Star Of The Sea Figurative Language

Throughout the book, Sharon M. Draper used figurative language to show that family's death is hard to deal with, on top of being a slave and working very hard day to night by using similes, flashback, but most of all using a metaphor to draw the reader's attention. Eventually, Amari gets over her families death, escapes from being a slave and heads to Fort Moses, Florida, just like how in life, we get over our family's death. The inherent struggles portrayed in the book are some of the struggles we face today, and we ourselves must face them as we move on with our lives. The author showed us that slavery was a very compelling movement that caused people to deteriorated internally and externally. In conclusion, Copper Sun showed that Amari a

The first five stanzas utilizes imagery to describe the setting under the sea. At first, the audience is able to visualize how the ship is quietly resting from “human vanity” and the “Pride of Life.” Pride got in the way of humanity’s creation of the ship since they believed that the Titanic to be

Imagery, detail, and symbolism play a crucial role in this work. Imagery has the function of painting a picture of the situation in the reader’s mind so that he or she is able to develop a version of the story individually. It makes the reading a more personalized experience that helps the reader to understand what’s going on. When O’Brien was just about to escape to Canada to avoid being drafted, he described the scene that was presented in front of him. “The shoreline was dense with brush and timber. I could see tiny red berries on the bushes.” In this quote, the reader can visualize the setting of the lake where he has to make his life-changing decision. It appeals to the visual sense by describing the shoreline and even the sense of

The protagonist experiences severe repercussions due to his all-consuming lifestyle, including the inability to come terms with truth and an irrational mindset as the boat sinks. However, this idea doesn’t immediately stand out, as some would argue that the mate actually comes to terms with his obsessiveness, as demonstrated in the passage “His faith in the boat had been overwhelming that he had to force himself to realize it had been destroyed.” (p. 5). The significance of this line is not the fact that he did realize it had been destroyed, it’s the fact that he had to force himself to. No man who has come to terms with his obsessiveness should have to force themselves to see what’s right in front of them. To further emphasize, he shouldn’t receive any pats on the back for noticing that his foundered ship was indeed

The drop of the shipmates, the cracking of ice, and the roaring of the wind all appeal to the sense of hearing, while the Mariner rants his tale. As the ancient Mariner’s crew a;; die, he fails to hear a groan as they drop one by one; however, the sailor hears the thump of the bodies as, separately, they collide with the deck of the ship. The ice cracks, growls, roars, and howls as the crew travel through it; Coleridge writes that the ice is “like noises in a swound.” ”And soon I hear a roaring wind,” states the Mariner during his tale; Coleridge also writes that “the upper air burst into life,” which causes the crew to hear a strong breeze. Using the sense of feeling, Coleridge writes about the drop of the shipmates, the cracking of the ice, and the roaring of the wind.

This differs in “The Wreck of the Hesperus” because the two people on the boat slowly build fear as the storm moves in. The characters are a father and his daughter, and he warns her of the upcoming events. It states, “Down came the storm, and smote amain / The vessel in its strength” (Longfellow 25-26). This reveals the beginning of a harsh storm that overwhelms them.

For this reason, he is now covered in “lightning” as well, which is a metaphor for “chasing the storm of life”. He wants to be right in the action in order to understand and full experience everything the world has to offer. Instead of simply watching the tornadoes from afar, naming them and being able to separate himself from the emotional damage that may cause, the narrator finally becomes a storm chaser and stating it as “what I’m supposed to do”. Through the fear of looking back at his life when he is old and only seeing boring and easy days, it pushes him to step out of his comfort

The men came to the conclusion that “fate” must be the reason that they are experiencing this deathly situation. It is the understanding of this fact that brings the men to the edge of their misery. At this point the men feel like their lives are coming to an end, so much so that they even ask the captain if they have a chance at survival, to which the captain replies "If this wind holds and the boat don't swamp, we can't do much else." This quote shows the uselessness that the men feel, but it also makes apparent there is still a possibility of hope.

“The Open Boat” is short tale of endurance, suffering, and redemption. The story focuses on four interesting sailors on a journey towards survival. They try their best to overcome the adversities of the water and raging storm. Crane focuses on the constant struggle of man’s immobility to control his own life. “The Open Boat” is a nonfictional fiction some call it. It typically is argued as only fiction, but many lean toward its nonfictional quality. Crane wrote the story based off his real life experience of a shipwreck he tragically endured. The Commodore, the name of the ship, was the victim of the waves and Crane just so happened to be one of its friends. He wrote 2 articles based on this tragedy, but “The Open Boat” became the best

The life in the ship is harsh and full of struggles which represent the typical life experience of human being.

First of all, in “The Seafarer” the writer discusses the internal conflicts he is having among the waves of the sea. Even though this self-chosen exile causes this man pain and sorrow, peace is not a common entity for him while on land. “The time for journeys would come and my soul/ called me eagerly out, sent me over/ the horizon, seeking foreigners’ homes.” (lines 36-38). The gallant mortal does not doubt that there is no fear among his heart, but his longing for the tides is far too strong to be confined to the dry, lifeless land. His experiences only bring him back to where he feels at home the most - the sea. “But there isn’t a man on earth so proud,/…/he feels no fear as the sails unfurl/…/only the ocean’s heave; But longing wraps itself around him.” (lines 39-47). The way he shows his fearful arrogance is an example again of his internal conflict.

A few confusing lines were, “ The buttocks will bestir, the paddles will be lifted” (Nakuina 51). This line in personal opinion means the people will get off their butts and lift their paddles as if they were paddling. Although, it could be a line that concludes them trying to fight the storm to stay alive. Another line is, “The incompetent ones of the swamped canoe will die” (Nakuina 51). A question came to mind, it is said if they refuse to come ashore the storm will be the death of them, although this chant states that only the incompetent ones will die. Incompetent means, unsuccessful, so does this mean that those who are skilled will use their skills to survive? Using personal opinion, those who are skillful and use this skill to fight the storm, will

How does Walt Whitman use figurative language in O Captain! My Captain! to impact the readers. One of the first examples of figurative language in O Captain! my Captain! is an allusion. Two allusions are located on the second line in the first stanza, it says “The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,”. Whitman's uses of allusions are easier to understand if you know history because the ship represents the nation and the prize was the win of the Civil War. Walt Whitman used allusions because if they are constructed well then, the reader may feel more apart of the story and it can capture their attention to keep them interested. Another example of figurative language in the poem is imagery. One use of imagery I found was

As the storm approaches Calixta is home sewing, while husband Bobinot and son Bibi are out at the store. Bobinot notices the “sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by a sullen, threatening roar.” (page 394) The description makes it obvious that it’s a threatening, dangerous storm. The father and son decide to remain at the store till the storm passed by.