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Rhetorical devices, Climax, Falling Action, Rising Action, Exposition,…
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Rhetorical devices
Simile
“Lips are red as pomegranate” (line 4, paragraph 33)
“The sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea” (line 7, paragraph 42)
“His hands are like withered leaves” (line 5, paragraph 21)
Personification
“Shall I love you?” said the Swallow statue.” (line 1, paragraph 9)
Metaphor
"So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples" (line 2-3, paragraph 8)
Climax
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The swallow, weakened by the cold and his selfless deeds, dies
Falling Action
The Prince is seen as shabby and useless by the city's people after stripping of his jewels and gold
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Rising Action
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The swallow, initially reluctant, then agrees to help and distributes the Prince's precious jewels to those in need.
Exposition
When winter was coming, the Happy Prince, a beautiful golden statue observing the suffering of the city's poor
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Plot structure
Resolution
The Prince's lead heart and the swallow's body are taken to Heaven as symbols of their selfless acts and a reward for their kindness and sacrifice.
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