Simile

“The Alchemist” is a novel written by Paulo Coelho in 1988. Regarded as Coelho’s best novel, it captures the elixir of life through the view of a sanguine Spanish Shepard. Set in a forsaken church in Spain at night; the young Shepard Santiago tastes the exquisite sensation of a compelling dream. He dreams that a young lad tells him about a hidden treasure nigh the Egyptian pyramids. After the dream relapses more than once, Santiago opts to confer an old man and an old woman who tell him that his

language but also to native English speakers. Throughout this paper I will define and give examples for ten different types of figurative language while providing appropriate usage. These types of figurative language include idiom, analogy, metaphor, simile, cliché, amphiboly, fame word, hyperbole, euphemism, and lastly colloquialism. Idiom Idioms are words or phrases that

meetings using similes and metaphors to create a deeper understanding for the reader. Morrie, a Sociology professor at Brandeis University, is suffering through ALS, which is a serious, fatal illness. Through life lessons, Morrie expresses the importance of using effective time management. Finally, Albom provides encouragement throughout this strong thematic story about Morrie’s life lessons. Albom passionately writes about Morrie’s life and condition through effective metaphors and similes. Throughout

"washed them from their sins in his own blood", which refers to Jesus' blood when crucified on the cross that took the punishment for our sins. Another effective way that Edward structured his message was the progressive use of similes. He starts off with describing the

people understand what is happening and why the people are so upset about the issue. Similes are literary devices also used in the speech “I Have a Dream.” One example of a simile is “It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” This simile explains how the Emancipation Proclamation was hope to the Negro’s that they would finally have their rights just like other Americans. This simile shows how Martin Luther King Jr. and the others like him, feel like they are in captivity

“The Alchemist” is a novel written by Paulo Coelho in 1988. Regarded as Coelho’s best novel, it captures the elixir of life through the view of a sanguine Spanish Shepard. Set in a forsaken church in Spain at night; the young Shepard Santiago tastes the exquisite sensation of a compelling dream. He dreams that a young lad tells him about a hidden treasure nigh the Egyptian pyramids. After the dream relapses more than once, Santiago opts to confer an old man and an old woman who tell him that his

effect on the narrator/author that they thought the old man could never be stopped but they were proved wrong. This adds to the mood of the poem as well. In the final stanza the most obvious poetic device was a simile. In the sentence, “the earth as chosen as a bed…” is where the simile is. It is comparing the earth of a grave-pit to a bed

to try and spread his concerns to all. Music is a universal way in which people connect, and it does this through its use of literary devices to make the songs meaningful while still appealing. The song, “Wait and See,” uses literary devices like similes and metaphors to contribute to the theme of society’s mistakes and their impacts on the

a woman, Lucia. Lucia is referred to as dainty and the speaker describes her physical characteristics which helps the reader picture what is happening. Robert Herrick specifically uses certain words to express his love and feelings for Lucia. The simile in the poem that is most significant in its entirety is “And found (ah me!) this flesh of mine/More like a stock than like a vine” (22/23). In these lines, the speaker is waking up from his sexual dream. The speaker explains that he is feeling more

of the means by which the playwright can develop and express his meaning. The various figures of speech have often been made interchangeable, thus a satisfactory definition of them is difficult to provide. There is a tendency to include symbols, similes, and metaphors making up the imagery. Metaphorical is used to mean figurative and symbolical or symbolizes is often applied to almost any of the figurative