... entire country thousands of miles away? Patrick Henry manages to do this in his famous Speech to the Virginia Convention. Henry's point was made in his famous speech using many literary devices. He moved people by stating different facts that anyone in the convention would know about and used them to get the people motivated enough to start the war. One of ... many devices used by Patrick Henry was metaphors. Henry used the metaphor "[w]e are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms ... emotions by telling them how easy it ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... significant in showing this because he uses the word "love" twice. He wants to love and to be loved as a man dying. Old's and Shakespeare have both used very important literary devices in their poems about losing youth. Old's uses word choice and metaphors and similes to aid in the comparison of her loss of youth to her daughter's gain of youthful ... beauty. Shakespeare uses these two devices as well to describe his fading youth and want of love. The authors needed to use these devices wisely, and did so in ways that got their points across even more, and left the reader with a deep un...

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... in which poets illustrate their views of certain topics. Poems have a suggestive power due to the different literary techniques that poets tend to use. Marge Piercy had a specific idea in mind when she wrote the poem entitled, "What's That Smell in the Kitchen?" The purpose Marge Piercy had ... take action against the oppression they receive from being domesticated. Piercy successfully gets this point across in her poem, "What's that Smell in the Kitchen," with the use of the literary devices such as symbolism and metaphors. ...

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... upon teens under the age of eighteen, but they can still be executed or put into federal prison without so much as a second thought. S.E. Hinton's use of all of these literary devices have helped the reader put together an opinion on how Johnny should be tried over the course of the story. Johnny never wanted to murder the Soc, he simply did ... ...

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... all he has seen and suggests to his audience that, they too would likely have the same terrifying dreams if they had seen what he had seen. With all the literary devices used, simile, metaphor, and tone, the horror of war is conveyed in a way that reaches to the audience on a deep level and shows none of the nostalgia and nationalism that ... ...

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... grand scheme of things (Nagel 2). The theme of naturalism established within "The Open Boat" is shown through the symbolism, imagery and diction of Stephen Crane. With the use of these literary devices, he uses a storm and four men to portray the indifference of nature towards humanity. Throughout their struggles, these four men, who each represent a role in society, begin to realize that ... ...

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... shows the feeling of relaxation in the poem. He shows that the doctor in the poem feels to be in a dark point of his life. The poem also uses strong literary devices. Imaginary is a big feeling in the poem, which contributes to commitment of duty. Imaginary helps the doctor feel his environment around him. Robert Frost uses the device to help give ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School