Fireworks Hyperbole Analysis

In Julie Sheehan's poem we get a clear message that the tone is sarcastic. The usage of figurative language exaggerate the poem. The exaggeration in the poem makes us believe if this is real “hate” because of the hyperbolic phrases. In her piece “Hate Poem,” Julie Sheehan uses hyperbolic personification, metaphor, and simile to create a sarcastic tone to convey that passionate emotions can be easy to confuse.

Songs, used to create messages, give singers the ability to speak about concerns that are relevant in the current everyday life. A powerful ways songwriters achieve this is by applying the use of imagery. Lyricists use this help readers of literary works to understand specific ideas that the writer is trying to convey. By using symbolism in songs, singers can discuss issues in ways that connect with the listener on a deeper level. Using this method in songwriting is crucial when discussing important subjects; influencing the public in a way that is not direct and more effective. In “ Don’t You Cry For Me,” songwriter Cobi uses repeated images of trees and individuals hanging as metaphors for his feelings towards facing injustice. It is through

In Sarah Vowell’s essay, Shooting Dad, there are many examples of hyperbole, but one that caught my attention was where she explains her father’s shop being a messy disaster area, a labyrinth of lathes (p.2, 7). She is implying that her father’s workshop resembles a maze, meaning that it is large and unorganized with metal and wood machines. An understatement found in this essay was when she explains how her father wants to die and she describes it in a nonchalant matter. Usually you figure people would mourn for their parents but Vowell writes it as, “When my father dies, take a wild guess what he wants done with his ashes. It requires a cannon.” He wants to take his last hunting trip on open morning. The essay also has examples of humorous tone such as, “I taped the front page of the newspaper on the refrigerator door. But there was some sort of mysterious surge in the kitchen. Somehow, that picture ended up in the trash all the way across the room (p.2, 5).” We can imply that the mysterious surge was her father and he threw the newspaper in the trash as a sign of disagreement.

Shallow lyrics that fail to evoke much thought can be detrimental to a listener's intellectual health. Many developed countries have seen declines in reading proficiency and the superficial

In Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins uses hyperbole. The idea with this literary device is to help the reader understand how rich Katniss is from winning the games. An author can state that someone is rich, but not explain how rich, rich is. The reader knows that Katniss does not actually have buckets of money, but that statement tells the reader that she has enough money to at least feed two families. Katniss refers to Gale’s family when she talks about two families and how she has pity on him. She feels pity for him because he has to work in the mines to support his family (two brothers, one sister & mother) and hunts illegally in the forests for meat to sell in the black market. It is very upsetting for Katniss because Gale will not take any

“The Road Not Taken” is a poem about how it is important to make a choice in life. In the beginning of the poem, the man is hating that he had to be stuck with the road he chose instead of being able to take both paths. The man tried to look farther down the paths that he could’ve chosen to go down, but the man was only able to see to the point that the road curved and was no longer visible. Stanza # 2, the man indicated that he took the road he felt looked better and could’ve been better because

Kellie Young’s essay can be found to be humorous because of the flashbacks she has of her mother’s warnings or suggestions to her. Her mother uses extreme exaggerations and brings out her overprotectiveness when she states, “You’re going to get eaten alive by a tiger shark! The coral is poisonous! Get one shard in your toe and you’re going to have to chop it off - the entire thing!” In this example, Young’s mother is concerned.

The Metaphor of a door is intensely powerful; and the idea of doors I haven 't opened, brushed past on my way to somewhere else haunts me, always. I don 't know that what I say here is meaningful or insightful, or anything spectacular in any way, but I do know this poem has been one that so resonates with me that it seems a crime to not say something... and I don not want to brush past that door.

These are connected by the concept of the path having not been traveled on, and by walking on it will begin to look worn. “Kicking up the gravel” is Lauren Alaina’s way of saying go do something no one else is willing to do. The third connection from “The Road Not Taken” is, “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back”. These lines are connected to the song when she says “So don’t hold back and just run it” because the man in the poem is hesitating if he should continue to take the less traveled road or the other one that was almost the same. Lauren Alaina is telling people to not be afraid and keep going on in life, just as he does in the poem.

My own poem expand on the idea of roads representing life. It stresses the importance of all the decisions the person is going to make in their life time that would define the road the person takes in life. Currently in the world multiple deals or agreements are being reach. The Iranian Deal and the Uber deal with New York City are just few of the deals being work on. When I wrote in line 7, “Each road leads to a different set of events” I would want that line to reflect these events. In the Iranian Deal there are many paths that the agreement or the disagreement of the deal would lead to, which would unfold for each a different set of events because of all the unknown obstacles. The Uber deal with New York City would permit Uber to have

Most people in modern culture may view the journey being more beneficial, while some people still remember the less popular idea. The song reminds every one of the old idea which can change their minds on

This is a perfect metaphor for the many crossroads that people face in day to day life and how, depending on character, we choose our way. Also, just because one is walking the same path as someone else doesn’t mean there footsteps will land in the same places. Figuratively speaking, the trail is always wider than our bodies so there is always room for one to put their own spin on anything. Even if the trail you are walking has been trampled on, you can still make it your own “road less travelled” and that will make “all the difference”.

By choosing the harder path, the speaker declares his rebellion against the popular opinion as represented by the other road. He decides not to conform to society and takes up a less popular choice. When considering his choices the speaker shows the typical human reaction. He considers taking both paths at first. He says, “Oh I kept the first for another day”, but later confesses he “doubted if [he] should ever come back” (13-15). Thus the poem’s significance lies in the speakers making a decision by choosing a road and moving on with his life. The act of choosing the road represents his uniqueness and the fact that he is always moving forward, even without stopping.

This is a wonderful poem with many different themes and ideas. One of the biggest themes is not being afraid to take a chance. Some of the other themes include, not following the crowd, trying new things, and standing for something. This poem stated that the author "took the one (road) less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" so the author is telling the reader that we too should not be afraid to take another path.

Frost shows the readers that it is hard to choose something without knowing what will be the result, thus he wants to try both of the options to decide on something, when he says “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,/ And sorry I could not travel both”. Whole poem is constructed of this metaphor, and every line refers to something in life. In the last part where Frost says, “I took the one less traveled by” he implies the idea that people wish to be different from others, thus they are prone to choose the option which had not been chosen by many other people. Instead of saying that he was having hard time deciding on a thing to do, Frost chose to use the metaphor of a road, which forced the readers to use their imagination to understand the real meaning behind what he