Turning Table Figurative Language

In “The Beginning of the Song That Diverts the Heart” the metaphor is actually the whole poem. A girl is calling her lover to come to a field and trap birds with her. We can see it is a metaphor for making love through some of the imagery she uses. For example, she mentions for her lover to “hear the sound of my call” (77). Through analyzation this means

Often, an author uses figurative language to build upon the story and to create a more meaningful message. The text,“A Private Talk with Holly” uses symbolism to express the main idea that

Here are two examples of Tim Green’s great use of figurative language. “He lay back and half closed his eyes, tears turning everything into a kaleidoscope of colors,” (Green 238), and “His blond hair had begun to fade, but his face was as red as a baby’s” (Green 4).

Lorde uses figurative language in her poem, “Hanging Fire.” In the poem, the author uses alliteration, repetition, hyperbole, personification, and occasional idioms. The author uses the personification, “...my skin has betrayed me…” which shows a part of her insecurities, hence her acne problems. She also uses the hyperbole, “...the boy that I cannot live without…” which shows an exaggeration of her love for the boy. In addition to that, the author uses alliteration and the idiom, “...still sucks his thumb in secret…” to express the boy’s immaturity to her. Then, the author adds repetition, “...momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed…” to convey that her mother isn’t there for her dilemmas and is rather distant, leaving the 14-year-old girl with no one to talk to. Lorde uses figurative language to show how a 14-year-old girl feels neglected by her mother and shares her fears and worries to us. The author uses the repetition, “...and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed...”at the end of each stanza to show how

In chapter one of the novel, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the author incorporates figurative language to develop the characters and the setting. The first example that portrays figurative language is, “The walls are cracked and water runs upon them in thin threads without sound, black and glistening as blood.” This example uses a metaphor to compare the water on the walls to glistening blood. In return, the readers can get a visual of the rooms setting and what the walls look like. Another example from chapter one is, “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed.”

In the short story “Liberty” by Julia Alvarez, the author uses figurative language to create tone of mystery and fear. In the fourth paragraph, the author writes how they were afraid; for example, when the narrator states, “On their faces when they talked of leaving there was a scared look I also couldn’t understand,” the reader is left wondering why they are so fearful. The author does this to help set the tone and mood of the story. The author also uses the characters to show the tone of the story. Mami is frightened and mean, while Papi is brave

Authors use figurative language to describe the objects and characters in the stories. In the passage “Uncle Timothy’s Ships,” by Summer Woodford, figurative language reveals the significance of the bottled ships, Woodford reveals the significance of the bottled ships by using metaphors, extended metaphors, and personification. The first piece of figurative language that Summer Woodford uses are metaphors. A metaphor is to compare two things without using like or as.

Using figurative language helps create imagery and enhances the imagination of the readers. The use of personification allows the author to give human like characteristics to non-living things. An example within the story that displayed intense emotion was included this quote,“This set formula, spoken in a kind of lilt, would awaken loud echoes in Tzili’s soul, and their reverberations spread throughout her body” (Appelfeld, p. 275). By adding in this literary device the readers can foreshadow Tzili’s growth throughout the story and how she realizes who she is as an individual and matures into a strong and independent

In the story “The Contender” the author uses figurative language to relate to the mood and the setting. In the story the author uses a simile to describe Aunt Pearl’s voice by saying “...Aunt Pearl’s pure, sweet voice rose above the others, filling the little room like a sound like golden honey.” Based on this Simile the reader can Infer that Aunt Pearl had a sweet and bright voice and that everyone liked to listen to. The author said ¨...like golden honey.” The author also sets the mood just a little bit by using this phrase. The mood in this phrase the reader can infer is very joyful and peaceful. Also, the author uses personification to describe how Donatelli was looking at Alfred by saying “Donatelli circled slowly around him, his hand on his square chin, as if he were inspecting a slab of meat in a butcher store.” Based on this personification the reader can infer that Donatelli was really inspecting Alfred and checking him out to see if he was a good fighter. The readers can also infer that Donatelli didn’t just want anybody be working out in his gym for no good reason and he was really serious about boxing. Lastly, the author used another simile to describe the mood and how big the bag was hanging on the ceiling by saying “A gray, Canvas bag, as large as a loaded army duffel bag, hung from the ceiling from the long chain. The readers can infer that the bag that hung from the ceiling was massive and was a really large

In this section of The Glass Castle, Jeannette and her family move into a house that is in desperate need of TLC, depicted by the authors use of figurative language. One example that demonstrates the use of figurative language is “The front, including a drooping porch, butter precariously into the air, supported by tall, spindly cinder-block pillars” (Walls). In this example from the passage, Walls

Figurative language is a main component in showcasing the emotions the characters reveal. An example being when the author writes “ The children huddled up to her and breathed like little calves waiting at the bars in the twilight.” This portrays the children's emotions with more emphasis and really shows how they watched everything Granny Weatherall did with precision. This type of writing really helps the reader understand what is going on within the characters and their actions. The author also displays figurative language in the way she describes how John would be in the situation of them still being together. She describes him as being more of a child, rather than taking a parent role.

The muscles’ jabbering like chickens is again a beautiful example of symbolism-cum-metaphor. Ward writes, “…her skin was dark as the reaching oak trees” (22), and “…until his legs turn to noodles and he is sliding down Randall like a pole” (43), which are beautiful expressions of her crafting of symbolism, metaphors, and similes in her novel. So, we see that metaphorical language can be found more often throughout

Linda Pastan’s poem, To a Daughter Leaving Home, is represented as a metaphor because it’s comparing the bike ride to the relationship between the mother and daughter. The author describes the mother going along side her eight year old daughter as she rides her bicycle (Pastan 915). The daughter “wobbled away” (Pastan 915). This happens to be an example of imagery because it gives a visual description of how the daughter was riding her bike. As she rides the bike further along, the mother gets surprised by the way the daughter seemed to be in control of the bike as she goes down a “curved path of the park” (Pastan 915).

In Where She Went, by Gary Forman, the author uses figurative language to describe and demonstrate the emotions of the protagonist, Adam Wilde. Throughout the novel, Adam, a musician, is trying to find his way around after bumping into the love of his life who left him after she suffered a major car accident. Adam has been suffering greatly after Mia went to pursue her dreams as a cellist in New York City. He began to take medication for his anxiety and he did not like the life he was surrounded by since he was constantly feeling jiggerly. Above is an example of a physical metaphor that the author uses to express the real and painful feelings of Adam.

The first song, Roar, relies heavily on figurative language to deliver its message. The three main types of figurative language the song uses includes Simile, Hyperbole, and Metaphor. The type of figurative language that makes up the largest part of the song is Metaphor. These lines really tell the overall story of this song, which is about someone overcoming the struggles and abuse they have faced in their situation and becoming their own champion and hero. To illustrate, each choir in the song includes the same words;