Figurative
language is language that goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create an enhanced
effect.
One example of figurative language Emerson uses in this essay is the
following:
the poor man...is allowed to put his hand into
the pocket of the rich
The poor are not literally allowed
to put their hands into the pockets of the rich. This is an imagea
visual descriptionthat acts as a . The way the New England states
allow free education to the poor is likened to the poor being able to draw money from a rich
man's pocket.
A second example is as follows:
the ripest results of art and science
Results of
art and science don't literally ripen, but the word conjures an
image of very ripe fruit, telling us that the best knowledge
conveyed is new and fresh. Using the word "ripest" also allows for the
alliterative "ripest results," two words which, because
they begin with the same letter, are likely to stick in our minds.
Third is
the following:
the opium of custom, whereof all drink
and...
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