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1. purring kitten. Onomatopoeia. An Onomatopoeia is a word that has the same attribute as the sound associated with it. In this case, the word "purring" sound like the actual purr of a cat. Other example may be words that are used as sound effects like "Ding!".
2. playing people passed the pond. Alliteration. An Alliteration is the repetitive use of the initial sound to form a melodious or pleasant musical feel. In this case the initial sound of /p/ is used. This is common among poem writers and lyricists.
3. I know that goat odor. Assonance. This is a bit like alliteration which deals with musicality of a piece, but assonance is on the vowel that occur inside the words of the line, in this instance the sound that produces the melodic feel is the sound /o/.
4. <span>He looked at his totaled bicycle and said calmly, "It's just a scratch." Understatement. The speaker here uses an understatement of what happened, he is downplaying the incident. This is commonly used in writing stories, especially when the incident that happens to the speaker forces him to resign with the fact that it happened.
5. </span><span>Although the monarchy lacks formal power, he still respects the crown.
Metonymy. Metonymy is the use of a particular word to refer another term, event or person. In this case the speaker used the word crown to refer to the royalty. Other examples may be the white house, to refer to the US government.
6.</span><span> My computer is moody this morning. Personification. The device used here tries to personify the inanimate object. The computer which is an inanimate object was given a character of a human, which was being moody. Another example may be, My alarm clock starts my day by screaming at me.
7. </span><span>"Son, that finger painting is a masterpiece!" Hyperbole. The statement here is overstating the facts. Knowing the the child was the son of the speaker, and that it was a finger painting, which is a common activity of a child, it could be deduce as such.
8. </span><span>"This is wonderful," he said while looking at his totaled bicycle. Irony. The speaker here does not mean that his totaled bike is totally awesome, instead he means the opposite, which was this suck and now he has to either replace the bike, or go without it.
</span><span>9. Her smile is a breath of fresh air. Metaphor. Metaphor is the use of a term to describe a thing that is not related to it. A breath of fresh air would be oxygen, but a smile does not give that. But speaker here means that her smile is full of life and makes him feel happy.
10. </span><span>His disposition is as light as a marshmallow. Simile. Simile are comparisons of objects that uses the marker "like" or "as _____ as a". This is commonly used in most poetry, and often the first literary device a person learns to use.
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Hello. This question is incomplete. You forgot to put the image that complements it and provides a coherent question.
The image is attached below:
Answer:
to explain in point-by-point form how to maintain workplace safety.
Explanation:
As you can see in the image, the beautiful numbered one is showing all the elements necessary to keep the workplace safe for workers. These elements are presented as points that summarize a conversation, each point is accompanied by a number from the list. For this reason, we can say that the purpose of the numbered list is to explain in a point-by-point way how to maintain safety in the workplace.
Hi, you've asked an incomplete question. However, I inferred you are referring to the web marketing term- conversion.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In web marketing, a successful ad click to a website is often called a conversion. In other words, the number of visitors that respond to an ad urging one to click a form or to make a purchase on a website makes up the conversion rate.
Answer:
a) The crow and the hemlock tree in the poem which are the two agents of nature represent the dark side of nature along with a depressive, sorrowful and bitter side
b) inspires and gives him the idea to shake off his depressive thoughts, become cheerful and useful.
c) He means the day began with regrets and suddenly changed into happiness after the dust of snow fell on him.
d) The crow's movement
Explanation:
a) The crow and the hemlock tree represent sorrow. The dust of snow that is shaken off the hemlock tree by the crow stands for joy that Frost experiences.
b) The mood of the poet changed because the way the crow shakes down the dust of snow on the poet, inspires and gives him the idea to shake off his depressive thoughts, become cheerful and useful.
c) He means the day began with regrets and suddenly changed into happiness after the dust of snow fell on him.
d) The crow's movement
