Author's Use Of Figurative Language

move in. The author is this text is conveying how poor of a state their new home is. Walls uses the literary element figurative language to reveal the state of their home to the reader. In this section of The Glass Castle, Jeannette and her family move into a house that is in desperate need of TLC, depicted by the authors use of figurative language. One example that demonstrates the use of figurative language is “The front, including a drooping porch, butter precariously into the air, supported by

stories because the author can use figurative language and descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader’s head. By using these, the author can almost assure the reader that they have the same vision as the author has. In the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel, many examples of figurative language and descriptive adjectives are present to help the reader envision the story in their minds and to develop characters. The Pigman includes a handful of figurative language examples to help the reader

answered her. Also that Estrella is in school and some of the teachers had a problem with her hygiene. The author used literacy devices so the novel could be understood better. The three literacy devices that were used were selection of details, figurative language, and tone. Above all, when the author wrote the novel she used a literacy device called selection of detail. Selection of detail is when a selected group of words is used to create a scene. For example; in lines 19-26, they began to talk about

am going to be talking about author of “The Book Thief” Markus Zusak’s craft. What is author’s craft? Author’s craft are the tools and techniques an author uses to write a story. An example of this is learning to read. You are not going to give someone who can’t read a book and expect them to know what to do. Markus Zusak uses death as the narrator, capitalization stylistically, and unusual figurative language to make this story unique. Something very unique about Markus Zusak’s story is who he

An author’s writing style expresses a different view to their story. Many authors vary in their writing style is shown in the story My First Free Summer, the poem Exile, the poem All American Girl and the short story Antojos. Alvarez’s writing style consists of many factors because she uses imagery, figurative language, and point of view to convey a theme. Throughout her stories Alvarez uses different points of view to show her emotions. In My First Free Summer the author talks about how her first

heighten the horrific fears that engulf Janet Willsom. “The Storm” is a combination of Mother Nature, Janet’s emotions, and her heartbreaking dilemmas. The eerie mood is revealed throughout the story. Figurative language helps the reader bring the story to life in his/ her mind. The author’s use of irony is devolved through Janet’s changed perception of the storm. Throughout the story, the mood becomes more suspenseful. As Janet walks out of the strong spring storm and enters her cold damp

#2 Critical Thinking Critical Thinking – Assignment #2 In any story there are two types of language, figurative and literal. Language is, of course a necessary factor of any story. Without Language, an author could not tell the story. The author usually uses a combination of these two languages. Together, these languages characterize the author’s style. Literal language means exactly what is says, literal. It employs the primary meaning of a term or expression. It is actual

Both poems also have multiple examples of figurative language, but in different forms. Both of these poems have a strong use of figurative language shown throughout the text. The author’s use of figurative language can have a huge impact on the way the reader perceives the text. Brautigan tends to use similes, “Where mammals and computers/live together in mutually/ programming harmony/like pure water/touching clear sky.” (4-8), while Kunitz tends to use personification, “While the bulldozers, drunk

When explaining his purpose, the author shares Malcolm X’s belief that truly understanding someone requires that “his whole life, from birth, must be reviewed”. The author’s structural choice to begin The Autobiography of Malcolm X when Malcolm X was still in his mother’s womb validates this purpose, stressing that the importance of knowing even the context within which a person is born is essential for understanding why Malcolm X thinks and acts the way he does throughout his life. By beginning

The Great Scarf of Birds Poetry is structured in several different ways. Much of the author’s way of writing converges the reader into knowing how to interpret the writing. John Updike is on an artificial man-made field (the golf field), and this foreshadows his eventual realization of his detachment from nature. He is playing at Cape Ann in October, and analyzes the nature around him. At the end of the poem, he states that after viewing this unforgettable imagery, his heart had been lifted