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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which type of figurative language is used in this except from John Keats's "Ode on Melancholy"? She dwells with Beauty--Beauty that must die; And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh, Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips: Ay, in the very temple of Delight Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine, Though seen of none save him whose strenuous tongue Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine; His soul shall taste the sadness of her might, And be among her cloudy trophies hung.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alliteration personification apostrophe repetition simile

OpenStudy (darryqx):

Alliteration - "a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. " e.g., "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Personification - "a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings." e.g., "The wind whispered through the green grass," "My car is a beauty, isn't she?," "The fire swallowed the entire mansion." Apostrophe - "a rhetorical device used by playwrights and authors whenever their characters address a character that isn’t present in the scene." --> This is a confusing one, so here is a link that might help you understand better: http://literarydevices.net/10-memorable-uses-of-apostrophe-by-shakespeare/ Repetition - "a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer." e.g., "I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody too? Then there’s a pair of us-don’t tell! They’d banish us you know." or "Because I do not hope to turn again / Because I do not hope /Because I do not hope to turn…" Simile - "a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things." e.g., "You're as brave as a tiger."

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