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Post by Mary <3 on Jan 28, 2008 20:26:39 GMT -5
"I shall be careful to say nothing at all
About myself or what i know of him
Or the vaguest thought i have-no matter how dim
Tonight if it so happen that he call
And not ten minutes later the door-bell rang
And into the hall he stepped as he always did
With a face and a bearing that quite poorly hid
His brain that burned and his heart that fairly sang
And his tongue that wanted to be rid of the truth.
As well as she could,for she was very loath
To signify how she felt,she kept very still,
But soon her heart cracked loud as a coffee mill
And her brain swung like a comet in the dark
And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park.
Merrill Moore
1903-1957 I have an essay on this sonnet.I have answered most of the questions..but im kinda having difficulty with some if anyone could tell me what the metaphors,similes,personifications,social and cultural values,alliterations,repetitions,ect..? or if you dnt feel like answering,just tell me what the above are...cuz i have no clue whatsoever what all these terms mean..  |
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Post by Nabeel on Jan 28, 2008 20:40:46 GMT -5
Simile:
And her brain swung like a comet in the dark
And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park.
Personification:
His brain that burned and his heart that fairly sang
;D
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Post by Yidir and Nessma on Jan 28, 2008 20:43:09 GMT -5
Simile:
And her brain swung like a comet in the dark
And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park.
Personification:
His brain that burned and his heart that fairly sang
;D And her brain swung like a comet in the dark And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park. I would have said metaphors for those two |
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Post by Nabeel on Jan 28, 2008 20:45:20 GMT -5
Simile:
And her brain swung like a comet in the dark
And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park.
Personification:
His brain that burned and his heart that fairly sang
;D And her brain swung like a comet in the dark And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park. I would have said metaphors for those two
Metaphor dosnt use like or as. Basically ur saying something IS something, not something IS LIKE something ;D |
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Post by Yidir and Nessma on Jan 28, 2008 20:46:18 GMT -5
"And his tongue that wanted to be rid of the truth."
A personification too I guess
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Post by Yidir and Nessma on Jan 28, 2008 20:46:53 GMT -5
And her brain swung like a comet in the dark And her tongue raced like a squirrel in the park. I would have said metaphors for those two
Metaphor dosnt use like or as. Basically ur saying something IS something, not something IS LIKE something ;D Oh yes you're right. ;D |
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Post by Yidir and Nessma on Jan 28, 2008 20:47:38 GMT -5
I wonder what your teacher means by "Social and cultural values"?  |
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Post by Ahmad on Jan 28, 2008 20:48:09 GMT -5
this is some hardcore english..
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Post by Mary <3 on Jan 28, 2008 20:52:49 GMT -5
yeayyy,thanks. omg,this is really some hard sh!t ahmed,it is very hardcore |
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Post by s00s00 on Jan 28, 2008 20:54:00 GMT -5
"Her heart cracked loud as a coffee mill." I'm not sure if this would be a metaphor or personification?
"Brain that burned" Alliteration
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Post by Mary <3 on Jan 28, 2008 20:55:06 GMT -5
I wonder what your teacher means by "Social and cultural values"? like..le moral de l'histoire the message thats behind the words..the lesson that he/she (dnt even know if the author was a girl or boy,lol) wants us to learn.. |
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Post by Nabeel on Jan 28, 2008 20:56:09 GMT -5
Thanks God my english teacher loves our class and never gives us any crap like this!
I once had to write a sonnet, and i decided i wanted to write it about starbucks, and i swear half the words of the poem were his ;D He helped me all the way through! And the poem was worth 250 points, which was 30% of our grade! I ended up getting 100% on it ;D A+ FTW!!!!!!
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Post by Mary <3 on Jan 28, 2008 20:57:27 GMT -5
"Her heart cracked loud as a coffee mill." I'm not sure if this would be a metaphor or personification? "Brain that burned" Alliteration im such a noobie kid. for me personification is "the sun woke up"...and the sun is like the girl who woke up..the author just named her "the sun"..but she's not rly the sun.. is that a personification?i have the feeling that doesnt even exist |
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Post by Mary <3 on Jan 28, 2008 20:58:15 GMT -5
Thanks God my english teacher loves our class and never gives us any crap like this!
I once had to write a sonnet, and i decided i wanted to write it about starbucks, and i swear half the words of the poem were his ;D He helped me all the way through! And the poem was worth 250 points, which was 30% of our grade! I ended up getting 100% on it ;D A+ FTW!!!!!! cough cough american teachers cough cough ;D lucky youu,why are smart ppl luckyy? |
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Post by s00s00 on Jan 28, 2008 21:00:30 GMT -5
"Her heart cracked loud as a coffee mill." I'm not sure if this would be a metaphor or personification? "Brain that burned" Alliteration im such a noobie kid. for me personification is "the sun woke up"...and the sun is like the girl who woke up..the author just named her "the sun"..but she's not rly the sun.. is that a personification?i have the feeling that doesnt even exist Yes, that's a personification! Personification is giving objects human characteristics. |
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