THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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You are what you eat.
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His smile was a mile wide.
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The wind was howling last night.
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Hannah’s home has heat now, hopefully.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Figures of Speech Simile – Rachel is as bright as the sun. Metaphor – The whole world is a stage. Personification – The wind whispered in my ears. Apostrophe – O William, you should be living now to see all this.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of one or more words near one another. It is often used to emphasize an emotion or reveal a stronger description. Examples: The pitter-patter of paws echoed down the hallway and woke me from my slumber.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alliteration. Many experts also consider alliteration an example of figurative language, even though it does not involve figures of speech. Rather, alliteration is a sound device that layers some additional meaning on top of the literal language of the text.
Detailed explanation-4: -A figure of speech is a creative use of language to generate an effect. Some figures of speech, like metaphor, simile, and metonymy, are found in everyday language. Others, like antithesis, circumlocution, and puns take more practice to implement in writing.