Figurative Language

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

“If one’s different, one’s bound to be lonely.” Within Brave New World, a totalitarian government in a utopian world is depicted by a handful of hatchery directors that condition each of their creations and divide them into groups amongst one another based on qualities in order to establish an idealistic stable community depicting the theme of power. Aldous Huxley illustrates social and political worldly conflicts within a newfound society to ridicule the behavior of other upon him and the strictness of his living environment during the 1930’s and surroundings by using figurative language, tone, and detail.

Paulo Coelho once said “Don't waste your time on explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.” The quote said by Paul Coelho connects to the story as a mood of a life lesson within the main character (narrator) that goes through major struggles throughout their life of trying to keep their mother satisfied with their actions. The mood shows how each thing changes throughout time and more. In the story “Two kinds” by Amy Tan, the author uses figurative language and descriptive language to develop the mood of the story.

“Strumpet! Strumpet!” is what the people in Brave New World would say to the real world’s society because of with the government has told them. Totalitarian government in this society of Brave New World is a way to control the masses to become just a mass of bodies to work and only complete their assigned jobs. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley uses figurative language and details to explain political and social issues in the 1920s-1930s when this novel was written.

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.

The use of figurative language in writing brings a story to life in the mind of the reader giving them a better grasp of the events taking place. Using hyperbole, simile and personification serves to develop the characters of a story as well as enhancing its theme (Kirszner and Mandell, 2012).

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.

Figurative Language is the art of using figures of speech, loaded words, appeals, etc. they are used to have more of an impact and to persuade the listeners to join your side. in his speech, Patrick Henry tried to appeal to the audience by bringing up God into

There are different types of language that serve different purposes for writers, but figurative language seems to be one of the most used techniques for authors to use to communicate their ideas. In Night, by Elie Wiesel, the author uses figurative language in abundance to tell his story. Authors convey their ideas to their readers by using figurative language; they use figurative language to not only add depth to their writing, but to also make

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

Have you ever heard the song “Start Over” by Flame featuring NF? In the song it states that no matter what you do in the past or plan to do in the future you have the right to get peace with God and make thing right like they were meant to be the first time. So what the whole song is inferring is that there is always room for a chance to be new or as they say in the song to start over.

1. Figurative Language: As Eric Schlosser is introducing Carl N. Karcher in the opening pages of the novel; he refers to his life as a tale by Horatio Alger, growing from modest upbringings, to establish a fast food empire. This quote uses an allusion to the talented author of Horatio Alger whose works often revolve around working middle class fighting adversity to become wealthy, which is the fulfillment of the American dream. Karcher’s life resembles a real life story that can be illustrated by Alger in one of his works comparing his upscale to greatness by pioneering ideas changing the way Americans eat and live.

The genre of this movie is complicated to defined, since it looks more like a play than a movie. I would say the literature main genre is drama and fiction. It is necessary for a reader to know which category of genre they are reading to understand the message it conveys. Drama is a form that is performed in front of an audience. Also, known as a play. It contains dialogue and stage direction just like the movie. When it comes down to deciding rather the movie is fictional or non-fictional its questionable. In a way, it can be both fictional and non-fictional. Although, it has factual points that transmit information about slavery, it also has a lot complex figurative language to touch the reader’s imagination.

The Poem “O Me! O Life!” is written by the famous poet, Walt Whitman. In the poem, the speaker ponders the question of what their purpose in life is, as well as the meaning of their existence. "What am I contributing to the world?". This question, as well as other variations of it, is a common one that many people come to ask themselves at some point during their lives. As such, it makes this poem one that has a general theme that is both relevant and relatable to most audiences. The figurative language used in this poem helps to further delve into the speaker's mind and how they feel in regards to this question; how truly helpless and depressed they feel, which really only changes in the final stanza of the poem.

In this research, the researcher discusses the figurative language based on Perrine’s perception. According to Perrine (1977:61-109), figurative language consists of 12 kinds, they are: simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, allegory, paradox, hyperbole/overstatement, understatement, and irony.