Select 1 example of figurative language you identified from the assignment. Explain what that piece of figurative langauge literally means. Example response:

"Technique: Anaphora

Literal meaning: When Owen states "Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle", the repetition emphasizes the fact that there are no funeral rites or mourners for soldiers who died on the battlefield. Instead all they hear is the sound of guns."