Figurative language

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C2Bq5AMj7Y&ab_channel=criticalreading   1. What are some examples of figurative language you use in your everyday communication? Give at least two examples of expressions or figures of speech that you use all the time,...

Figurative language

In “One Afternoon When Barbie Wanted to Join the Military,” what type of figurative language does the authoruse throughout the poem and why does the author use that type of figurative language? Your answer shouldconsider the author’s purpose. Provide quotations and...

Figurative Language, Irony, and Tone (Hurston)

For this paper, I will have you analyze one of the poems (Hurston) from the reading list. For this assignment, Iam allowing poetry (see Reading List for song suggestions) because the use of language devices in poetry isless subtle than it is in fiction.The final draft...

Figurative Language

Choose one of the three poems from this lesson: “Quinceanera, “Do not go gentle…” “Harlem: or “Metaphors” Re-read the poem and consider its use of figurative language, and its theme. What idea or statement is this poem trying to...