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I mean like imagery, metaphor, etc etc those kinds of things, what can you see in there?
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Imagery, metaphor, analogy, simile?
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i dunno, there's the stuff on sound 'whistle' and 'rumble'.
also nouns
also nouns
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Please stop, I appreciate you helping me but saying things like nouns and adjectives gg.
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honestly i always used descriptive/emotive language when i do essays/analysis. just use that if you need
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But this is an in class speech
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accumulatory listing... What is the definition of this technique? I can seem to find it on google SMH.
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"Accumulatory listing" is essentially just listing things (e.g. events, people, objects) one after the after - it's not really one of those formal techniques like metaphor, similie etc.. but I've seen it used 
. In your passage the listing would refer to when the narrator describes the sights and sounds they saw.
Also for your passage,
"The infighting between the factions was fierce" - I would think you can call this alliteration (it's a pretty simple technique that a lot of people know but hey, it's analysis nonetheless!
"whistle of falling shells, to the rumble of gunfire" - onomatopoeia perhaps? It's also auditory imagery if you like those terms better.
I hope that helps out a bit.
For speeches, always remember to be a bit less formal than you would be in an essay - ask rhetorical questions and if you can, throw in some anecdotes. Try to be have a healthy mix between casual & formal tones.
. In your passage the listing would refer to when the narrator describes the sights and sounds they saw. Also for your passage,
"The infighting between the factions was fierce" - I would think you can call this alliteration (it's a pretty simple technique that a lot of people know but hey, it's analysis nonetheless!
"whistle of falling shells, to the rumble of gunfire" - onomatopoeia perhaps? It's also auditory imagery if you like those terms better.
I hope that helps out a bit.
For speeches, always remember to be a bit less formal than you would be in an essay - ask rhetorical questions and if you can, throw in some anecdotes. Try to be have a healthy mix between casual & formal tones.
Lets see
- Hyperbole "no one knew"
- Accumulation " whistle of falling shells -- (all the way to) --- piles of rubble"
- Inclusive language "our"
I would also advise you against using imagery as a technique. I don't think it's really specific + substantial enough (at least that's what my teachers have told me).
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Aural imagery (just to be specific)
Visceral imagery (men digging bodies)
Graphic description
Depends on the context, you can also use stuff like inclusive pronoun of "our" because its a shared experience of the horrors etc
Visceral imagery (men digging bodies)
Graphic description
Depends on the context, you can also use stuff like inclusive pronoun of "our" because its a shared experience of the horrors etc
It'll be excessive to use the whole quotation, so break it down:
- "no one knew if they would live to see the end of the day" --> hyperbole in "no one"
- "digging bodies" + "falling shells" --> visceral, gory, macabre, martial imagery (any of your choosing)
- Accumulation --> the relentlessness and futility of war fighting
- The repeating use of alliteration: "infighting between factions was fierce" + "ears became accustomed to the whistle of falling shells" --> used to create an agitated, frantic tone etc. indicative of the horror associated with modern warfare
Key techniques will be: tone, vivid aural and visual imagery, pluralistic diction ("our")
- "no one knew if they would live to see the end of the day" --> hyperbole in "no one"
- "digging bodies" + "falling shells" --> visceral, gory, macabre, martial imagery (any of your choosing)
- Accumulation --> the relentlessness and futility of war fighting
- The repeating use of alliteration: "infighting between factions was fierce" + "ears became accustomed to the whistle of falling shells" --> used to create an agitated, frantic tone etc. indicative of the horror associated with modern warfare
Key techniques will be: tone, vivid aural and visual imagery, pluralistic diction ("our")
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... infighting between the factions was fierce and no one knew if they would live to see the end of the day. --> alliterative hyperbole
Our ears became accustomed to the whistle of falling shells, to the rumble of gunfire, our eyes familiar with the sight of men digging bodies... --> collective pronoun 'our', onomatopoia and negatively connoted language (only choose the technique most relevant to your argument - for example, if you are trying to prove that discovery is a collaborative experience, it would be best to use the collective pronoun technique to help prove this).
Our ears became accustomed to the whistle of falling shells, to the rumble of gunfire, our eyes familiar with the sight of men digging bodies... --> collective pronoun 'our', onomatopoia and negatively connoted language (only choose the technique most relevant to your argument - for example, if you are trying to prove that discovery is a collaborative experience, it would be best to use the collective pronoun technique to help prove this).