Comparing Letter One And Black Swan Green

Another example of the use of figurative language found in the novel is metonymy, which is

After a complete analysis of “Beauty” by Tony Hoagland, there are multiple ways he succeeds in writing a meaningful poem. Each of the literary devices used played an important role in perfecting his poem. Hoagland did an excellent job at sending a message and his tone played an important role in making the message more sincere. Hoagland's use of imagery, figurative language, and personification made his poem more entertaining to read. Throughout this poem, Tony Hoagland shows that beauty, along with poetry, goes deeper than the

2.In the book ¨Trino´s choice¨, figurative language has added to the overall plot of the story. For example, in the book on page 68 it says ¨No matter how loud the hallways, that whispery sound slithered into Trino´s ears, down his throat, and coiled into a thick knot in his stomach.¨ This is explaining that Rosca is not leaving Trino alone, and Trino cant stop thinking about it. In addition in the book ¨The Outsiders¨ Ponyboy and Johnny couldn't keep there minds off of killing the soc, and Trino couldn't keep his mind off Rosca.This example of figurative language has added to the overall plot of the story because just a few days before, Trino got jumped by a kid named Rosca. When Trino´s moms friend came to help him they all ran off. After

Muhammad Ali once stated, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see”. Authors use different writing techniques to compare things so that the reader can interpret more of the what the author is visualizing when they wrote their books. In the story “Pigman” the author, Paul Zindel uses figurative language to develop the mood and the characters.

The poem titled “Oranges” by Gary Soto is a story about a boy who is poverty stricken but sees positivity in his life as well. The tone changes at times from positive to gloomy and wary. “Black Swan Green” is written by David Mitchell through the eyes of thirteen year old Jason Taylor living in a small village in England. The novel’s thirteen chapters depict thirteen months of his life filled with much struggle and many experiences. Although the two texts contrast in regards to values due to time periods and relations due to money, they are similar as the characters experiences influence their relationships.

Richard Connell uses figurative language in the story to add richness and spark by using metaphors and similes. Part of the American Culture is slang which is metaphors and similes. It’s just how we talk and communicate. Even in a story with a scary, mysterious type of mood we can still have slang. I will explain some of the metaphors and similes throughout the story and how they add the richness the story’s needs.

Authors have different ways to convey the emotions from their work to the reader. Diction and sentence structure is one of the many components authors use to create the tone of the story, also known as the author’s attitude towards the subject. But with the use of figurative language it helps express the meaning of a line without using its literal definition. Homer, the author of The Odyssey, used figurative language to express the tone by using personification and similes to help the reader picture and sense his words.

“Black Swan Green” is a story about a highschool boy, named Jason Taylor. Jason has a stammer unlike his other peers at his horrible high school. He’s the kid that dreads talking in front of the class because he sees himself as different. He’s afraid to be judged for his flaws. Also, he has a love for poetry he must hide from everyone. He can’t express his feelings for poetry or anything because he's too scared to be himself. In this story, his mentor, Madame Crommelynck teaches him to accept himself and show the world the real Jason Taylor. Jason has many conflicts throughout the story, especially with himself. On the contrary, Madame Crommelynck relates Jason’s high school peers to hairy barbarians. She asks Jason, “So you want a double life. One Jason Taylor who seeks approval of hairy barbarians. Another Jason Taylor is Eliot Bolivar, who seeks approval of the literary world. Is that so impossible?” (Mitchell, 154). Jason wants to fit in at his school, while Eliot Bolivar wants to be accepted in the literary world. Jason thinks to become a good poet he needs to be accepted by his peers but poetry is for yourself. It’s your thoughts and feelings. Poetry is not for an audience to criticise. To be a poet, you need to be yourself and then you’ll truly be accepted.

The literary devices that is consistently used is connotation. The authors use of words such as; syntax(line 3), spring(line

“Letter One” of Letters to a Young Poet was the beginning of the correspondence between the young, nineteen year old aspiring poet Frank Kappus and writer Rainer Maria Rilke. At the time, Kappus was a student at a military academy, similar to one Rilke had attended. Kappus felt that poetry was his true calling, therefore, he sought advice from Rilke. Rilke made it abundantly clear in his letter that criticism is what destroys art and is irrelevant since art comes from within. He remains perceptive throughout his writing, and he chooses specific words that convey a particular tone and helps establish two central ideas.

poem is not merely a static, decorative creation, but that it is an act of communication between the poet and

Unlike other forms of literature, poetry can be so complex that everyone who reads it may see something different. Two poets who are world renowned for their ability to transform reader’s perceptions with the mere use of words, are TS Eliot and Walt Whitman. “The love song of J Alfred Prufrock” by TS Eliot, tells the story of a man who is in love and contemplating confessing his emotions, but his debilitating fear of rejection stops him from going through with it. This poem skews the reader’s expectations of a love song and takes a critical perspective of love while showing all the damaging emotions that come with it. “Song of myself”, by Walt Whitman provokes a different emotion, one of joy and self-discovery. This poem focuses more on the soul and how it relates to the body. “Song of myself” and “The love song of J Alfred Prufrock” both explore the common theme of how the different perceptions of the soul and body can affect the way the speaker views themselves, others, and the world around them.

The writing of Letters to a Young Poet and the story of Black Swan Green are similar in their message. Letters to a Young Poet mainly “Letter One” is a writing that the poet Rainer Maria Rilke is giving advice and opinion to a young poet. Rilke give various advice to the poet on what he should and should not do. Rilke does not directly give criticism to the poet but say that he needs to improve. The story of Black Swan Green or more specifically the chapters of “Hangman” and “Solarium” written by David Mitchell is the interaction between Madame Crommelynck and Jason Tayler.

Poetry is an art of words, a painting of language. Their work influences all of their writing, they tend to carefully select words that leave a heavier impact. Few things in any art form are left to chance, instead, choices are made to ensure articulacy and steadfast value. As such, Rilke, a poet, uses very deliberately placed and selected words in his letter to the young poet. Rilke's shrewd choosiness and eloquence in his letter to Franz (the younger poet) add to the tone of advising and wisdom that runs through the majority of the text.

The Literal Sense Minnis discusses the different aspects involved within the literal sense. He explains that the auctor, Latin for author may speak ‘plainly and directly’ but sometimes may ‘employ figurative expressions’ (Minnis 73-4). The way in which one auctor expresses his or her-self can have a huge impact on the reader and the way the text is read and interpreted. However, a paradigm of both kinds of literal sense can be attributed to a single text. For example, this is evident within Henryson’s fables.