Examples Of Figurative Language In The Red Umbrella

E.L Doctorow once stated “Good writing is supposed is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader not the fact that is raining , but the feeling of being rained upon”.

Paul Crenshaw employs figurative language, syntax, and imagery in his article “Storm Country” to entertain his audience with an appreciative tone for nature. Crenshaw eloquently writes about his childhood town, describing the weather, particularly in March, referencing an old saying in Arkansas, it’s the month that, “enters like a lion, leaves like a lion,” (par. 1). This sentence uses a simile to compare the destructive tornados in Arkansas, to the majestic King of the Jungle. The simile used demonstrates the ferocity of tornados, very similar to the feared lion in the wild. His article clearly shows the awe which tornados inspire into viewers. Later in his article, Crenshaw is depicting the sequence of action as they move from the car

In the text, The Red Umbrella, the author portrays the subject of immigration differently from “A Band-Aid of 800 Children” by using many different techniques. In The Red Umbrella, the author uses the technique of characterization to portray immigration by saying, “Papá turned to me. “Lucy, please understand. It’s the only way to protect you.” He placed his hand on my back, but I pulled

In the novel Walk Two Moons when the author, Sharon Creech writes “The whispers no longer said, hurry, hurry or, rush, rush. They now said, slow down, slow down…. It seemed some sort of warning.” (pg. 66) she is using foreshadowing to create a sense of foreboding. It seems clear that something bad is going to happen when Sal finds her mother. However, it is not clear what could happen. There are a few possibilities: Maybe something could happen to Grams because she just got out of the hospital, or maybe Sal’s mother won’t be there when she gets there or she won’t want to see her, or maybe they will get into a car accident on the way to see her mother.

The red umbrella,by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “A band-aid for 800 children,” by Eli Saslow both illustrate the stories about family separation and immigration.Even though the stories are a bit similar the techniques used by the authors differentiate them.The feelings that i found similar was feeling overwhelmed to make the right choices and independence.Even though one of them is fiction and the other one is non-fiction they both portray family separation and immigration.

“..(T)he serenity of nature amid the struggles of the individual--nature in the wind, and nature in the vision of men. She did not seem cruel to him then, nor beneficent, nor treacherous, nor wise. But she was indifferent, flatly indifferent.”(Crane). This nonchalant aspect of nature dominates Stephen Crane’s short story, The Open Boat, in order to highlight the meaning of the esoteric voice of the sea in view of man’s blights and life itself. Crane’s story portrays a group of shipwrecked men in a lifeboat, drifting on the ebbs and flows of uncertainty, held at the mercies of Nature’s will. Crane’s usage of profound figurative language and ominous imagery work to convey a message of man’s insignificant presence and yet most illuminating perseverance

One more example of metaphor is a bathroom. The author is comparing the punishment room to the bathroom; he produces an unexpected connection to the actual function of it. Raine observes the exact difference between how the little kids and the big ones deal with the bathroom in real-life situation. He describes the situation as:

One of these similarities were that in each article “Memories of the Flood,” “Hurricane Mitch,” and “Teacher Rescued at Sea” something was taken away from somebody or a large a population that they loved. For example in the article “Memories of the Flood” 600 acres of farming land was drenched in water and all of the plants and crops has died, According to the text it states “If the rains did not stop, we knew, the seeds and soil would wash away.” . Also in the article “Hurricane Mitch” Farming property homes were destroyed by mud, mud cover acres of land across many islands and countries, there were only a few houses left and very little food so most people were left starving, According to the text it states “ Tons and tons of mud flowed down the hillsides and covered whole towns” it also states “ the hurricane pounded the island and destroyed almost everything in sight. It ripped up houses, boats, docks, telephone poles, and roads.” Many people have went homeless and some have died of starvation. Finally In the article “Teacher Rescued at Sea” a teacher, wife, and mother has lost her house and her children due to this hurricane, there house has been washed away along with everybody else. According to the text it states “ that was the last time Mrs. Arriola saw the rest of her family alive. The force of the water soon separated all of them and washed them out to sea,” Mrs Arriola will never overcome this problem. These similarities show how a hurricane can take something that is so valuable and loved away from

Immigration is seems like it has been a hot subject recently, and it’s always been like that. Being such a controversial and relevant topic, many articles and stories alike talk about immigration. Since there are many different views on the topic of immigration, there are many different text that talk about it, that still do have their similarities. In the story, The Red Umbrella, the subject of immigration is mentioned quite a lot, just as much as it is in the article “A ‘Band-Aid’ for 800 Kids’”, in different and similar ways.

Fear: the impulse that helps us abstain from irrational thoughts, and offers resistance when we most need it. The inclination that boosts our adrenaline and is the catalyst to our survival instinct. But what  happens when that tendency gets out of hand and is elevated to a whole new, dangerous level? The angst can heighten to paranoia, where a person loses senses of reality, and can cloud all rational thoughts and sensible things. Precedents of what fear can actually do are set in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum" and, "The Masque of Red Death.”  Poe's addition of figurative language, symbol, and imagery in the three stories illuminate the character's distorted perception of reality and the repercussions of

Immigration and separation are a common subject now talked about. Many novels and newspapers use immigration as a subject in their writing. The portrayal of immigration can be very different. This is a common subject in the text “Band-Aid for 800 Children” and for “Red Umbrella”. They both portray the subject of immigration in both similar and different ways.

For example the tone in both texts of separation is different. In The Red Umbrella The parents share separation in a positive way of their kids living a safer/better life. “True, but I’d rather have you safe, living with a good family in the U.S., than staying in your own country with these godforsaken soldiers.” In Band-Aid For 800 Children The parents share separation in a negative way of leaving their kids orphaned in the U.S. “100,000 American children lose a parent to deportation each year. A few thousand of those children lose both parents.” Another example is that they are shown in two different perspectives. In The Red Umbrella it is shown from the kids perspectives leaving their parents. “Alright, I guess you should go up and pack. We’re leaving for the airport in Havana first thing tomorrow.” In Band-Aid For 800 Children it is shown from a U.S.-citizen children of deported parent taking care of the deported kids. “She gets up, pours herself coffee and takes down notes as she listens. “Sebastian. 12. U.S. citizen,” she writes. “Father deported. Mother detained. Drs appointment today, 2:45.” The last example is the setting in both texts. In The Red Umbrella The story takes place in cuba in the 1950s during the cuban revolution. “Hijos, you’ve both heard us talking about how the government wants you to be more active in the revolution.” In Band-Aid For

I found in very interesting to see the internal struggles of migrations and the effects it has on transnationals families. In Latin Americans countries to read, how women are not able to have custody of their children after a divorce reflects an illustrations of the difficult to migrate. Not only the journey or the monetary difficulties but, also the affects it has on the family.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was published in 1865. Lewis Carroll did a phenomenal job writing this novel. Many people said he was on drugs because of all of the crazy things that went on throughout this novel. I believe he was very creative. He covered a lot of things throughout this important literary work such as: setting, character development, symbolism, purpose of this novel, point of view, tone, theme, genre, and figurative language.

In the poem “A Storm in the Mountains,” the title does a great job of summarizing the poem. It literally means exactly what it says, that there was a storm in the mountains. Figuratively, though, it could mean different things. When I think of a storm, I think of someone going through problems and they don’t know if they will make it through. There could be big problems and scares, like the crashing thunder of a thunderstorm.