Literary Techniques In Gary Paulsen's Stop The Sun

For example, Bradbury writes “He would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar.” The simile used does a great job showing the reader the setting of this scene in the “The Pedestrian”. In this scene a man is walking down the sidewalk kicking up ash-like dust. When the reader sees the image of that man, the reader gets the sense of a content and tranquil situation.

Simile is one of the main literary devices Markus Zusak used in the book, The Book Thief. A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as. On page 140 it says, “He felt like a man in a paper suit”. He is trying to say that every time the person, in the book would move he would make a noise. Imagine being covered in paper, every move you make, the paper would cringe and move without being heard. Another example on page 12 it says “Bodies were stuck there like

Simile is a figure of speech which shows a similarity between two apparently unlike things by using the words “like” or “as.” One example of simile is, “The god that holds you over the pit of Hell much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire…” In this sentence you are being compared to a spider, or a loathsome insect. This means that God is holding you out of hell like someone would hold a bug over the trash. A second example of simile is, “your wickedness makes you as if it were as heavy as lead.” Your wickedness is being compared to lead. It is saying that you have so much sin and wickedness in you, that it weighs you down because it’s so heavy. The more wicked you get, the lower God’s hand drops, and the sooner you fall into

Right near the beginning the author writes “Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars” which is an example of personification. This use of figurative language helps develop a gloomy mood and the fact neighborhood might be poor. Next the author writes “Father’s words like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem” which is an example of a simile. By comparing “Father’s” words to a distant thunder it makes the reader think his father is a big, strict, loud, and that the character and his father are probably in an argument. Finally, the author describes Lemon Brown’s voice as “high and brittle like twigs being broken” which is an example of a simile. By describing the voice as high and brittle it makes the reader think the voice may be from an older person who is potentially a woman. Walter Dean Myers makes great use of figurative language in the story Treasure of Lemon Brown.

Cullen’s use of Simile provides the reader with vivid and specific details about the poem and what is means. These include phrases like “Your grief and mine must intertwine like sea and river,” where we can see use of simile to create vivid pictures of how humans should “intertwine” their emotions with others. Also, another use of simile in the text is when Cullen describes the pain of grief when she says “The ills I sorrow at not me alone like an arrow, Pierce to the marrow”. Through this passage we see the tone of grievance as well as the authors call for human togetherness and

We all work with one. Maybe you live with one. Or maybe we've done it ourselves...pretending to know something we don't, trying to act like something we're not. Why do people do this? Pride. Some are afraid to admit that they just don't know something, they want to appear intelligent than they are and so they stretch the truth about themselves or embellish certain things they say. This is what Walter Lee of A Raisin in the Sun was doing as he conversated with his sister's date, George, about business plans. Walter Lee was THAT guy. He had goals. He had dreams. He was also desperate and thought he knew it all. Prometheus was a Greek god that was known for his sly intelligence. As annoyed George exits the conversation, he bids Walter "Good

Similes were used in this poem is different ways. Hayden was trying to get the readers to understand what he was trying to say by making some simple comparisons. Similes is a figurative language that is defined as drawing comparisons. An example of a simile in the poem would be “Needful to man as air, useable as earth” (Lines 2-3) Hayden is comparing freedom to air and earth. Hayden is trying to get the reader to understand how important freedom is to a human being. Freedom and liberty is something that we all should obtain.

Hundreds of bodies littered the ground. Sounds of explosions and endless gunfire filled the air. Soldiers, with their uniforms splashed in crimson, fought viciously and ruthlessly. Their main objective, which was to win the battle, took a backseat to their newfound desperation to stay alive. After all, war is not a game, especially one such as the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, and left its survivors haunted by a multitude of atrocious events. Terry Erickson’s father and George Robinson, who were two fictional characters from the short stories “Stop the Sun” and “Dear America”, respectively, were veterans of the Vietnam War. The differences and similarities between Terry’s father and George Robinson are striking, and they merit rigorous scrutiny.

For example, “The baby brother I’d never known looked out from the depths of his private life, like an animal waiting to be coaxed into the light,” (Baldwin 5). This describes the distant relationship between the narrator and his brother. In this moment, the narrator realizes his brother needs help like young animals. Similes were also used to describe life at home while the narrator was away. “Isabel confessed that it wasn’t like living with a person at all, it was like living with sound,” (Baldwin 13). Isabel uses this sentence to describe to the narrator that Sonny stayed by himself and all he ever did was play the piano. “From Baldwin’s skillful use of metaphors and similes to his incorporation of religious references, this story is insightfully and complexly written,” (Essay). To sum up, James Baldwin uses similes throughout the story to describe feelings, relationships, and how he deals with events in his

Poets use comparisons frequently to help them discuss two or more things. Poets can use similes or metaphors to make these comparisons. A simile is a comparison that uses the words “like” or “as.” When Robert Frost says “life is too much like a pathless wood,” then he is using a simile.

In the short story, “Stop The Sun” by Gary Paulsen the character named Terry is trying to figure out why his father acts the way he does. The story “Stop The Sun” by Gary Paulsen is about a character named Terry who goes through several different ways to figure out why his father acts the way he does. Terry’s relationship with his father shows us not to judge before you know why they are acting that way, and what they went through. Terry is embarrassed because his father and some of the strange things he has done, Terry tries to find out why his father acts the way he does, he finally realizes he will never understand why his father acts the way he does.

In the story “Stop the Sun” by Gary Paulsen the theme is some people have problems that sometimes we can’t understand because it isn’t something that can’t be understood, but the knowledge that we obtain when we ask questions is more beneficial than when we don’t try to seek understanding. The story “Stop the Sun” by Gary Paulsen is about a boy named Terry that has a father and sometimes his father’s “eyes go away,”. This worries Terry and causes him to want to know more about what’s happening to his Father. He looks for answers to his questions everywhere because he justs wants to understand.

In conclusion, William Faulkner’s stories deal with a plethora of human problems, while at the same time they focus on social conflicts and misunderstanding. In, “That Evening Sun” this can all be clearly seen, as he focuses on one of the most urgent problems of that

He uses this to emphasise the pain and suffering felt by the soldiers so the reader can really appreciate the physical defeat but the emotional victory from the "noble six hundred". The use of onomatopoeia in poems is

There are several image groups used in this poem, two of which I will be reviewing. The first image group is “Sleep or Dreams”. Owen often refers to many subconscious states like the afore mentioned one, the reason why he uses these references so frequently is that war is made apparent to the reader as being a subconscious state as the realities often seem to be too hard to except, an example which backs up my opinion is: “Men marched asleep”. The poet often refers to dreams. I believe part of the reason for this is that by dreaming you are escaping from the physical reality and surroundings and due to the horror and constant threat of death the soldiers would constantly be dreaming of home and their loved ones. However,