What literary terms are used in the following excerpt from A Separate Peace?

"So the war swept over like a wave at the seashore, gathering power and size as it bore on us, overwhelming in its rush, seemingly inescapable, and then at the last moment eluded by a word from Phineas; I had simply ducked, that was all, and the wave's concentrated power had hurtled harmlessly overhead." analysis

Simile, metaphor, alliteration and interior monologue.

Explanation:

John Knowles' A Separate Peace tells the story of Gene Forrester, and his friendship with Finny. Amid the war and their dreams of participating in the Olympics, their friendship was also put to the test numerous times after Gene, out of jealousy, played a part in the first accident where Finny broke his leg.

In the given excerpt, the author uses a number of literary terms/ devices. Metaphors, simile, alliteration and interior monologue of narration are evident in the given passage. He uses simile when he compares the war to be like an ocean wave, metaphorically alluding to the strong impact of the war that "swept over like a wave at the seashore". And the interior monologue of the passage reveals his inner thoughts on the scene, which he did not speak out.

Again, alliteration is seen in the lines "war wave", with the first letter of the words having the same letter. The passage is a recollected account of the older Gene about his younger self.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.