The poem “Dover Beach” is one that carries many deep themes that are exemplified through the use of rhetorical devices. There is one theme, however, that stands out more that the rest and that is “man and the natural world.” With the use of two specific rhetorical devices, the poem gains qualities that would be sorely missed without them. The use of epithets throughout the poem allows the reader to grasp what each of the described words is meant to convey. Symbolism in “Dover Beach” expands the meaning of the poem as it provides the reader with a secondary vision to the connections made between the lines. The relationship between man and nature is vital to the poem. With the use of rhetorical devices, the reader is able to truly understand
In the essay Ground Zero by Suzanne Berne writes about her very personal experience visiting Ground Zero the place where the twin towers stood prior to the tragedy of 9/11. She uses rhetorical devices throughout her essay to make the piece feel incredibly intimate and emotional to the reader. She specifically uses imagery, tone, simile, and metaphor to explain her experience to Ground Zero in a deeper and meaningful way to her readers. Berne uses rhetorical devices in her essay Ground Zero to let her readers feel the same emotions and imagine the same things she saw on her visit to make the essay very intimate and realistic.
A Small Place, a novel written by Jamaica Kincaid, is a story relating to the small country of Antigua and its dilemmas from Jamaica Kincaid’s point of view. In this novel Kincaid is trying to inform her audience that Antigua is in a poor state due to British imperial, government corruption, and tourism. Kincaid exposes her audience to the effect of these very problems in Antigua by using persuasive visual language. In the third part of Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, Kincaid does an exceptional job in arguing that, her country Antigua has corrupt government officials due to British influence by appealing effectively to pathos, logos, and ethos.
In the documentary “Blackfish,” there are rhetorical devices that are used to send off different thoughts about orca whales being held in captivity in such a limited space. Many of these devices try to give off certain feelings to the emotions and the mind through different people’s opinions. A device that is most used throughout this documentary is logos, meaning more facts are included and convincing the audience to pick more of one side than another. Shown through the documentary, many points from different people are told and give off plenty of emotions for the viewers that watch the documentary. Many facts are given off throughout this whole documentary, however the way that the people say it gives it more of two aspects that
The passage The Great American Desert, an excerpt from The Journey Home, published in 1977, written by Edward Abbey uses rhetorical strategies in attempt to emphasize his argument against the desert. The excerpt is from an environmental book and is meant to argue against desertification using repetition, alliteration, personification, and rhetorical questions to show what a desert actually is and it's true lack of beauty. The first section starts with two rhetorical questions, “Why go into the desert? Really, why do it?”
Nor it flew not straight, but sometime crooked this way, sometime that way, and sometime it ran round about in a compass.
In the romantic era, British authors and poets focused on nature and its influence. Two of those poets, Charlotte Smith and William Wordsworth, wrote many pieces on the beauty of nature and their personal experiences with the beaches of England. In “Far on the sands” and “It is a beauteous evening,” Smith and Wordsworth describe their respective experiences on the shore at sunset. Both authors use structure, theme, allusions, and imagery to effectively convey their perceptions of nature. While the sonnets share a setting and the topics of nature and tranquility, Smith’s has a focus on introspection and Wordsworth’s is centered around religion. These have different focuses which achieve different effects on the reader.
In Nepal, Mount. Everest is referred to as Sagarmāthā. The Nepalese are constantly referring to the mountain as if it were living, breathing, and capable of feeling. The Nepalese give human-like traits to the mountain with their Buddhist religion as a type of rhetorical device. In 1996 after the may tenth tragedy on Mount.
Don’t you just love books and things about survival and wilderness, I know right. Well, there is two excerpts and they are about survival and wilderness.
Vann, who is a staff writer at The Atlantic, covers politics and policy. Over a decade long career, he has covered issues such as; policy, race, health care, and politics. The Atlantic is a well-known magazine, it is critically acclaimed for its writing and coverage. The audience of this essay was anyone who read the magazine, and anyone who wants to learn of the intertwined of The Civil Rights movement and the fight for healthcare for all in America. Mr. Newkirk tries to convince his audience that the fight for healthcare in this country is like the struggles faced by those who were fight for civil rights. He brings up the ‘plight’ Civil Rights leaders encountered to pass bills such as; Medicaid and Medicare. Additionally, he discussed how,
Burt did many crazy and amazing things while he was in high school but he had his reasons. One of the justifications for his actions was that the town that he lived in was so boring. Bert wanted to spice things up in his town and make it more entertaining. He felt that this was his job. An example of him in the story of him saying that the town is boring is when he said “The turnpike is the same noise every night with the same rush of traffic. There are no accidents and there are no drivers that drive over the speed limit. Secondly, Burt thought that it was his job to make the town less boring. He blamed himself for the town being boring and that is why he did so many outrageous things. He shows this when in the last part of the story he
The theme of these passages is even though your work may be tough, it always pays off. In the first passage it says that the man follows in his grandfather’s footsteps by shoveling the long sidewalk. The man wishes he could just leave the snow and admire it for a while, but there are schools on either side of the house, so kids have to walk on his sidewalk. It pays off because he is helping the children.
But as the poem continues, it is interrupted by events that are unnaturalistic which shifts the view of the beach. In the poem, a point occurs where the beach is drastically changed both physically and mentally: “You hear the grating roar… But now I only hear / Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar / Retreating, to the breath” (Arnold 9, 24-26) The differences between the “grating roar” and the “withdrawing roar” of the beach is that when water crashes closer towards land, the beach grates against rocks on purpose. But “withdrawing” roars of the beach shows that the beach wants to escape from land, and venture “down the cast edges… and naked shingles of the world”(Arnold 27-28) where no men can interfere. This excerpt further justifies that men have become too overwhelming and warlike to a point where everyone wants to flee from the danger. The “melancholy [and] long[ing]” of the beach shows that this war won’t end in the near future and will gradually continue. Arnold further justifies taking a stand for oneself when stating how the beach moves towards the “naked shingles of the world.” The beach could be viewed as citizens because in the beginning, we are mostly innocent and calm but whenever an event takes place, we just go along with the circumstance, similar to how water flows with each other and never goes off by itself. We follow what society tells us to do and what is safe to do but in the end, people, running from a problem isn’t the best solution and should stand up for what is
“The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” are both elegies that reflect Christian attitudes in their own respective views. Meaning it seems that they offer two different levels off the messages being sent and how it is perceived. This essay will explain the Attitudes the Christian influence shows in each elegy.
The 17th Century marked an Age of Discovery for both new sea routes and new ways of expressing erotic lust. The Anglican Church of England continued to be the powerholder over England, enforcing the dominant religion and the jurisdiction over those who opposed it. However, after the English Civil War the Church’s power began to fluctuate and other religions including Christianity were gaining religious and civil rights. Embracing steps towards religious recognition Marvell’s ‘Bermudas’ takes the idea of faith to a sensual level, using metaphors to uncover a promised Eden and erotic lust. Marvell’s approach to lust through religion is unimaginable, how is he able to mask his love for women through his faith in God? He embraces New World language to explore faith in God and lust for his promised land. In order to understand Marvell’s use of lust in a religious way I will uncover how his New World language expresses love in Religious Persecution, Faith and an eagerness for Virgin territory.
In The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot and Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold the poets utilizes poetic devices to convey their respective themes. Through use of symbols and metaphors, the speaker in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock displays his fears of the changes brought with the younger generation, and isolation from the changing society. The speaker in Dover Beach, utilizes symbols, metaphors, and similes to state that the younger generation has less faith than the older, and society must regain faith to stop the world from fighting. The younger generation needs to bridge the generation gap and remember to value and include the older generation, as they still can help the younger. If they do, they can stop the chaos in the world that stems from the isolation and loss of faith.