figurative language in "We Wear Essay Samples

figurative language in "We Wear a Mask" and "Richard Cory"

...on; (“hide” is a verb done by human) the mask is a camouflage -Apostrophe; there is never a debt in this context, it is just the reality for what it is -Irony; smiling while the heart is torn and bleeding happens only to a very few super-duper- over optimistic person (a Pollyanna) -Hyperbole; multi-dimension -Apostrophe; a question with uncertain completion, the question isn’t meant towards others -Personification; “counting” is for witnessing -Symbol; “clay” is for our establishment -Symbol; “world” means people, the world’s occupants Metonymy; not everyone dreams or hopes Personification; “dream” is not something to be done by the world Richard Cory Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored and imperially slim. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, “Good Morning,” and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich-yes, richer than a king- And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place. So on we worked, and waited for the light, And we went without the meat and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer nig...

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