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Melanie begins her extensive usage of figurative language with metaphors to support the apprehensive and remorseful tone of Soap. She speculates, “I think I just remembered something, I think I left the faucet running. Now my words are filling up the tub” (lines 1-3). In this stanza, Melanie uses metaphors to compare her feeling of apprehensiveness to the feeling

This is Water, was a commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace at Kenyon College in 2005. Ever since this speech has been given it has become well known. Because of the length, it can be hard to read through the speech while trying to understand the whole idea of it. Wallace fills the speech with stories, examples, and vivid ideas while trying to convince these college graduates how to view life in a positive perspective. While this speech is packed full of ideas he manages to give it in a way outside of the norm for commencement speeches. Yet still gets all the information to the graduates and anyone else who listens to it.

Tim O’Brien describes things in great detail throughout his story “On the Rainy River”. O’Brien does this through his use of imagery and the tone that is created from that. Tim O’Brien uses imagery when talking about the pig factories which creates a very traumatizing tone. Furthermore, Tim also creates tone through his use of imagery when describing Elroy’s physical appearance. When O’brien describes Elroy Berdahl, he is creating a very informative tone.

The doctor struggled for a minute but was able to get a beat on him again. As Luke reached the water, he stopped and began writing down something on the pad of paper he took with him, he held it up in the air, then began reading aloud what was on the pad of paper, "The air is fine. I'm going to check the water now." From his viewpoint, the doctor watched in horror as the wild dogs began to zero in on Luke. Unbeknownst to Luke, he dipped not one but three Ph strips in the water. As he pulled them out the doctor could see, to his bewilderment, the strips were all light green.

Sarah Townsend and Laura McCabe’s “Diver” displays single stanzas drifting across a colorful background, slowly revealing the whole poem (Townsend and McCabe). The electronic format adds to the meaning of the poem, reinforcing dominant topics such as water and toxic love. Through the use of words, movement, and colors, “Diver” symbolizes an unhealthy relationship, how it initially makes the woman feel, and later, how she cannot break away from the man.

Poetry has a role in society, not only to serve as part of the aesthetics or of the arts. It also gives us a view of what the society is in the context of when it was written and what the author is trying to express through words. The words as a tool in poetry may seem ordinary when used in ordinary circumstance. Yet, these words can hold more emotion and thought, however brief it was presented.

The short story “A Secret Lost in the Water” by Roch Carrier and the poem “My Father Is a Simple Man” by Luis Omar Salinas both explores the relationship between their fathers and examines the theme of the differences between generations. “A Secret Lost in the Water” examines more about the narrator’s regret to losing the traditional skills and knowledge in the modern society. Conversely, the poem “My Father Is a Simple Man” explores the gratitude felt by young generations towards their parents.

The appreciation of nature is illustrated through imagery ‘and now the country bursts open on the sea-across a calico beach unfurling’. The use of personification in the phrase ‘and the water sways’ is symbolic for life and nature, giving that water has human qualities. In contrast, ‘silver basin’ is a representation of a material creation and blends in with natural world. The poem is dominated by light and pure images of ‘sunlight rotating’ which emphasizes the emotional concept of this journey. The use of first person ‘I see from where I’m bent one of those bright crockery days that belong to so much I remember’ shapes the diverse range of imagery and mood within the poem. The poet appears to be emotional about his past considering his thoughts are stimulated by different landscapes through physical journey.

Water.  It expresses its’ power in the form of hurricanes and flash floods.  It displays its gentleness, washing dirt off a child's scabbed knee.  Water has been used to quench the thirst of many longing throats; and it has been the cause of death to those who unfavorably crossed its path.  It possesses the power of total destruction, yet it holds the bases of all life.  Generally, water has symbolized cleanliness and renewal.  In the Bible, water was used in Baptism, cleansing the soul of original sin and offering a new life in the light of God.  Water in itself is a natural purifier, washing the dirt from our bodies. Water is a symbol of

Written in an article analyzing the ways in which water was used in Beloved, the author(s) said, ”the image of water shares similarities with one’s mental process and provides us a good tool to catch on the themes of the novel “ (Chen & Wang 1). Water, being a fluid and essential part of life, is very easy to connect with. Especially when considering that the human mind has no real start or stop and flows freely like water. Recognizing that Beloved is a very intense book that requires a fair amount of attention to fully grasp all of Toni Morrison’s metaphors and symbols, water can be followed as a guide to leave the reader with a better understanding of the novel and a theme that is scattered throughout the story. In Beloved, water is broken

In her novel Beloved, Toni Morrison writes about the life of former slaves of Sweet Home. Sethe, one of the main characters, was once a slave to a man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Garner. After Garner’s sudden death, schoolteacher comes to Sweet Home and takes control of the slaves. His treatment of all the slaves forced them to run away. Fearing that her children would be sold, Sethe sent her two boys and her baby girl ahead to her mother-in-law. On the way to freedom, a white girl named Amy Denver helped Sethe deliver her daughter, who she later names Denver. About a month after Sethe escapes slavery, schoolteacher found her and tried to bring her back. In fear that her children would be brought back into slavery, Sethe killed

A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, is a story about love and war. Frederic Henry, a young American, works as an ambulance driver for the Italian army in World War I. He falls tragically in love with a beautiful English nurse, Miss Catherine Barkley. This tragedy is reflected by water. Throughout the novel Ernest Hemingway uses water as metaphors. Rivers are used as symbols of rebirth and escape and rain as tragedy and disaster, which show how water plays an important role in the story.

Core is a required class in which students expand their knowledge. Students develop different perspectives in the world. Core teaches different types of subjects which are: math, science, history, etc. Core could be defined in multiple ways. Everyone has their own interpretation of looking at it. Authority was one topic demonstrated throughout the readings, lectures, and discussions. Authority has the power to create and regulate laws. Whoever has authority has the ability to shape the world. Authority was once controlled by the church, the church said what was right and wrong, but it wasn’t until science started to make sense to people. Authority controls all; whoever has it leads and the people follow.

The movie Called “Water” was a piece of history for me on how the other side of the world lives. The way the young girls were married off at a young age just makes me feel sick. They were treated as they were the untouchables. The movie is revolved around the widows and how they live their lives at the bottom of the Cast system. Capturing the struggles and horrid conditions, That the widows in India faced. During the time where widowed women were treated as trash. The women were sent to an ashram, and forced to obey to the traditional rules no matter if the laws were in their favor. A widow was not supposed to get married again, wear other colors besides white, grow their hair long.

The water symbolizes purity and new life. The first example pf water representing purity is in the very beginning. The viewer has an underwater view, while Edward is telling the story of catching the beast. Edward catches this fish the day Will was born, and when someone is born, they are pure. The second example is how Will and Josephine were married by the river bank. Being married is like a rebirth with someone as your companion. Their wedding took place by the river, which is water, and the wedding is the rebirth of them together. Another example is at the end where the screen transitions from the sky to the water in the pool. This represents purity because the sky is often associated with heaven, which is pure, and perfect. So, the transition from the perfect sky, fading into water implies the water is associated with purity. A final example of water meaning preserving life is when Edward is on the brink of his last breath, and Will offers him water. Edward denies this water, because he knows that this is his time to die, and he wants to just go peacefully. All he wants before dying, is to finally revive his relationship with his son, whom he loves very much.