…answers but to stress upon the underlined idea. Setting: The setting of the novel ranges around the Austro-Hungarian border, and Switzerland. Simile: The novel shows good use of various similes…
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Beowulf
…has used negative “no good.” 12. Metaphor: Beowulf shows good use of various metaphors such as; I have heard, who was Onela’s queen, a balm in bed to the battle-scarred…
Close But No Cigar
…that the singer remembers that his friend has promised him that he would come from Brazil. These two stanzas show its use as a repetition as well as a simile…
After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes
…it is just posed to make the point clear. For example, “And ‘Yesterday, or Centuries before’?” Simile: It is a figure of speech used to compare something with something else….
Othello
…195) Actually, Cassio wants to say that he loves him, but he uses double negatives to mean positive. Metaphor: Othello shows several metaphors. For example, i. Even now, now, very…
The Scarlet Letter
…color as well as sight, while the second, too, demonstrates the presence of these images. Metaphor: The novel shows good use of various metaphors. For example, i. Hester’s first motion…
Dog In The Manger
…shows a metaphorical representation of this phrase in the shape of a mean or spiteful person who does not do anything but becomes jealous of standing on the fence. He…
The Black-Faced Sheep
…we read an old poem aloud, about Israel’s sheep” and “and we die as the animals die.” Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is…
The Return of the Native
…valley they stood still and looked round. (Book-2, Unit-3) These examples show the use of different images such as images of light, sound, color, and movements. Metaphor: The Return of…
Hard Times
…the intensely white-washed room, irradiated Sissy. (Book-I, Chapter-II) Both of these examples show the use of different images such as touch, sight, and movement. Metaphor: Hard Times shows good use…
Their Eyes Were Watching God
…from the novel such as the images of sound, color, and nature. Metaphor: Their Eyes were Watching God shows good use of various metaphors. For example, i. So Janie waited…
The Handmaid’s Tale
…Metaphor: The Handmaid’s Tale shows good use of various metaphors as given in the examples below, i. The car is a very expensive one, a Whirlwind; better than the Chariot,…
The Thickness of Ice
…their five senses. For example, “At first we’ll be like skaters”, “the creeping cracks will be ignored” and “we’ll skate nearer the center of the lake.” Simile: It is a…
Candide
…while for literary devices, Voltaire depends mostly on the use of figurative language by using similes, metaphors, and satire. Analysis of the Literary Devices in Candide Action: The main action…
Justice
…stands for the doubtful position of justice in the world. Simile: It is a device used to compare something with something else to make the meanings clear to the readers….
Oedipus at Colonus
…Metaphor: Oedipus at Colonus shows good use of various metaphors in the following sentences, i. No need to tell me. Time has taught me that. (27) ii. And in the…
The Hobbit
…in a third-person perspective which gave Tolkien freedom to navigate into the rough world of adventurism. For literary devices, he turns to personifications, similes, and metaphors. Analysis of the Literary…
Flowers for Algernon
…first person narrative further lends credence to this style. For literary devices, Keyes resorts to similes, metaphors and personifications. Analysis of the Literary Devices in Flowers for Algernon Action: The…
The Good Earth
…sometimes formal and sometimes informal, yet appropriate and direct. For literary devices, the author turns metaphors and similes, making the book a simple read. Analysis of the Literary Devices in…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
…run-on sentences, and shortened diction. For literary devices, Kesey relies heavily on similes, metaphors, and personifications along with other devices as given below. Analysis of the Literary Devices in One…
