Figurative Language In Walter Dean Myers The Treasure Of Lemon Brown

Serbian poet, Dejan Stojanovic, once stated, “Devil and God – two sides of the same face.” When looking at Chicago during the Columbian Exposition, there were two sides of Chicago known as the white city and the black city. The white city was the fairgrounds where the World Fair occurred. The black city, however, is the rest of Chicago where the crime, poverty, disease, and filth was represented. Erik Larson constructs the black and white city in Devil in the White City by incorporating figurative language, imagery, and juxtaposition.

Often, an author uses figurative language to build upon the story and to create a more meaningful message. The text,“A Private Talk with Holly” uses symbolism to express the main idea that

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

The author uses figurative language to develop the central idea. As read in the text, “Charleston

John Green once stated, “If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” When the author uses Descriptive adjectives and Similes their goal is to create an image in the reader's head, because if they didn’t it would be dull, and boring. In the story “The Lemon Tree Billiard House” Cedric Yamanaka uses similes, and descriptive adjectives to describe, mood, settings, and the characters in the story.

Of the countless examples of figurative language in Night I have decided to perform my in-depth analysis of the following three examples dispersed throughout the book.

The way diction is crafted in a novel establishes the atmosphere and the mood of a setting for the reader to interpret. Craig Silvey’s, Jasper Jones, published in 2009, is a novel that uses specific language conventions to create certain moods for the reader. Craig Silvey’s clever use of diction to shape the different settings of summer heat, the glade and Jack Lionel’s house has established a particular mood for the reader to interpret in the novel. The narrative conventions used to shape the setting invokes specific thoughts from the audience to associate that setting with a particular mood or atmosphere.

In the poem ,“America”, Claude McKay uses figurative language and diction to create a dark tone, a powerful empowering tone, and an optimistic tone. The theme of double consciousness of African-Americans is supported in the poem and the poem itself also connects to the purpose of the Harlem Renaissance which was to fight back racial hate and stereotypes with black empowerment.

Figurative language is a main component in showcasing the emotions the characters reveal. An example being when the author writes “ The children huddled up to her and breathed like little calves waiting at the bars in the twilight.” This portrays the children's emotions with more emphasis and really shows how they watched everything Granny Weatherall did with precision. This type of writing really helps the reader understand what is going on within the characters and their actions. The author also displays figurative language in the way she describes how John would be in the situation of them still being together. She describes him as being more of a child, rather than taking a parent role.

Have you ever wondered what makes one story more interesting than another? In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” the author, Walter Dean Myers, used narrative elements to create an interesting story for his readers. At the beginning of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” Walter Dean Myers made Greg a depressed character. He was depressed because his dad wouldn’t let him play with the Community Center basketball team due to his poor grades. Greg walked around town depressed, and met a man named Lemon Brown who had gone through good and bad times.

A lot of people use very general ideas to make (and critique) “good” writing- when there are some slightly more specific things to look for. If you’re looking for an example of good writing, however, look no further. In the story, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, the author uses descriptive writing to develop a mood, and figurative language to develop characters.

Figurative language and dialect can change the stories tone, they’re are many examples in “Ransom of Red Chief”. I know this because the parsing that is used in stories can change the tone. This happens because things people in a story say can make the story seem happy, sad, or scary. What the people in the story say can characterize them making them seem smart, crazy, or not very intelligent. Figurative language in a story can also make it funny or suspenseful.

John ford says “delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow”. The count of monte cristo or Dantes waited for 14 years in a jail cell confined by grief and hatred of the people that put him in there. In The Count Of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas,the author uses diction and figurative language to convey the theme of vengeance.

They were olive green, smooth, and they seemed a little.” This description may be a little disturbing, but it creates a reaction from the reader. Aside from enriching the story, the use of imagery makes the text more intriguing to read. For example, rather than simply stating that Jack looks dirty, Golding writes “Jack stood there, steaming with sweat, streaked with brown earth, stained by all the vicissitudes of a day’s hunting.” (Golding 40).

In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”, The author Walter Dean Myers uses dialogue to develop characters. An example of this would be, when Greg and Lemon Brown have the following conversation. “Sweet lemon? Greg asked. “Yessir. Sweet Lemon Brown. They used to say I sung blues so sweet..” Through this piece of dialogue, the reader learns something totally new about Lemon Brown. Prior to getting this information, the reader can assume that Lemon Brown hasn’t done much with his life. But when the reader learns that he was a blues singer, it can be a shock. This new information helps add more meaning to the story. Lemon Brown has obviously had some kind of decline, that brought him to where he was present day. The next bit of dialogue used to develop characters is: “You don’t give up the blues; they give you up. After a while you do good for yourself, and it ain’t nothin but foolishness singing about how hard you got it.” This dialogue helped reveal even more about Lemon’s past. The reader realizes that Lemon Brown has had a tough life. The blues was something that he absolutely loved, and he couldn’t do it anymore. Something bad must have happened, and eventually it must have been too much. The blues seemed to be his life, and he had to give it all up. This makes the reader feel sympathy for Lemon Brown. The final piece of evidence is: “There it be. He said, nodding his head.” Throughout the entire story, Lemon Brown talks in a strange way. He doesn’t have the best grammar, and it seems like he slurs his words. Lemon really doesn’t have a good range of vocabulary either. In that example of dialogue he said “There it be..”, which is obviously not grammatically correct. This insinuates that Lemon Brown is uneducated. It really makes his situation even more upsetting. He’s an