Friday, October 2, 2009

Poetry analysis

Figures of speech
simile- his hair is dark as the hyacinth blossom

metaphor- flame-coloured are his wings

personification- the oak tree shook its heard

alliteration-(repetition of initial consonants) she sat silently/ tis true; tis true

assonance- (repetition of vowels) as the shadow of the rose

consonance-(repetition of consonants within words)

aposthrophe- talking directly to an person, alive or dead

Hyperbole- exaggerate

oxymoron "sound of silence"

symbolism
imagery (senses)
-hearing
-seeing
-smeling
-tasting
-touch

lvl of languages
-slang
-informal
-formal


Irony

Pun ( fun use of language)

Pun 1 I wondered why the ball was getting bigger, then it hit me.

Pun 2: We almost got creamed by a milk truck.

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