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What is a metaphor for being quiet?
1. Soak in the Silence. This metaphor relates silence to sitting in a bath. Similarly, to ‘soak in’ the silence is to sit there and just quietly enjoy it.
What technique is being used hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.
What kind of figurative language is I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet?
Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as the sound of /s/ in “I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet.”
What is verb for quiet?
quieted; quieting; quiets. Definition of quiet (Entry 4 of 4) transitive verb. 1 : to cause to be quiet : calm.
What is the simile of quiet?
A simile often starts with the word as. As quiet as a mouse. You’ve heard the expression: As quiet as a mouse.
What is a metaphor in the giver?
Light eyes in the Giver, Jonas, and Gabriel are a metaphor for their ability to ‘see beyond,’ or view things differently from other people. Color is a metaphor for choice, while lack of color is a metaphor for a lackluster life. Gabriel, the newchild, is a metaphor for hope of a new beginning where love abounds.
Why is hyperbole bad?
The problem with hyperbole is that it calls attention, not to the substance of the argument you are making, but to the degree of force that you are choosing to put on it. Because hyperbole exceeds the burden (and could create a new burden).
What is a watchman on his beat?
The watchman is “on his beat,” which is another way to say that he’s on duty, making his normal rounds. This is the only point in the poem where the speaker is in the physical presence of another person, even though he’s in a city. Still, a policeman isn’t the friendliest person to walk by on a dark, lonely night.
Is luminary clock a metaphor?
Line 12: The phrase “luminary clock” is a metaphor comparing the moon to a clock. This moon is the brightest image in the poem; its light reaches our speaker even when he’s gone past city lights. The depth of the moon’s light is a symbol for how the natural world prevails over civilization.