Figurative Language In 'How Happy We Are Here !'

Each of the poems relies heavily on imagery to convey their respective messages. Often throughout each of the poems, the imagery is that of people. However, each uses similar imagery to very different, yet effective ways to explore the same

The first instance that symbolism occurs is when the author uses Gaston, a bug that is found in a peach, who describes the father. “What’s he saying?” asks the daughter. The father replies “Well he’s a little confused. Now inside that house of his he had everything in order.” This excerpt from the story illustrates that Gaston is used to symbolize the father, and that he had his life all together, and now it has fallen

In chapter one of the novel, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the author incorporates figurative language to develop the characters and the setting. The first example that portrays figurative language is, “The walls are cracked and water runs upon them in thin threads without sound, black and glistening as blood.” This example uses a metaphor to compare the water on the walls to glistening blood. In return, the readers can get a visual of the rooms setting and what the walls look like. Another example from chapter one is, “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed.”

     The use of symbols sets the tone of the piece. She personifies the rain in, “But the rain/ Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and

   In his poem "Tableau" he shows figurative language by comparing the two boys to day and night, "The black boy and the white, The golden splendor of the day / The sable prince of night" (Cullen 2-4). The word choices he uses shows that he uses a metaphor to describe

The theme of the poem is loss. The seasons changing and turning impure are signs of that. Personification is used to express those words better in the poem. Personification is used on the word nature to help describe

For instance, the author uses personification to explain the feelings he is occupying and to explain the situation he is stuck in. For example, on line 1, page 1, it states, “The war tried to kill us in the Spring.” The quote explains that he feels as if the war is pursuing to kill him because of the scenery in the background. The narrator explains that he knows he will not be able to survive through the war.

Much of the song has no end line punctuations, and each sentence flows into the next. Along with that we get a sense of imagery from the lines of the poem. The narrator explains what the characters are seeing in way that depicts a certain image in the audience’s minds. I find that though the techniques used are adequate they are not completely effective. Rather, I think that it is the form it takes on that gives it the substance and power it needs.

He makes connections to how life can sometimes be pointless and how to make do with what is going on, or how to handle the situation. The use of metaphors really gives the reader connection with the characters and their emotions. It helps with the themes because the author can compare so many different things and ideas to help the reader fully understand what is going on. Irony also helps develop the two themes because it gives the reader a chance

There is plenty of figurative language in this poem, which adds to the poem’s richness. There are several metaphors: “loaded gun” (which I think is a metaphor for life), “Vesuvian face” (volcano), and “Yellow eye” (which I am not sure about), “Yellow Eye” and “emphatic Thumb,” which stand for some kind of weapon. Personification is

While personification is used in both the first version and the second version, the word choice in the personification is what leads to the change in tone in the two versions. In the first poem, the personification with the wind kneading the grass and the thunder gossiping is a

To make it clear, the poet uses the young characters to help young readers or listeners more easily relate the poem with themselves. Moreover, he personifies non-living objects to act like human being which make it more interesting. For example, the poet uses the word ‘ask’ to make the moon animate which encourages children to imagine the old moon as an old person (“The old moon asked the three). Also, personification helps children understand emotion of the character. For instance, “The old moon laughed and sang a song.” Children can understand that the moon finds three children ridiculous after they answer the moon that they are coming to fish in the sky. Furthermore, the poet uses simple objects and setting to make children easily relate to themselves. For example, he uses wooden shoe and a trundle-bed which are common things in their daily lives. Also, the story takes place in the sky on one late night. which they can imagine and understand the story easily. Additionally, the use of diction makes the children enjoy the poem more. For example, the use of the characters’ names Wynken, Blynken and Nod relate to the action of a sleepy person. Children may find this interesting and

The imagery shows the main point of the poem which is children going through a tough time when they are not supposed to and all they can do is cry at the moment. A symbolism that was found in the poem was the death of alice. The death of alice symbolize joy because Alice was able to escape the tough time children had to face. It says in line 54 “ death in life as best to have” this indicates that many of the children rather die because it is their only escape from child labor.

In the poem “Barter” by Sara Teasdale she uses multiple types of figurative language and imagery to show how important it is to enjoy life no mater the cost; because it is worth it in the end. In line one of the poem it says, “life has loveliness to sale”. This line is a motif because it is repeated in the first line of the second stanza. She does this not only to reinforce the point she trying to get across, but it also acts as a chorus of a song/ nursery rhyme. The first and seventh line “life has loveliness to sell” is also a metaphor, where life is a salesperson that wants to sell us loveliness. Line one and line seven is also personification because life can not really sale you something. She uses more personification in line four, “Soaring

Word structure and style of the poem leaves a flowy, serene feel throughout the story. The use of personification in terms of the cross and the mass amounts of imagery brings out an outworldly presence. The inner thoughts of the dreamer can be easily confused with reality and leaves the reader wondering what is actually happening and what isn't. Riddles add to the flow of the poem by providing a fantasy feel.