Figurative Language In Matched By Ally Condie

In the poem the speaker’s daughter is being mocked by some white children for being Japanese. The speaker then has a flashback to her time living in Slocan. She remembers the time when the other white kids made fun of her and she ran into the forest to hide and at the same time talks about the woodticks that can dig into your scalp. When she reaches deep into the forest, she then listens for the voices of the kids to guide her back onto the path, and she vows to never go near the mountain alone again. Then she flashes forwards back to the present and she reassures her daughter that they do not have woodticks in Saskatoon.

being severed by white sealers as they tried to save themselves from drowning. Figurative language and the overall tone of the poem illustrate the gloom and sadness surrounding the event: “shadows” and “darkness”. The landscape made up of “low hills”, ”the silver-grey wash of clouds” and “the steel-shining channel” reflects this dark mood. Reference to black crows, hectoring and descending, eyes being pecked, conjures images of cold-blooded, inhumane slaughter and “filaments of sinew”. Harwood’s typical use of the sonnet form is not employed here but experiments with rhyme and metre, in the form of free verse, evident in many of her later poems. Run-on lines and stanzas add to the narrative style of the poem, best read out loud. Although the

In Kate Grenville’s bildungsroman, “The Lieutenant”, Grenville uses figurative language to convey various ideas through the landscapes and character behaviours. One such idea presented is the evident secrets and distrust among characters in the novel. Grenville further presents the isolation that people who were suspected to in the late 1700s to early 1800s as well as the issues in the colonisation and slavery of the British Empire.

In Cate Marvin's poetry collection, Oracle, bleak themes of abuse, death, and a strident view of reality are experienced in an unconventional world masqueraded in poems of female independence, high school, adolescence, failed relationships/marriages, and specific imagistic narratives focused on trying to put the pieces of one’s life together post disaster; all hysterically filtered through a contrasting rhythmic blunt, yet raw, and shameless, diction. Marvin's focus on syntax displays an elite use of emphasis evident in her fast paced and imagistic loaded lines that could be a potential overload for the reader. Such a quarrel is avoided due to Marvin’s perfectly structured form and deliberate slow pace making such loaded content digestible, resulting in the reader understanding the text while continuously being invited to visits one own past. Such uses of theme, diction and syntax can be identified in Marvin's poem, "Yellow Rubber Gloves," in which an unnamed female narrator gender preaching to her "Sisters," saying, "I once fancied myself a centaur, sweeping/floors with my tail as my arms sunk deep/into dishwater, half lost, indeed, looking/almost as if they'd been clean lopped off" her unapologetic blunt diction exposing itself in the second to last stanza, "My advice: yellow rubber gloves/will save your hands, young bitches, awful/twats who think you'll never be me. Trust/me as I never trusted myself" and ends with an exit from fantasy and introduction back to reality,

Our government and society is a prime reason of how we live a day-to-day life. In other places of the world it could be completely different. But because of our government we are able to live freely, but imagine if everything wasn’t as it is today. What if you couldn’t even decide who you want to love? In the novel Matched, by Ally Condie, uses cultural and geographical surroundings to shape psychological traits on Cassia as she realizes that she alone can change the government. By using cultural surroundings, the novel tells how the government makes every choice for them even when it comes to marriage or a job, and knows exactly how they react to certain situations because they’ve watched and collected data on how they respond to situations

The way and words used to tell a story determine how the story will be perceived. If the story uses lots of details, diction, and figurative language then it will be most likely a well told story. Although if a story is not told with these things it can be hard to interpret what is trying to be said. In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”,uses all these things to tell an amazing story with a plot that could go anywhere. The author, James Hurst, of “The Scarlet Ibis” illustrates diction and figurative language to prove that the tone is hope, discouragement, and pride.

Analyzing different mediums can enhance an individual’s overall appreciation and understanding of a particular idea or story. While analysis of a painting can reveal the mood of the artwork, an analysis of a poem can reveal the author’s tone. Much more then that, analysis provides an opportunity to explore each work in an attempt to understand human nature through each author’s perspective. While exploring the painting “Ulysses and the Sirens” by J.W. Waterhouse and the poem “The siren song” by Margaret Atwood, a universal truth presents itself. While the painting focuses on the thematic idea of Odysseus being stubborn while his men care for his safety to get home, the poem holds a different view. In contrast, the thematic statement from the poem discusses the idea that the Siren hates singing and being in a bird suit, but is asking for help but it’s still tempting to hear the song. Although differing in point of view, both the painting and the poem explore an aspect of human nature that are relevant to society today. There are two different authors for the painting and the poem. However, the two are different when compared to each

“Cupid and Psyche” Analytic Response EssayMiranda MancillasJames Madison High SchoolThe story “Cupid and Psyche” ,retold by Sally Benson, is a wonderful story. There are many uses of figurative language in the story. Sally Benson’s version of the story is about a young girl who is more beautiful than the Roman goddess of love and beauty herself, Venus. Benson uses very good literary terms to recreate the amazing story. There are a few characters that are mentioned that are seen as symbols.

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

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.

In The Contender and This is me the author's’ use of diction and figurative language portrays that working hard is beneficial for life and that nobody should give up and let people affect a life decision. In The Contender the main character Alfred has trouble finding power in himself, because he does not know if boxing is going to be a the new happiness in his life. “This is me” is a song all about the power someone has and how to just be yourself. Power is a significant part of The Contender, because Alfred dreams to be “someone”, This is me demonstrates the use of power.

It puzzles me how Eulie thought she could get rid of Daphne by poisoning a cake that she would not be able to consume, as it was meant for the Nethercotts. Perhaps Eulie had another intention that was not realized by Lila and Gabriel; it is more than likely that she hoped to be freed (from slavery) by getting rid of her masters. Despite what her objectives were, she is responsible for the death of four innocent women, and her actions were repulsive. I wonder how Lila, Gabriel, and Sal will clear Daphne’s name, and what will happen to the spirits of Laurel Oaks as a result of it. After roaming around the plantation for nearly two centuries with the blame, I hope Daphne’s spirit may finally be in peace.

Emerson and King both use literary elements to help persuade others to follow their dreams and share in their vision. Both use figurative language in order to help persuade the reader to follow thier cause. Both passages use sentance structure to persuade the reader to follow their cause. Both passages alomost contradict eachother in the way that they present their idea of hard work. Emerson starts his passage with a few metaphors inorder to help the reader understand where he wants to take the idea of this paragraph.

11. A poet can work its magic on the reader by “choice of images, music of the language, idea content, and cleverness of wordplay” (Foster 17).

It is certainly true that one of the distinguishing features of poetic texts is the use of figurative or non-literal language – this essay highlights the fact that metaphors do contribute to the understanding of a poem. Ted Hughes’ poem, Sketching a Thatcher, is loaded with vivid imagery and ample metaphorical constructions which aids to validate this fact. In order to uncover the message behind this poem, one must take a closer look at the arguments, focus expressions and tenor/vehicle constructions of at least six local metaphorical constructions