How Does E. B White Use Figurative Language In Once More To The Lake

Nature has a powerful way of portraying good vs. bad, which parallels to the same concept intertwined with human nature. In the story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the author portrays this through the use of a lake by demonstrating its significance and relationship to the characters. At one time, the Greasy Lake was something of beauty and cleanliness, but then came to be the exact opposite. Through his writing, Boyle demonstrates how the setting can be a direct reflection of the characters and the experiences they encounter.

In the essay, “Once More To The Lake” the author E. B. White tries to link his present life with his past life when he was a child while in the essay, “Shooting An Elephant” the author George Orwell emphasizes the universal experience of going against one’s own humanity. [P1] In the first essay, “Once More To The Lake” the author starts off with a father talking about his experiences when he went for camping with his father to a lake in Maine. The author’s family used to visit this lake every summer. Now, as a father he wants to reminisce all the memories he had over there as a child with his child.

In “The Lake” the narrator and his mother experience a life threatening moment when they almost drown. Their father lets them go in a lake when they are unable to swim in attempt to “teach” them how. After the incident, there is

"Once More to the Lake," by E.B. White is a short story in which White recalls his annual summer vacations to the lake, and in turn develops a conflict within himself regarding the static and dynamic characteristics of this lake, and their relation to the changes that White himself is experiencing as he is growing older. When White takes his son to the lake, he comes to the sharp realization that certain aspects of both the lake and himself are different, and with a sense of reminiscence, White takes us from the time his father first took him to the lake, and tells the new story of his most recent visit when he is no longer a boy, but a

In “Happiness writes white”, Ed Hirsch uses figurative language to compare himself to “a piece of chalk” (1). He is writing words in a blank “blackboard” , (2), which indicates that he is making a fresh or clean start, or simply that he’s expressing his own opinions and emotions. He then uses a metaphor to compare himself to a “banner of smoke” (3). He wants to make an impact and for it to be noticeable, rather than for it to “dissolve” (4). He believes that “sorrow”, (5), and “misery” (6), can be written. Then he includes an apostrophe when he addresses the “Doctor” , (8), although he knows he can’t respond. He explains how there’s a throbbed in his chest because he’s full of joy. He also uses a hyperbole to explains how excited he is and

J.M.W Turner’s painting, Seascape with Storm Coming on (1840) utilizes warm and cool color tones along with a mysterious focal point to create a fascinating work of art. Similarly, Bjork’s “Atom Dance” uses contrasting vocal tones and oceanic imagery to express her frustration in her marriage.

This paper is a critical analysis of two stories, ‘Once more to the lake’ and the ‘The Little Store’. The stories are written by two different authors namely, E.B White and Welty respectively. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and explain the stories and also compare them in order to enhance the value of this paper. The comparison of both the stories will be in the form of analysis in which the similarities and differences will be discussed. More importantly, the paper will be shedding light on the hidden message that the authors give to the readers as an output of these stories and what lessons should a reader must take away after reading these epic stories of the authors’ childhoods.

White uses a lot of physical descriptions to explain his love of the lake. White describes the lake as a unique and holy spot of coves and streams. In this description he could have said desolate and lonely lake, but he says unique and holy, which makes it clear how special the coves and the streams are to him. When White uses the adjective unique to describe the lake, he makes us feel that he describes a human not just a lake. In addition, White describes the cottages around the shores by saying, ‘’There are sprinkled cottages around the shores.''

In the novel The White Tiger, the metaphor “white tiger” is used to term the protagonists Balram. In means of figurative language, a metaphor is a scheme or figure of speech (Meyer 31). It “presupposes a ground of similarity between the tenor […] and the image or vehicle” (Meyer 32). The metaphor actually “does more because it asks us to see x as y, [thus] to regard something in a new light (Meyer 32, Bode 94). Metaphors, therefore, try to clarify and illustrate a comparison between x and y, and discover similarities (Meyer 37) whereas both should have at least one thing in common, otherwise they cannot be compared and it would be very vague to refer someone to something if not one aspect is equal.

"Once More to the Lake" written in 1941, E.B. White. His essay is easily readable, and his diction is simplistic. His descriptions and imagery include White 's past and present memories. The narration is first person through the eyes and voice of the author. On the other hand, White 's theme is more illusive. This retrospection allows the reader to slip behind the wall of time and memories to watch a son and father enjoy the America dream, a vacation.Reflecting on childhood memories, the author recalls a trip back to the place where he had spent summer vacations with his parents and siblings. This event, both pleasurable and melancholy, challenges White to look back at his relationship with his own father. Now that he has returned, White realizes that some things do not vary, and other things a person cannot stop from changing. He and his son stay in the same cabin near the same dock on the same lake as White had done in his childhood. Over and again, the author comments that "there has been no years gone by." Apparently, he felt that he had traveled back in time; and though several decades had passed, everything was the same. Often,

Elwyn Brooks White first visited Lake Great Pond in 1904 with his father. The lake left such a big impact on White that later in his adult years he found himself experiencing great feelings about the lake that he had as a child. The feelings grew so strong he decided to relive them by returning to the lake with his son who has never had any fresh water up his nose. On his way to Maine he starts to wonder if anything has changed about this “holy spot” and if he will feel the same connection with the lake he once felt before. Once he arrived to the lake he starts to experience the same things he did as a child and realizes not much has changed.

When pondering what it means to be an American, one can think of a seemingly endless list of defining qualities, characteristics, and themes. When these themes are put into writing, they have the power to unite communities and create a shared understanding of life as an American. E.B. White examines some of these themes of American culture, such as the American tradition of summer vacation, the commonly experienced mid-life crisis, anxiety about change, and fear of one’s own mortality. E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” is a memorable piece of American literature that continues to be relatable today because of its emphasis on growing old and facing one’s own mortality, as told through an American lens.

Whites purpose of writing “Once More to the Lake” is to illustrate and show his readers that the way his vacation with his son evokes powerful sensory memories that makes him struggle with an internal battle of letting go of his childhood. White constantly refers to the way his son reminds him of himself when he was younger going on this

The passage of time is something humans can not control, yet time still goes on. Sometimes, people live in the past, or sometimes people can forget the past, but time touches everyone. People also go through loss. Whether it be loss of a person, tradition or perhaps even memory. Both texts, “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins and “Once More to the Lake” by E.B. White both deal with the themes of the passing of time and loss. Through their writing, these two authors show their meanings of these themes.

To begin, the authors of each story have two completely different subjects; however, they both went back to their childhood memories as a way of expressing the main idea in the story. White initially conveys that the main reason he wanted to return to the lake in the woods was to reexperience the tranquility of the lake, as remembered during his childhood. He relates these childhood experiences with happiness, peacefulness, and amusement. He also used these childhood memories as a means of contrasting the experiences he had as a child with his present-day experiences as an adult Throughout the story, he looks