A great descriptive word in the English language, the word Pow is a perfect example of the literary term, onomatopoeia. ... The term, onomatopoeia, can be looked at in different aspects from formally to informally. ... In this, it is explained that the connotation of onomatopoeia is speaking rhetorically. ... There are other times after that date in which different forms of onomatopoeia were recorded being used; however, it is acceptable to say that onomatopoeia was practiced since the beginning of language. ... Without even thinking about it, people speak with different words of onomatopo...

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Not only does Hughes convey those two elements, but his writing style is also significant as it is structured by his use of the first-person point of view, symbolism, and onomatopoeia. ... Lastly, Hughes also uses onomatopoeia to reveal the mistreatment of blacks during segregation. ... The onomatopoeia word, Bop, is repeated multiple times throughout the text to stress and illustrate the repeated actions of violence and inequality. Not only does he use onomatopoeia to convey this event, but he also uses pathos to evoke emotions of despair. ... By utilizing the elements of first-person nar...

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Poe's "Annabel Lee" also expresses the idea through end rhyme and onomatopoeia. ... "Annabel Lee" also proves the controlling idea through onomatopoeia. ... and Poe's "Annabel Lee" through end rhyme, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. ...

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Alliteration, metaphor, and onomatopoeia are three such techniques that can be identified within the poems introduced in the readings. ... Now one can examine how the poet utilizes alliteration, metaphor, and onomatopoeia within their poems to communicate work and work-related issues as the central themes. ... Wayman uses many good examples of onomatopoeia in the second and third stanzas: "blasted", "creaks", "pound", "ring" and "blow". ... "Unemployment" by Tom Wayman Wayman uses metaphor and onomatopoeia to express the feelings of resentment, bitterness and impatience that one may have w...

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Onomatopoeia is another poetic technique used by Lord Tennyson. ... An effective example of onomatopoeia is: "In roaring he shall rise". ... In this poem Lewis Carroll uses onomatopoeia throughout the poem. ... The use of onomatopoeia; alliteration and nonsense rhyme collect together to create my idea of a monster. ... A main similarity is the use of onomatopoeia. ...

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Angelou has strong use of onomatopoeia, at the beginning of the annotated passage, she wrote "The lamplight in the store gave a soft make believe feeling to our world which made me want to whisper..." ... Also, the most powerful use of onomatopoeia is at the end when Angelou wrote, "I winced to picture them sewing the coarse material- The fact that she winced definitely makes the reader realize the determination and pain the Negroes went through just to make something of themselves. ...

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The Rear Guard contains numerous poetic devices, one of which is onomatopoeia. "Tripping, he grabbed the wall" is an example of Onomatopoeia as "tripping" further suggests the lack of visibility in the trenches as the soldier is having difficulty in reaching his destination without stumbling in the dark. ...

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In "Churning Day", Heaney uses a lot of onomatopoeia, even the title is onomatopoeia, "Churning". "Plumping" (Line 7) is also using onomatopoeia to give you a sort of snug feeling. ... In contrast, "Mid-Term Break" contains only one usage of onomatopoeia, "the baby cooed and laughed", and this is to convey the baby's ignorance, the onomatopoeia makes it seem more immediate. ... In "An Advancement of Learning", Heaney uses onomatopoeia to describe the rat in much deeper detail. ... Whenever Heaney wants to make sounds clearer to us he uses onomatopoeia. ...

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Hill uses onomatopoeia to present to us the realness of the conditions and events of the story and to also engage us in the dangers of Gallipoli. ... Anthony Hill has used onomatopoeia to help involve the audience in the events of the Gallipoli campaign. ... Hill involves us in the events of Gallipoli through the use of onomatopoeia. ... He used onomatopoeia to engage to audience in the events and dangers that soldiers had to face in the Gallipoli campaign. ...

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Instead of "passing bells" the men will be dismissed with "only the stuttering rifles rapid rattle" the use of alliteration, personification and onomatopoeia combined reveals the unforgiving sounds and use of the machines and bullets. ... Owen use of onomatopoeia and personification in "wailing shells" and "bugles calling" replace the choirs and prayers from the traditional funeral church ceremony that the boys are robbed of. ...

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The poetic devices visible in these two poems are those of figurative language, including simile, metaphor and personification, sound techniques such as alliteration and onomatopoeia, and rhyme & rhythm. ... Sound techniques, including alliteration and onomatopoeia can be used to highlight certain areas where the poet wishes the reader to pay special attention to or to emphasize certain words. ... Onomatopoeia is also a rarity, only being seen by Wright's use of the word "Oh" and other such phrases. ...

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The writer uses onomatopoeia to describe the flow of blood and also perhaps life, out of the mans body. ... Through Hardy's skilful use of alliteration, assonance, symbolism and onomatopoeia, he successfully conveys to the reader the soldiers desperation and pain. ...

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Throughout his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury clearly elucidates his strong belief that technological advances have adverse effects on society as a whole. He expounds his opinion through a description of a school in the quote, "An hour of TV class four more hours of film-teacher" (29). Ironicall...

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Authors use diction to express the mood of the writing and how they feel about it. In The Secret Sharer and Other Stories the author, Joseph Conrad, uses diction to express an informed and descriptive feel. The use of formal language forms a trust in the author because of the intelligent mood it...

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Analysis of the poem "Noises from the school" Reading the poem noises from the school by Patricia Beer we can notice that the mood of the poem is constantly changing, starting of in stanza one the poet calm, eager even acting a little impatient to start work "wait for some stirring of the pool"...

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The book I chose that had a significant impact on me was a novel from the mind of Gordon Korman, entitled I Want To Go Home. This book is about a teenager named Rudy who is forced to go to camp, and simply put, wants to go home. Throughout the novel, different counselors and campers try different...

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Analyse "Blackberrying" by Sylvia Plath The poem commences with a somewhat content and peaceful attitude as the poet ambles through the winding "hooks" of rows upon rows of blackberries. She describes the rows of berries as "blue-red" with "ebon," suggesting ripeness and perfection. The blackber...

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Robert Frost uses the literary writing techniques of syntax, repetition of lines, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme and especially personification in his poems. ... The line "Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish," (pg. 894) is an instance where Frost uses the literary technique onomatopoeia, in which the word sounds like the noise it describes, using the word swish. ...

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In the book, Twain uses such forms of figurative language as metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, realism, and more. ... Examples of onomatopoeia can be found on page 17, where Twain uses such words as sobbing and snuffling. ...

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The effect is to increase its meaning and enhance the message while the third stanza is made up of various examples of onomatopoeia, including "bleat", "twitter" and even "mourn", which is heightened by the use of "wailful previously. ... The poem as a whole is full of sensuous detail - alliteration ("mists and mellow fruitfulness" "winnowing wind") and onomatopoeia ("oozings") sense imagery appealing to taste ("sweet kernal") smell ("the fume of poppies")touch ("clammy cell") and hearing ("bleat" "sing" "with treble soft""twitter") as well as sight; and gentle "m" and "w" soun...

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Here, a combination of alliteration and onomatopoeia is used to emphasize the auditory imagery of these instruments, with "witching" both betraying the spooky, occult quality of the chords and onomatopoetically representing their sound. ...

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Thomas Hardy was born in a village near Dorchester, Dorset, in 1840. He trained as an Architect and pursued this to 1874 when he wrote his novel Far From The Madding Crowd which was successful and allowed hardy to devote himself to writing he continued writing novels till 1895 when he gave up fictio...

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John Keats once said about Lord Byron "He describes what he sees - I describe what I imagine, mine is the hardest task- To Autumn is evidence of his way of thinking, as the poem is a vivid, lyrical portrayal of the English autumn, as he imagined it. The poem celebrates autumn as a season of abun...

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Dulce et Decorum est is a poem about the pain that soldiers go through in the war. The poet is talking about his journey across the battle field when he was in a war and is trying to put across the idea that war is a bad thing and isn't all glorious and honourable. The poem is in first person w...

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It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean: And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war! The sh...

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