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Choose a passage of at least two verses from either “Lenore,” “Porphyria’s Lover,” or “The Highwayman” and replace all of the figurative language in it (metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia) with words of your own. Paste the original version into your answer, and then put your own new version below it in a different font color so that they can easily be compared. Did your changes have any effect on the mood of the verses you chose?

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It is possible to replace the line "I listened with heart fit to break." with "I listened with my heart beating hard."

What is the figurative language present in this line?

  • The line features a figure of speech.
  • This figure of speech is hyperbole.
  • This figure of speech causes exaggerations to show the intensity of the elements.

This line was taken from the poem "Porphyria's Lover" and the hyperbole is used to show the speaker's nervousness and excitement, by intensifying the speaker's heartbeat.

In this case, the figure of speech shows that the speaker's heartbeat is very fast and strong, to the point that he thinks his heart will break.

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