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Title: Help me with a quote/ techniques
Post by: RobertDyd on February 19, 2017, 09:51:05 pm

Hi all,

I'm struggling with finding a techniques in these two quotes; (they're from tuft of flowers by Robert Frost"

“a leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared”
“not for us… but from sheer morning gladness at the brim”

I'm aiming for a technique or two per quote and all I have so far is personification for the first one.

Thanks for reading/ answering
-YourFreindlyNeighbourhoodRob  :o

Title: Re: Help me with a quote/ techniques
Post by: miss_demeanour on February 20, 2017, 10:36:56 pm

Quote from: RobertDyd on February 19, 2017, 09:51:05 pm

“a leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared”

Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you use anthropomorphism instead?
Perhaps also an allusion to the evasion of death? ("scythe had spared")

Quote from: RobertDyd on February 19, 2017, 09:51:05 pm

“not for us… but from sheer morning gladness at the brim”

I think you can use ellipsis as a technique in this excerpt, but I'm faltering on any additional viable techniques, sorry.
Maybe "brim" as a metonym for precipice or edge?  :-\

You should probably procure a second opinion, as I am not the best at English analysis.  :-[
Sorry, I tried my best.

Title: Re: Help me with a quote/ techniques
Post by: jamonwindeyer on February 20, 2017, 10:40:59 pm

In addition to above (thanks heaps miss_demeanour!):

“a leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared” - Sibilance at the end there in addition to anthropomorphism!

“not for us… but from sheer morning gladness at the brim” - I think this is figurative language in addition to ellipsis!

Hope this helps ;D

Title: Re: Help me with a quote/ techniques
Post by: RobertDyd on February 21, 2017, 07:35:53 pm

Thanks for the help Jamon and miss_demeanour!