Thursday, January 28, 2016

Name some of the figures of speech in "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.I am writing a term paper on Figures Of Speech in the Fairy Tales of Oscar...

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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