... that Angelou uses to communicate her message. Angelou uses figurative language to bring the reader to further understand the point she is trying to make. 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..." By saying ... "grumbles" is very effective because it gives the reader a sense of the discontentment that the cotton pickers experienced at the end of the day. Also, the most powerful use of onomatopoeia is at the end when Angelou wrote, ...

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... is still unable to recognize anything else as its is so dark in the trench. 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 ... ...

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... black boys shoes in the hall and I put my hand on the sill and vaulted I ran across the grounds in the direction I saw the dog run." With Kesey employing onomatopoeia and contextual zoomorphism so as to highlight the characters progression, as a result of his journey throughout the novel. Through the act of the journey in each text, characters transform via ... ...

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... a ship far out at sea at night and stuck in a storm. The poet goes on to describe the various sounds which are audible from the house for which he uses onomatopoeia, he describes the wind as having ridden over the sea waves, which is now crashing into the hills bringing dampness and destruction with it. In the second stanza HE begins ... ...

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... and concludes with the painful and distressing description of this man's death. The vivid image of this man's drowning is deliberately prolonged through this section. With Wilfred's skilful use of onomatopoeia - "he plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning" - we are caught up in this man's suffering. He continues the theme of drowning with words such as "smothering" and with his metaphorical ... ...

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... ). Ironically, even though technology has advanced greatly, school as an institution, has become the complete opposite of a place of learning and thinking, as perceived today. The use of personification and onomatopoeia in the statement, "they just run the answers at you, bing, bing, bing- illustrates that everything has become fast paced. It also exemplifies how students are just given facts, but ... ...

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