Question

What type of figurative language is in this sentence that I wrote for a poem ?

Oh how weak and filled with dread I am !

I'm guessing its a metaphor because of the filled with dread part but not entirely sure ?

Answer 1

It can't be a metaphor, since it is saying 'I' is dread or something like that. I'm really not sure there even is a figurative language in this sentence.

Answer 2

This is what i wrote so far could you look through it and tell me if you do see any ?

1. War changes a man .
2. I imagine being heroic and brave .
3. But in the midst I’m scared to go to my grave .
4. Once a boy now a man !
5. Maybe not because I ran .

1. The stench of my failure . (Metaphor)
2. The sight of the dead .
3. The sight of my friend !
4. Oh how weak and filled with dread I am !
5. I am not a man but a boy with a bruised head .

1. This wound is not honorable .

Answer 3

Its based on the red badge of courage book .

Answer 4

Oh, well, there is a lot of imagery. 'War changes a man' could be personification. 'The stench of my failure' wouldn't be metaphor, since you are not saying stench is a failure or vice versa. But it could be a hyperbole, since it is exaggerating that his failure is so heavy it has a stench.

Answer 5

Oh ohkay thank ,, which lines exactly would be imagery because i have to label them ?

Answer 6

Second paragraph, line two and three.

Answer 7

ohkay thank you .

Answer 8

Are you writing this yourself? And how much more are you planning to write? Also, is it part of the assignment to have figurative language embedded in your poem?

Answer 9

yes ,, for the assignment i have to do 5 stanzas with 5 or more lines with 5 different figurative language in it based on that book .

Answer 10

Then you'll need to change a few lines to try and work some in easily, so like 'Myself, a knight in shining armour,' to show a metaphor. Or an onomatopoeia, like 'the bullets whizzed by my head,'. Personally, I find alliteration the easiest and funnest to do, so something like 'these great guerrilla guards'

Answer 11

ill use the the bullets whizzed past my head i think that would work for my next stanza but what do you think i should change im not so great with figurative language and how about this part is this ohkay

1. This wound is not honorable .
2. This wound is a lie .
3. But a lie I will not deny .
4. Even though it is eating me inside .

Answer 12

im thinking line 2 is personification

Answer 13

and 4

Answer 14

No, personification is when you give an object living characteristics. So like 'the wound lied' would be a personification, since wounds cannot lie. But 'the wound is a lie' is not

Answer 15

I'm not too sure no. 4 is a personification, but I think its a hyperbole.

Answer 16

oh ohkay ,, do you have any ideas on what i should change ?

Answer 17

Well, I wouldn't want you to change anything, per se, since this is your words, and I hate when people change other people's words. But there are lines you could use, like
Idiom - 'Afraid to join them six feet under' to refer to death

Answer 18

ohkay ,, but yes thats good ! im going to change it a lil bit to fit though

Answer 19

Oooh I got some more like:
Metaphor - the battlefield was a chessboard, and I the unwilling pawn
Personification - Blank eyes accused me

Answer 20

Okay im changing and adding some things so when im done ill paste it again,, but i like those too

Answer 21

Alrighty :) I wanna read your poem when its done. You've already done a great job.

Answer 22

thank you !

Answer 23

Ohkay here it is I feel like its kind of choppy in some places if you know what I mean but if you see any figurative language not listed tell me ,, i kept the stanza 1 and line 3 the same because i felt like it didnt flow and i feel the same way about stanza 5 line line 5

War Machine

1. War changes a man . (Personification)
2. I imagine being heroic and brave .
3. But in the midst I’m scared to go to my grave .
4. Once a boy now a man !
5. Maybe not because I ran .

1. The stench of my failure . (Hyperbole)
2. The sight of the dead . (Imagery)
3. The sight of my friend ! (Imagery)
4. Oh how weak and filled with dread I am !
5. I am not a man but a boy with a bruised head .

1. This wound is not honorable .
2. This wound has lied . (Personification)
3. But a lie I will not deny .
4. Blank eyes accused me . (Personification)
5. I am but a boy who carries lies .

1. The battlefield a chessboard and I an unwilling pawn. (Metaphor)
2. As bullets whizzed past my head I couldn't wait till dawn . (Onomatopoeia)
3. I did not run .
4. Instead I held my gun .
5. I am not a boy but a man with a gun .

1. War changes a man .
2. I am not a boy no longer .
3. I am not a even a man .
4. Nor a man with a gun .
5. Once a man now a war machine .

Answer 24

Wowwy, I likey! Now, the last sentences the last four stanzas can be metaphors. The last stanza, line 2 should be 'I am a boy no longer'. Also, I feel like the last two words in the last line 'war machine' are too choppy and take away the flow of the poem. Maybe use some other word like 'contrivance', so something like 'I am now naught but a contrivance'

Answer 25

oh ohkay yeah i i was feeling the same way ill use that but what does that mean though aha ?

Answer 26

You are nothing more than a machine invented for one particular purpose.

Answer 27

ohkay thats great thank you so much !!

Answer 28

No prob :)