself Emperor and he and his Empresses dance in freedom. During the dance of equilibrium, Vonnegut uses figurative language, sensory imagery, and diction to reveal the warm and vivacious mood.

Personification is when an object receives human traits such as talking or screaming. Another example of a figurative language is located on page 226. “My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death.” That quote is an example of a simile and a metaphor. A simile is a comparison using like or as, while on the other hand, a metaphor is a comparison without using like or as.

Many different forms of figurative language I used throughout the story to exhilarate the irony. The opening description of Ethan is full of ironic expressions. Figurative language is also used to the describe reactions to events in the story. The author is very descriptive in this short story. The use of figurative language aids in description of events, the setting, mood, and characters’ appearance and response. Edith Wharton, the author, use of literary devices allows the story to come alive and to also require the reader to think deeply about the true meanings.

Night contains a significant amount of figurative language. Select 3 examples from the text to analyze. In analyzing each example, be sure to explain how the specific example impacts the text. (How does it affect the reader? How does it affect the reading experience? Why did Wiesel make that specific choice?) Please use a different type of figurative language for each example.

Right near the beginning the author writes “Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars” which is an example of personification. This use of figurative language helps develop a gloomy mood and the fact neighborhood might be poor. Next the author writes “Father’s words like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem” which is an example of a simile. By comparing “Father’s” words to a distant thunder it makes the reader think his father is a big, strict, loud, and that the character and his father are probably in an argument. Finally, the author describes Lemon Brown’s voice as “high and brittle like twigs being broken” which is an example of a simile. By describing the voice as high and brittle it makes the reader think the voice may be from an older person who is potentially a woman. Walter Dean Myers makes great use of figurative language in the story Treasure of Lemon Brown.

Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a genius piece of literature that stands out from the others. Following its publishing date in September of 1987, it was rewarded with a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction only a year later. This novel holds an abundance of literary merit for numerous reasons but the main one being that it combines the powerful forces of history and literature into a pure work of art. Not only does this book display vivid historical accuracy in the perspective of a slave during the Reconstruction era in the United States, but the language that explains this particular situation is rich in figurative language and challenges readers line by line.

Every morning, a 71 year-old male stranger accompanies me on my way to school. I only know of his name, but I enjoy his company and chuckle as he comments on my generation’s use of language. Yet once NPR’s linguistic segment of Fresh Air ends, Geoff Nunberg’s witty remarks fade into the abyss. In the quietness of the car, I am left to revel in my own passion for languages: a transformative journey through Spanish and Chinese.

The speaker did a very good job with his speech. His speech I believe is more informative, because he is describing his recent experience with appendicitis. The area that I liked most about his speech was his introduction. He had a very good hooked that got a lot of people’s attention including my own. He scared me for a moment, because he made everybody believe that he was going to show everybody his appendix that he just had removed from his body. Instead he showed the appendix of a book. Also, as he presented his speech he expressed what happened to him with very personal information. This information helped him establish his credibility. He presented his speech very well and sounded very confident. However, there were a few brief pauses

Books by Zora Neale Hurston use a lot of Figurative language and imagery. This is why i think she decides to use that form of text. In the novel “ Their Eyes are Watching God “ By, Zora Neale Hurston, uses figurative language to explain how love isn't always what you think it’s going to be.

Walking on enemy territory, Capulet’s garden to find true love, is not a wise idea, especially if you’re a Montague such as Romeo. In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo being born into the Montague family and Juliet, born into the Capulet family. Two diverse and feuding families that despise one another. Being a Montague, Romeo outlawed from going on Capulet grounds to see his love, Juliet, but he does it because of his lovesick nature. In this excellent and well known play, the peculiar balcony scene, composes a lot of tension exceedingly by the setting, staging, figurative language, images, and character traits.

How are metaphors used to convey a point during an argument? The use of metaphors by the politicians was used not only to emphasise points, but also to derogatively refer to their fellow candidates, as Wright, representing the Conservative Party, followed up after Ballantyne’s point by saying how “no-one’s ever accused me before of being in green fairy land”, which is a very informal, and somewhat unprofessional way of saying ‘I rarely agree with the Green Party, but...’, which again, apply comedy to the situation and appeals more to the target audience, but as the colour green can be both connoted with the land, with the semantic field of grass, but also represent the party candidate Ballantyne through the Green Party he represents; along

Simile is a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar. Simile and metaphor genuinely have an identical definition. Both of them compare two things that absolutely different. Simile is the explicit comparison of two things,