Oxymoron

John Legend wrote “All of Me” for his fiancée, Chrissy Teigen. There is no doubt that the song was for her. The whole song is about love and about giving up something, to gain so much more. This song consists of the couple loving each other and understanding sometimes things are hard and will not always make sense. But they also know that if they persevere through those hard times they will be unstoppable. Though John Legend wrote this song for his fiancée, the audience could be mature adults that

Thoreau's Irony Henry David Thoreau has a fantastic way of displaying irony throughout this passage. He uses diction, tone, oxymorons, and many more literary tools to express his views in an ironic manner. In this passage, Thoreau presents his beliefs on the value of conversation. Thoreau brilliantly uses diction to grasp the reader's attention towards the importance of deep conversations. In the "bullet of your thought" (22-23) line, he explains how people cannot have an intellectual conversation

Figurative language Based on Contrast It is the third type of figurative language which employs an understatement (Litotes or Meiosis), exaggeration (Hyperbole and Understatement), and contradictory (Paradox and Oxymoron). Iron refers to words say one thing but means something else. 2.6.3.1 Litotes or Meiosis According to Serir (2012) Litotes, derived from a Greek word meaning “simple”, is a figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, the positive

his conventional life behind and flees to northern Minnesota. Towards the end of his trip, O’Brien goes fishing with the lodge owner; this is where he makes his emotional decision to go to war. O’Brien’s powerful word choice, use of imagery, and oxymoron work in conjunction to develop a somber mood. O’Brien’s exceptional word choice was a driving factor in creating the mood; words/phrases such as

” | Hortative Sentence“So let us begin a new one…” | PathosBased on the emotions of JFK. | Cumulative Sentence But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort…yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance. | Oxymoron“But this peaceful revolution.” | AntimetaboleAsk not what your country..” | Rhetorical Question“Will you joining in the historic effort?” | Archaic Diction“Beliefs for which our for bears fought are still at issue around the globe.” |

Who does not cower in fear upon the thought of death? Almost everybody does! However, people have differing views on the abstract idea of dying. In examining the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? by Emily Dickinson and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night? by Dylan Thomas, it is evident that the poets use contrasting and comparative techniques in their unique presentations of the concept of death. In the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? Emily Dickinson presents the idea of acceptance

imagery, and diction to describe the speck in the poem and also to show what that reveals about the speaker and his relationship to his writing. Frost employs a fair amount of figurative language in this poem including, oxymoron, pun, syntax, diction and personification. Frost uses oxymoron in the poem’s title to show that even though the speck is a small and lifeless particle, it is “considerable” because it has intellectual abilities. He goes on to use a pun in the first stanza. “To stop it with a period

Cohen Smith Ms. Kramer English 9 Hour 5 January 14th 2016 Family Ties Lord capulet has a very high standard for family loyalty which leads to the entire families ultimate demise. He saw loyalty to the family as the most important feature and expected Lady Capulet, Juliet and the entire family to fold to his every whim. Juliet before seeking out Friars advice, would rather die than be forced to marry Paris as her father lord Capulet has arranged, he is angered by her lack of loyalty to her fellow

Many people dream of never dying. They dream of eternal youth and immortality. With eternal youth and immortality, they avoid withering away with age. But, with eternal youth absent it makes the speaker of the poem harder to be alive. A life of immortality without youth is what the speaker in the excerpt from the poem “Tithon” struggles with, shown by the poetic devices, the deeper meaning, and how it connects to other situations. The are three stand-out poetic devices in the excerpt from the poem

Diane Ackerman's purpose for writing her essay “Love’s Vocabulary” is to inform readers that the delight of love can actually unravel other emotions irrelative to it. Such as harsh emotions that cannot be correlated into the one positive emotion of love. Love is not self-explanatory because there are many ways we perceive love rather than just its fondness. The negative connotations of words such as “pitifully” or “paltry” suggest her irritating tone because synonyms of love are unfortunately limited