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W ha t is th e m ood in E dgar A lla n P oe's " T he C onve rs a tio n o f E ir o s a nd C ha rm io n"? T he mood o f 'T he C onve rs a tio n o f E ir o s a nd C ha rm io n" is a n o dd o ne to id entify . It is a n o th e r w orld ly m ood o f s a fe ty fo llo w in g a m ys te rio us suffe rin g . M ood is th e a tm osp he re o f o ve ra ll e m otio na l fe eli n g o f a s to ry ;it m ay b e c o nsis te nt th ro ug ho ut o r it m ay c ha ng e fr o m s e ctio n to s ...

W ha t a re s o m e fig ure s o f s p eech a nd th e p oin t o f v ie w u se d in " T he F all o f th e H ouse o f U she r? F ig ure s o f s p eech a re d efin e d a s e xp re ssio ns th a t a re u se d fig ura tiv e ly , th a t is , th e w ord s m ean s o m eth in g o th e r th a n w ha t th e y m ean w he n u se d li te ra lly . F or e xa m ple , a fig ure o f s p eech is , " It 's r a in in g c a ts a nd d ogs." T ake n li te ra lly , th is s e nte nce w ould m ean th...

W ha t a re s o m e fig ure s o f s p eech in " R ip V an W in kle "? Ir v in g u se s pers o nif ic atio n to e sta bli s h a s e nse o f c o nne ctio n w ith th e m ounta in s, w ritin g th a t " th e y w ill g ath e r a h o od o f g ra y v a pors a bout th e ir s um mits ," a s if th e y a re h um an b ein g s p uttin g o n c lo th in g . H e a ls o u se s ju xta p osit io n, th e li te ra ry d evic e o f p la cin g tw o id eas o r im ages n e ar e ach o th e r... S ...

W ha t is th e fig ure o f s p eech in S ha ke sp eare 's Sonnet 1 8 , " S ha ll I c o m pare th e e to a s um mer's d ay? " A fig ure o f s p eech is a u se fu l to ol in li te ra tu re , a nd in tr o duce s a n in fe rre d m eanin g in to a d escrip tio n o th e r th a n th e li te ra l in te rp re ta tio n. T his a llo w s fo r v iv id d escrip tio ns a nd v is ua l im ages w hic h in te nsify th e s ig nific a nce c o nta in e d in , in th is in sta nce , S ha...

W ha t fig ure o f s p eech a nd /o r p oetic d evic e s a re u se d in " O de to M y S ocks"? The p oem is a c o up le t th a t a re m ade u p o n th e s p ot. T he p oet b egan w ritin g a bout h is s o cks, b ut d ecid ed to u se th e m a s a m eta pho r fo r p oetr y . T his is a g org eous p oem fu ll o f v e ry e vo ca tiv e a nd im agin a tiv e im agery . T he s ub je ct is s o s e em in g ly b ana l, b ut th e p re se nta tio n is r ic h w ith fig ure...

W ha t is th e fig ure o f s p eech in " A n E le gy W ritte n in a C ountr y C hurc hya rd " fr o m L in e s 1 -2 8? fig ure o f s p eech fr o m 1 to 2 8 A fig ure o f s p eech is a ny u se o f la ng ua ge th a t g oes b eyo nd th e li te ra l m eanin g o f w ord s. It c a n in clu d e e ffe cts fo r e m pha sis , such a s r e petitio n o r r h ym e. L in e 1 0 u se s m ore th a n o ne fig ure o f s p eech: The m opin g o w l d oes to th e m oon c o m pla in . . ...

W ha t is th e fig ure o f s p eech in th e p oem " H arle m "? L ang sto n H ug he s e m plo ys m any e xa m ple s o f fig ura tiv e la ng ua ge in th e p oem . T he o ve rw he lm in g u se o f im agery , o r m enta l p ic tu re s, p opula te th e p oem in h e lp in g th e r e ader u nd ers ta nd th e im pli c a tio ns o f d re am s th a t a re n o t r e co gniz e d o r a re d eli b era te ly p ut a sid e, a w ay fr o m v ie w a nd s ile nce d fr o m v o ic e . T...

W ha t fig ure d oes th e title Lord o f th e F lie s r e fe r to in C ha pte r 8 ? S ata n is th e fig ure r e fe rre d to a s " L ord o f th e F li e s " . T he title is a li te ra l tr a nsla tio n o f th e n a m e, " B eelz e bub ", w hic h is a na m e fo r S ata n. G old in g is u sin g th e " L ord o f th e F li e s" n a m e to r e pre se nt e vil, s p ecific a lly th e e vil h e fe lt li v e d in sid e o f e ach... S olu tio n S ata n is th e fig ure ...

W ha t fig ura tiv e la ng ua ge is u se d in " T he R ockin g H ors e W in ne r" ? ( P le ase g iv e e xa m ple s.) A g ood e xa m ple o f a s im ile c a n b e fo und w he n P aul is ta lk in g to h is u ncle : And th e n th e h o use w his p ers , li k e p eople la ug hin g a t y o u b ehin d y o ur b ack. It ’s a w fu l, th a t is ! P aul u se s th is s im ile to illu str a te h o w s o cie ty la ug hs a t p eople li k e h is m oth e r b ehin d th e ir...

W ha t is fig ura tiv e la ng ua ge? F ig ura tiv e la ng ua ge o ccurs w he n th e w rite r's w ord s h a ve d eeper m eanin g th a n th e li te ra l la ng ua ge. T he w rite r o fte n u se s fig ura tiv e la ng ua ge to d escrib e s o m eth in g b y m akin g a c o m paris o n. In y o ur e xa m ple q ue stio n, th e c o rre ct a nsw er is C ). "S witc h o ff th is b io lo gic a l s ig na l" u se s m eta pho r , a c o m paris o n b etw een tw o u nli k e th in g s... ...