literary devices used by Neil in Rush songs

[third hand grace]

Another topic, "Tongue twisters", had a post "shifting shafts of shining", and that got me thinking I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of English literary devices. SO.........

what does "shifting shafts of shining" represent?

I should know but I dont remember what is called when a sound is repeated in a poem!

Other examples??

[Jack Aubrey]

QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 14 2006, 03:57 PM)

Another topic, "Tongue twisters", had a post "shifting shafts of shining", and that got me thinking I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of English literary devices. SO......... what does "shifting shafts of shining" represent? I should know but I dont remember what is called when a sound is repeated in a poem! Other examples??

It's called alliteration.

 

'No safe scene at the feast.'

'Computerized clinic for superior cynics.'

'Buddhists banging bells in the boudoir.'

'Shintos shettering sheet glass in the sh*thouse.'

 

(Sorry, those last two were from Monty Python.)

 

[third hand grace]

thanks! It was on the tip of my tongue.

monty python - I love that band!

[tangy]

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 14 2006, 03:31 PM)

QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 14 2006, 03:57 PM) Another topic, "Tongue twisters", had a post "shifting shafts of shining", and that got me thinking I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of English literary devices. SO......... what does "shifting shafts of shining" represent? I should know but I dont remember what is called when a sound is repeated in a poem! Other examples?? It's called alliteration.   'No safe scene at the feast.' 'Computerized clinic for superior cynics.' 'Buddhists banging bells in the boudoir.' 'Shintos shettering sheet glass in the sh*thouse.'   (Sorry, those last two were from Monty Python.) I believe its "No safe seat at the feast"   which of course are anagrams, and are from Anagram.

[Jack Aubrey]

QUOTE (tangdog @ Jul 14 2006, 05:33 PM)

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 14 2006, 03:31 PM) QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 14 2006, 03:57 PM) Another topic, "Tongue twisters", had a post "shifting shafts of shining", and that got me thinking I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of English literary devices. SO......... what does "shifting shafts of shining" represent? I should know but I dont remember what is called when a sound is repeated in a poem! Other examples?? It's called alliteration.   'No safe scene at the feast.' 'Computerized clinic for superior cynics.' 'Buddhists banging bells in the boudoir.' 'Shintos shettering sheet glass in the sh*thouse.'   (Sorry, those last two were from Monty Python.) I believe its "No safe seat at the feast"   which of course are anagrams, and are from Anagram. Wow. I was thinking 'seat' but typed 'scene'. Where's my head?   Technically, though, the words in that lyric are semi-anagrams, since an anagram for a word uses the same amount of letters that the word contains. E. g. 'draw-ward', 'evil-live', and so forth.

[tangy]

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 14 2006, 04:50 PM)

Technically, though, the words in that lyric are semi-anagrams, since an anagram for a word uses the same amount of letters that the word contains. E. g. 'draw-ward', 'evil-live', and so forth.

 

a semi anagram and alliteration. gotta love it. i must confess that I am like third hand grace in that "I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of English literary devices".

 

what we need from rush is some spoonerisms

[third hand grace]

ok, probably should know that too, but what are Spoonerisms?!

[YYZ Working Man]

[tangy]

[third hand grace]

ok. I'm from Pittsburgh, so every time my bro-in-law (the 40 year old living w/ his mommy!) hears a reference to Pittsburgh, he says " two pickets to Titsburgh". Not sure why?

That's an example of a spoonerism right?

Ok, so what are some other literary devices used?

anyone.

 

[GeddyRulz]

QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 15 2006, 01:17 PM)

Ok, so what are some other literary devices used? anyone.

Play on words. One of my favorites is:

"In the dog days, people look too serious," which could also read "In the dog days, people look to Sirius," the dog star.

 

Similes. From "Countdown":

"... like the whole world exploding."

"... like the breath of a sleeping white dragon."

 

 

[third hand grace]

ok, then a metaphor would be when you compare something w/out the 'like' ?

[GeddyRulz]

QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 18 2006, 09:12 AM)

ok, then a metaphor would be when you compare something w/out the 'like' ?

That's basically the distinction.

 

"Time is a gypsy caravan," "distance is a long-range filter; memory a flickering light," are three metaphors from "Dreamline." A simile would be "time is like a gypsy caravan."