Figurative Language: An Author's Response To The Reader

the setting and society by using figurative language, such as symbolism and imagery. Using characterization, and imagery, Bradbury shows the reader how society has lost its humanity and how it goes hand in hand with the setting and characters of the short story. Society in 2053 has become dependent on technology, brainwashed by television and expected not to think differently, showing that society has lost it's grasp on humanity and human nature. The atmosphere established by Bradbury shows that the city is dark, paralleling to the surroundings of a graveyard. Mr. Mead's world is shown as blank, and his character can be viewed as divergent due to him

I can tell you the authors style in the book In November by Cynthia Rylant. The style in her writings are mostly personification or figurative language. I know this because on page 4 it says "spreading there arms like dancers" based on what I read Cynthia Rylant uses personification also uses a simile. The book In November Cynthia uses tree limbs as dancers. She give a descriptive look as what the tree looks like. Cynthia Rylant uses a human action to a non human thing.

Parents cling to their children wanting them to stay young forever, wanting endless memories and nothing to change, yet they must be able to part from these feelings to allow the child to grow. In the story “A Private Talk with Holly”, the author, Henry Felsen, uses symbolism to convey the central idea that if you love someone you have to let them go. When Holly, the main character of the story, talks to her Dad about changing her plans, he is faced with a difficult decision, but in the end he allows Holly to chase her dreams for her own good.

“The experience of abuse and trauma is overwhelming emotional pain that threatens the soul and avoids all rationalization.” (Dr. Bill) ‘Speak’, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson helps you consider how others actions could permanently damage someone’s future and mindset. Melinda Sordino’s past peers incidentally haunt her, making her feel damaged and ghostly. Melinda’s thoughts altered making her think that her speech negatively affects everyone, which is the result of Melinda’s schoolmates bullying her, making her struggle in being positive. Students at Melinda’s school make her feel isolated and even unable to deliver speech by having unhealthy thoughts about herself, resulting in Melinda feeling dirty and cold. Furthermore, throughout the school year, Melinda’s past distress obstructs her maturation process.

Introduction The book, The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, is an adventurous story about a creative boy named Alex, and his very bland and boring twin brother Aaron. Alex and Aaron are split apart because Alex took the blame for something that Aaron did, and at the Purge, when they were both thirteen years old, Alex was sent to his death, and Aaron was sent to the university of Quill, where he would become a governor. Alex, however lived because of a man named Mr Today, and the secret world of Unwanteds. Aritme was full of talking statues, magical creatures, and lots and lots of colors.

In “La Bamba” by Gary Soto, the symbols in the text point to the theme which is that worrying can cause things to not go as planned but things can take a turn for the better. One of the symbols in this text is how people view Manuel. This is a symbol because throughout the story Manuel constantly worries about how people view him and what people think of him. In the story Manuel worried about not messing up and making sure everything went as planned because he wants to impress people and make people think he is cool. When people used words such as “funny,” “crazy,” and “hilarious” to describe his performance and when people enjoyed it everything took a turn for the better. Even though Manuel thought his performance was bad at first but when other people told him that they liked his performance, he liked it too.

“Strumpet! Strumpet!” is what the people in Brave New World would say to the real world’s society because of with the government has told them. Totalitarian government in this society of Brave New World is a way to control the masses to become just a mass of bodies to work and only complete their assigned jobs. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley uses figurative language and details to explain political and social issues in the 1920s-1930s when this novel was written.

effective because it allows the reader to envision the workspace. “Grammar is not just a pain in

Many different forms of figurative language I used throughout the story to exhilarate the irony. The opening description of Ethan is full of ironic expressions. Figurative language is also used to the describe reactions to events in the story. The author is very descriptive in this short story. The use of figurative language aids in description of events, the setting, mood, and characters’ appearance and response. Edith Wharton, the author, use of literary devices allows the story to come alive and to also require the reader to think deeply about the true meanings.

When I was younger I hated practicing the violin. It would be the longest 45 minutes of my life. But after six years of playing the violin I have become to love practicing and actually look forward to it. What changed? I developed a passion for playing the violin, I wanted to improve my skills and prove to myself that I could become better. FIn pages 147-150 On Writing, Stephen King uses diction, detail, and figurative language to emphasize the importance of reading and the sacrifices needed to become a great writer.

The Holocaust, one of the most brutal cases of genocide this world has seen or may ever see for that matter. Elie Wiesel, author of Night and Perils of Indifference lived it. He lived through the beating, the torture, the running, the camps. The Holocaust. I think he delivered Night better. I believe that Night was viewed by more people and was more descriptive than Perils of Indifference.

The speaker did a very good job with his speech. His speech I believe is more informative, because he is describing his recent experience with appendicitis. The area that I liked most about his speech was his introduction. He had a very good hooked that got a lot of people’s attention including my own. He scared me for a moment, because he made everybody believe that he was going to show everybody his appendix that he just had removed from his body. Instead he showed the appendix of a book. Also, as he presented his speech he expressed what happened to him with very personal information. This information helped him establish his credibility. He presented his speech very well and sounded very confident. However, there were a few brief pauses

An example of a simile would be, ¨he smelled clean, like the inside of a bar of soap¨ (126). The figurative language he used was powerful. Jack described a man like a bar of soap. That gives us an idea of how clean the man next to Jack was. Why does Jack describe him like the inside of a bar of soap, if soap is clean on the outside? Another example of figurative language is, ¨Brown marks appeared as if I were rotting fruit¨ (132). This example of a simile describes Jack before he goes to meet up with the attorney. It expresses the marks on his face as if they were rotting fruit. Maybe this can also be symbolism because he doesn't like the way he turned out, so he compares his life, like fruit that is rotting.

Nowadays, metaphor is considered as influential in our everyday life and its traces are not only evident in the language but also in thought and action. The function of metaphor in language, culture, and thought has been viewed by various disciplines (Tendahl and Gibbs, 2008). In the discipline of linguistics, in particular, metaphor and figurative language have long been the subject of studies from many different perspectives. From a cognitive linguistic perspective, metaphor is a “mental mapping” (p. 1825) in the cognitive processes of thinking and reasoning of people in their everyday life (Tendahl and Gibbs, 2008). As noted by Tendahl and Gibbs (2008), the last century ended up with its revolutionary studies on metaphor, most significantly in the realm of cognitive science. They discuss a

In the beginning of the play, Shakespeare uses repetition and figurative language in Olivia’s dialogue. Repetition is used to show how Olivia does not want to be involved in love, almost to the point of stating that she is incapable of love, “Your lord does know my mind. I cannot love him. / Yet I suppose him virtuous, know him noble, / Of great estate, of fresh and stainless youth. / In voices well divulged, free, learned, and valiant; / And in dimension and the shape of nature / A gracious person. But yet I cannot love him; / He might have took his answer long ago,” (1.5.231-237), “I cannot love him,” (1.5.254). Shakespeare continues to have her repeat the phrase “I cannot love him” as to convince the reader of the sincerity of her vow to stay off love and men, and also showing the reader that because of her undying love for her brother, Olivia is causing Orsino pain, and herself, for being unable to love another man. When Olivia’s character begins to transform, figurative language is used to help express her uncertainty