Flying Alice Miller Analysis

"He had…split purple lips, lumped ears, welts above his yellow eyes, and one long scar that cut across his temple and plowed through a thick canopy of kinky hair…" Imagery is very effectively used by Knight in order to illustrate Hard Rock and incidents in the poem. Phrases such as "bored a hole in his head," "handcuffed and chained," "the jewel of a myth," and "barked in his face," paint vivid images in the readers mind. Knight's use of imagery keeps the reader interested in the poem while slowly drawing the reader into the story (emotionally). This element ultimately proves to be very useful to convey the motif of the poem.

Mark Twain utilizes imagery through the use of adjectives and distinct descriptions. For example, he describes how the brick houses were falling apart and made “...heavy grinding noise as of brick houses rubbing together,” but then Twain redirects the reader's’ attention towards himself when he mentions that he “fell against the frame house” and hurt his elbow. Twain made the earthquake seem less serious to his readers by mentioning his minor injury after the buildings collapsing. Instead of continuing with the topic of how terrifying the earthquake was or the fact that people were suffering from major injuries or possibly dying, Twain decides to mention his minor elbow pain. Moreover, he also changes the focus towards the high-class’s uncouth

   A pattern of repeated words or phrases can have a significant impact in conveying a particular impression about a character or situation, or the theme of a story. In the story "The Storm," by Kate Chopin, and "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck, imagery is an integral element in the development of the characters and situation, as well as the development of theme.

In “Mericans” Sandra Cisneros uses imagery to develop the text’s theme. Imagery is when an author uses visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. In “Mericans” Sandra Cisneros uses imagery multiple times to describe and develop the scene around the narrator. The first example of imagery is “Some with fat rags tied around their legs and others with pillows, one to kneel on, and one to flop ahead”. Additionally imagery is used again, as it states, “After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies.” The use of imagery creates an visualization of the area around the narrator and how she is reacting to that area.

Imagery is used consistently right through the poem to evoke sensory experiences and to endorse the theme. For instance: ‘A stark white ring-barked forest’-‘the sapphire misted mountains’-‘the hot gold lush of noon’ and many more. All of these appeal to the readers senses and places brilliant visual image(s) in our minds by illuminating the various features of the country, from the perspective of the poems persona. This is attained using; adjectives, ‘the sapphire-misted mountains¬¬¬’, which gives us a picture of mountains with a bluish haze embracing it, this image would thus give an impression of a composed environment and evoke a sense of tranquillity. Additionally by using ‘sapphire’ to illustrate the mist surrounding the mountains we get a sense of Australia’s uniqueness as sapphire is a rare gem. Imagery is also displayed through a metaphor used to appeal to the sense of hearing. For example: ‘the drumming of an army, the steady soaking rain’. Here Mackellar depicts the rain as an army and allows us not only to visualize but get a sense of the sound of the rain, which is presented through the adjective ‘drumming’. This line also presents to us the intensity of the rain again through the adjectives ‘drumming, steady and soaking’.

When Chris Crutcher decides to use imagery it is often very detailed. He takes the time to describe what these characters are seeing and feeling. Chris wants to make sure that the readers can see every situation, feel the weight of every decision, and feel the pain of the characters. Imagery is a very helpful tool to help Chris’ ideas really jump off the page and into your head. Some of these scenes of imagery include a little girl scrubbing off her skin using a brillo pad, and a character's father

“Flying,” by Alice Miller is a complex story about a woman named Allie, who reminisces about a time spent when her cousin Mack taught her to fly when she was just a young girl. On different occasions when Mack visited, he would show her how to do new things. As Allie grew up she found herself thinking of the secret that Mack shared with her and how he told her not to tell anyone or she may get hurt. Allie longed for the feeling of flying, if she could just reach out and talk to Mack but too much time had passed. She dreams of flying in her sleep, not for long periods of time, but just enough to embrace that feeling she had years ago. She wonders if many people have experienced flying the way that she has and if she could fly by herself without Mack. One day, Allie tries to fly on her own and succeeds, soaring higher than she did with Mack. Before Allie knew it, she was flying through the clouds and around town. Now that Allie has experienced the feeling of flying again, more than ever she wanted to share with her kids. One night after the children were asleep she wanted to share her secret with her boys but instead chose her daughter. Miller suggests that when a person is afraid of doing something on their own, sometimes it just takes a little bit of courage to step out and let go of the things that could be holding a person back.

“Flying,” by Alice Miller tells the story of woman reminiscing on the time that her cousin taught her how to fly when they were kids. It begins with the main character, Allie, flying in the air with her cousin, Mack, when she was six years old. Allie has many questions and Mack tells her that all boys can fly and instructs her to not tell anyone that she knows this secret. He also tells her not to ever try to fly without him and compares this secret to the myth about Prometheus giving the God’s fire to man and being punished for it. As the years went by, Allie wonders if she would ever fly again and even doubts if the memory was real. She becomes a wife and a mother to two sons and a daughter but still wonders if flying is possible. One night, she decides to test her memory and tries to fly out of her backyard. She slowly ascends just as she did when she was young but even higher. Over the next few days, her urge to fly again grows. One night, she sneaks into her children’s room and picks up her daughter to take her outside and show her how to fly. The story ends with Allie telling her daughter to promise not to tell the boys what she is about to experience and excitement building in Allie for her daughter. The central idea of this story is the pursuit of satisfaction never ends.

William Faulkner use of imagery helps us understand the emotions of different characters throughout the story and the setting of the story. In the story, imagery can be seen multiple times. An example can be seen when the Board of Aldermen sent a deputation to collect Emily’s taxes. “They were admitted by the old Negro into a dim hall from which a stairway mounted into more shadow.” The use of imagery in this sentence explains how and by who the deputation as received into Emily’s house also it explains the mysteriousness of Emily's house with the words, “stairway mounted into more shadow.”

As evident by the title of this poem, imagery is a strong technique used in this poem as the author describes with great detail his journey through a sawmill town. This technique is used most in the following phrases: “...down a tilting road, into a distant valley.” And “The sawmill towns, bare hamlets built of boards with perhaps a store”. This has the effect of creating an image in the reader’s mind and making the poem even more real.

Wilbur makes frequent use of imagery in “The Writer.”  He uses metaphors extensively – for instance, calling “the stuff / Of her life is … great cargo, … some of it heavy”.

Poetic devices such as imagery and repetition are elements of linguistic value that appeal to readers of all ages. These poetic devices are used as ways to enhance how a story is perceived. Additionally, they are used in different works of writing as ways to provide vivid imagery and create distinct moods. As Steinbeck describes the scenery around the area where George and Lennie were, two men who travel together in hopes of finding a job and making money for a better future, he uses imagery to emphasize the mood,

He uses oral imagery to show this. The whole poem reflects on his memories as a child and speaks like one throughout the poem. This conveys the idea of the memories being recollected and assembled. Explain 1 The innocent fears of childhood are presented through the description of the narrator’s terror of the macrocarpa forests in the opening stanza.

Imagery makes this essay come alive, for example in the story it says “never seen feathered pheasants and unskinned rabbits hanging in a butcher's window or a pig's head smiling on a platter. Or in the story when it says

The author uses literary devices such as diction, imagery and dialogue to portray these themes The author uses imagery to show children