Alfred Lord Tennyson Clasps

Continuing on from this, the monosyllabic line ‘does not rust’ is assertive as he emphasises the permanence of the father’s love; the internal rhyme ‘brightens as it tightens’ reflects not just the rhythm of the plaiting motion but also the fluidity of the movement as the wheat is burnished by the constant tightening and smoothening; as he shapes it into a halo-like crown with the luminescence of gold (transformation). However, the ‘throwaway love-knot’ is a contradictory/juxtaposition as the oxymoron suggests that it is both disposable yet also a cherished air loom.

Right after Simon reaches the shelter, he squats down and looks at the clearing; where he realizes that “nothing moved but a pair of gaudy butterflies that danced round each other” (58). The quiet ambience is further reinforced with the words “nothing moved”, as it connotes a level of silence and calmness. Even the diction of the word “butterflies” adds a positive connotation to the image as One can also see visual imagery in this part of the passage. The reader can visually imagine the beauty of the butterflies fluttering and “dancing” in the scenery while nothing else moves. This imagery, along with the diction helps the reader picture a very peaceful and placid place. Later in the passage, as the Sun starts to set and darkness begins to pour out in the sky, the “candle-buds opened their wide white flowers glimmering under the light that pricked down from the first stars” (59). Positive diction is also used here. The word “white” further represents this sense of peace and also purity of the

The theme of Sympathy is the oppressive treatment of both the narrator and the bird, and the imprisonment of the bird and how the narrator sympathizes with it. This is shown through the diction choices which create dark images of mistreatment and sorrow, and imagery that is strengthened in repetition. An example of diction that supports the theme is “...its blood is red on the cruel bars;” this choice of words gives image of a dark, dirty cage with a wounded beaten bird and its cage that is blood red from his wounds; this image is very oppressive and gives characteristics of the prisonization of the bird. The next example of the poem’s theme is shown by imagery and repetition, which come together convey strong flashing images of the imprisonment of the bird and its oppressive feeling. “When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, -- When he beats his bars and he would be free;”, this quote gives imagery to the reader to see a bruised, tired, and dirty bird beating against his cage for freedom. The repetition of the word “when” in the quote gives off the effect to the reader of flashing images one after the other. While the use of the words “bars”, “bruised”, “sore”, and “he beats”, give off the specific imagery characteristic of oppression to the reader’s developing images.

People who are driven by greed end up focusing on what they do not have instead of being grateful for what they do have. This is relevant in the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant because Mathilde Loisel ends up losing everything she owns just because she lets greed drive her decisions and get the best of her. When receiving an invitation to an extravagant ball, she declines because she says she does not have anything nice to wear. In the beginning of the short story she says, “There is nothing more humiliating than looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.(Maupassant).” The reader sees how she puts value in possessions and what others think of her. After finding a dress and then borrowing a necklace that she thought

The bird then returns to his former place in the cage, the speaker emphasizing the pain in the bird’s “old, old scars”, imparting that the bird has attempted to escape in this manner multiple times in the past. From the line in which the speaker says “And they pulse again with a keener sting,” which refers to the bird’s scars, the reader can assume that the “keener sting” is a fire in the bird’s wings fueled by determination to achieve freedom, and that the bird will continue attempting to escape relentlessly. The speaker states that he “knows why he beats his wing”, meaning that he knows the forces that can drive a creature to harm themselves in the process of trying to achieve something, and he has come in contact with those forces in his life.

2. What does the old woman mean when she says of the bird: “I don’t know…in your hands”? Why do you think she repeats – “It is in your hands.”? How has this phrase become a metaphor? What is it a metaphor for?

Around the world, values are expressed differently. Some people think that life is about the little things that make them happy. Others feel the opposite way and that expenses are the way to live. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace”, he develops a character, Madame Loisel, who illustrates her different style of assessments. Madame Loisel, a beautiful woman, lives in a wonderful home with all the necessary supplies needed to live. However, she is very unhappy with her life. She feels she deserves a much more expensive and materialistic life than what she has. After pitying herself for not being the richest of her friends, she goes out and borrows a beautiful necklace from an ally. But as she

When someone is faced with the hardships that come with war, they are forced t0 really think about their surroundings and what they can do to protect themselves. Louie used things he knew about his surroundings to keep himself and others around him alive. When the Bird would come around the prisoners would use,

‘The Necklace’ is a morality tale written by Guy de Maupassant where he portrays the life of a beautiful but dissatisfied girl named Mathilde who desires to live a luxurious life despite being born into a clerk’s family and marrying a clerk too. Mathilde’s discontentment in life instigates her to pretend someone rich that she is not. Moreover, it leads her to severe trouble that caused ten years of hardship to Mathilde and her husband. So, this suffering is a punishment for Mathilde which taught her a lesson and changed her dramatically over the course of the story by making her a person of completely different personality for whom appearances

The quote "He loves us not; He wants the natural touch: for the poor wren, the most diminutive of birds, will fight, Her young ones in her nest, against the owl." by Lady MacDuff strongly foreshadows the slaughter of Lady MacDuff and her children. This quote is meant to symbolize that in nature it is natural for even a weak mother to do all it can to defend its young.

There is a contrast seen in both animals due to the falcon being a day creature and the owl being a hunter of the night. Both animals are used to symbolize Macbeth (the owl) killing Duncan (the falcon), who was ‘high’ in social status due to

On the other hand, the kite is a delicate thing and to allow his/her freedom the mother has to be willing to give her child more room to grow. Which means he needs to experience life in order to succeed. Most parents are scared to let their kids travel, go to parties or universities. These are all are big steps in children's/ parents life. However, if parents don’t let these things happen, the child will most likely not become independent, and will cease to create a future of their own. Armitage shows the idea of symbolism by utilizing the anchor as well as the kite to effectively get his idea across about the mother being the anchor and child being the kite. He also brings the idea across that the bond is delicate, which means that if parents hold on too tight, their child's future could cease to exist.

In the beginning he is describing the different shapes of the eagle. It sound like he might be describing the shape of his legs or claws that he uses when he lands on something. He clasps the crag with crooked hands. (Kennedy) Then he goes on to talk about a bright area that is far away from other creatures. An area that is close to the sun. The eagle is a bird that likes to be alone. He doesn’t want to be around another while he is traveling around.

He uses personification in the quote “and clearing the sill of the world.” (30), this creates imagery to show the reader that the bird overcame its problem. The bird symbolizes the daughter and her life. The speaker says that the bird was frighten when it first entered the room, “and how for a helpless hour, through the crack of the door/ we watched the sleek, wild, dark” (20-21). Then when the bird calmed down and looked at its surrounding he was able to overcome his problem. His daughter has had some traumatic experiences and is still going through some. The bird represents the daughter and how she overcomes her obstacles. He uses a simile “form her shut door a commotion of typewriter keys/ like a chain hauled over a gunwale” (5-6). Richard Wilbur used this simile to compare the sounds of the typewriter to a chain over a

The nineteenth century French writer, Guy De Maupassant, tells an intriguing story in "The Necklace." He depicts the painful life of a beautiful woman, unhappily born into an average family of clerks. She felt that she was destined to marry into wealth but sadly found herself settling as she married an average copyist. Unlike the women of today, women in the nineteenth century were not fortunate enough to have a career of their own; they were either born into a wealthy family or married a man with money. In "The Necklace", Guy De Maupassant creatively reveals Mathilde Loisel's dreams of a decadent lifestyle. As her struggles start to unravel, it becomes obvious that her heartache is solely