Please, don't be depressed about a silly little term paper.
You'll write a great paper about the Happy Prince, and some day you'll meet one,
too!
SIMILE (comparisons using "like" or
"as"):
a) "He is as beautiful as a
weathercock";
b) "He looks just like an
angel";
ALLITERATION (repetition of initial consonant
sounds):
a) "Charity Children"
b)
"Mathematical Master"
c) "lady-love"
d)
"Palace of San-Souci"
PERSONIFICATION (human abilities
and traits are assigned to non-human beings):
a) "'Shall I love
you?' said the Swallow";
b) "The eyes of the Happy Prince were
filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden
cheeks";
METAPHOR (comparisons that do not use "like" or
"as"):
a) So he flew round and round her, touching the water with
his wings, and making silver ripples (the ripples in the water are not
actually silver; they only look like
silver);
ANAPHORA (repetition of a
phrase):
a) "Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow," (this is repeated 6
times, near the end of the story).
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