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 dark. ...
The poetic devices visible in these two poems are those of figurative language, including simile, metaphor and personification, sound techniques such as alliteration and onomatopoeia, and rhyme & rhythm. ... Sound techniques, including alliteration and onomatopoeia can be used to highlight certain areas where the poet wishes the reader to pay special attention to or to emphasize certain words. ... Onomatopoeia is also a rarity, only being seen by Wright's use of the word "Oh" and other such phrases. ...
Throughout his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury clearly elucidates his strong belief that technological advances have adverse effects on society as a whole. He expounds his opinion through a description of a school in the quote, "An hour of TV class four more hours of film-teacher" (29). Ironicall...
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 'Wuthering Heights', Emily Bronte uses repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia to emphasise the maliciousness of Heathcliff's violent threats to Isabella. ... Through the use of alliteration of "worms writhe" and onomatopoeia of the word "crush", the reader pictures Heathcliff aggressively spitting out these hysterical words in disgust. ...
Journeys are inherently a transformative process, with opportunities taking the form of new understanding of both a character's self and the context surrounding them. Both Shakespeare's comedic play As You Like It and Ken Kesey's post-modernist novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," portrays t...
What makes up Literature? Literature plays an important part in the educational world. It can be used to explain historical events in history, theories of scientists in Biology, and many other subjects. Literature also makes up a unique reading styles because of the different literary terms and ...
Rosetti uses onomatopoeia as she describes the "rustling" hedgerow tops which imply the reality of the dream at the present moment, to the extent where the speaker can even hear the sounds around her, and this is further used by the sound of "far-off piteous bleat of lambs and sheep." ...
Repeated notes invented by Monteverdi are adopted by Classical music from Baroque, which have a special meaning, in the early music (prior to 1600); they only appeared in onomatopoeia when the tone is divided into syllables. ...
