Hi Class, This week we had a lot of good poems to read, but the one that stood out the most to me was probably "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet. The author uses lots of figurative language. For example the author writes "I washed thy face, but more defects I saw, And rubbing off a spot, still made a flaw." In that sentence Bradstreet used a lot of metaphors, like when she says "I washed thy face, but more defects I saw," she is really saying the more times I reread the story the more errors she sees and when she changed one wrong thing something else when wrong. Bradstreet also uses a lot of personification in this specific sentence along with being through out the poem. She is giving a story human characteristic by say
Sandra Cisneros creates the voice of Rachel as an eleven-year-old girl by, using similes. I know this because in the story it stats, “The way you grow old is kind of like a onion or like the rings inside a tree trunk or like my little wooden dolls that fit inside the other.” This shows that the author used similes to show the voice of Rachel, in the smilie it is showing that she is comparing how people grow, to Onions, Inside a tree trunk, And her little wooden dolls. She used figurative language because she wanted to show that when you are in 6th grade you have to use figurative language a lot, mostly similes or metaphors.
In the short story "The Ascent", the author, Ron Rash, uses figurative language throughout the story that urges the reader to believe that the the whole story revolves around a theme of being unlucky. First, Ron Rash has added the simile, “A woman was in the passenger seat, her body bent forward like a horseshoe” (Rash 280). For centuries, horseshoes have been associated with luck when they are upright. However when horseshoes are bent over that is associated with luck running out. In the story, the fifth grade protagonist, Jared, is wandering in the woods and stumbles upon an airplane that crashed a week before. When Jared walks in, he sees the dead woman, bent over like a horseshoe, which represents her luck running out. Considering
In chapter one of the novel, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the author incorporates figurative language to develop the characters and the setting. The first example that portrays figurative language is, “The walls are cracked and water runs upon them in thin threads without sound, black and glistening as blood.” This example uses a metaphor to compare the water on the walls to glistening blood. In return, the readers can get a visual of the rooms setting and what the walls look like. Another example from chapter one is, “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed.”
Figurative language is a main component in showcasing the emotions the characters reveal. An example being when the author writes “ The children huddled up to her and breathed like little calves waiting at the bars in the twilight.” This portrays the children's emotions with more emphasis and really shows how they watched everything Granny Weatherall did with precision. This type of writing really helps the reader understand what is going on within the characters and their actions. The author also displays figurative language in the way she describes how John would be in the situation of them still being together. She describes him as being more of a child, rather than taking a parent role.
Using figurative language helps create imagery and enhances the imagination of the readers. The use of personification allows the author to give human like characteristics to non-living things. An example within the story that displayed intense emotion was included this quote,“This set formula, spoken in a kind of lilt, would awaken loud echoes in Tzili’s soul, and their reverberations spread throughout her body” (Appelfeld, p. 275). By adding in this literary device the readers can foreshadow Tzili’s growth throughout the story and how she realizes who she is as an individual and matures into a strong and independent
People do what they do for many reasons. Delia Owens is a master of her words, illustrating her points through her figurative language. Throughout the book there were many accounts of people doing what they want without it being obvious the characters in the book can relate to the marsh and the swamp because they are unpredictable. In situations where people are craving something, they will do anything to satisfy their cravings. One of the characters who represents this trait of unpredictability is Pa.
In the poem Tableau, the writer uses figurative language such as metaphor, simile, and imagery to represent a powerful tone. In turn, the tone does impact how readers perceive the
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Often, an author uses figurative language to build upon the story and to create a more meaningful message. The text,“A Private Talk with Holly” uses symbolism to express the main idea that
Ann Michael’s did a great job of making women laying on a beech, an everyday situation, very unique. She did an excellent job due to the fact that she included numerous examples of figurative imagery. This includes the use of metaphors, similes, and personification. When Ann Michael’s used these figures of speech, she explained the situation by indirectly comparing it to other common concepts. Using these figures of speech allows the readers to better visualize what is happening in their head and understand the text to a greater extent. Like mentioned before, Ann Michael used several of these figures of speech, making her everyday situation extremely interesting and enjoyable to read. Some examples include: “Light chooses white sails, the
While at the movies, it was one of the main scenes they wanted to see.
In all of Bradstreet’s works she is constantly expressing herself through her figurative language that whoever reads the poetry
In “The Author to Her Book,” Bradstreet is inundated in indecision and internal struggles over the virtues and shortfalls of her abilities and the book that she produced. As human beings we associate and sympathize with each other through similar experiences. It is difficult to sympathize with someone when you don’t know where they are coming from and don’t know what they are dealing with. Similar experiences and common bonds are what allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding for another human being’s situation. In this poem an elaborate struggle between pride and shame manifests itself through an extended metaphor in which she equates her book to her own child.
Authors often design highly complex characters that toy with readers’ emotions and force them to tirelessly ruminate on their personas, traits, and intrinsic qualities. These types of characters artfully enhance works of literature by bringing a variety of underlying dimensions to their respected pieces. Each quality that defines them subtly contributes to themes in a piece and touches readers in different ways. To fully appreciate a character of this depth, they must be broken down and analyzed from several perspectives. A character from American literature that fits this profound archetype is Henry James’s character Winterbourne from the short story Daisy Miller: A Study.
The controversial issue of such a beautiful thing causing utter destruction has been around for many years. To some, like Edgar Allan Poe, Helen is a beauty beyond words, constantly praised. To others, like Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), she is a curse bestowed upon Greece. As thousands of years have passed since the Trojan War, through their uses of speech, diction, imagery, form, and tone, the two poets display their contrasting views of Helen in their poems “To Helen” and “Helen”. Edgar Allan Poe writes an ode “To Helen”.