fireworks poem

However, the poem them immediately undergoes another shift and returns to a lack of auditory and kinetic imagery with the verse “and it happens like this, on a blue day of sun.”. This verse, along with bringing back the state of tranquility and calm previously found in the poem also, through the use of the phrase “a day of blue sun”, seems to suggest a stereotypically happy and calm day. However, readers, noting the repetition of “it happens” as well as the fact that, in previous verses of the poem, this state of tranquility and calm was imbued with an ominous undercurrent, will still feel tension, finding themselves now unable to experience the state of tranquility and calm the poem presents before them. Likewise, such tension quickly turns out to be warranted when the proceeding verses describe how “Private Miller pulls the trigger to take brass and fire into his mouth”. These versus, along with standing in sharp tonal contrast with those that came before them, also introduce kinetic and auditory imagery back into the poem, suggesting to the reader that the state of peace and tranquility is once again breaking

Oh how the flames have changed. No longer did the flames signify destruction, eating away at the pages that had once shaped society as we know it. No longer did the flamethrower clenched in a fireman’s fist burn the ideals that make us people. No longer did they dash the hopes, the dreams, of man. Fire, which was one demolition and violence, is now hope.

John Foulcher conveys the meaning of his poem For the fire by the use of literal techniques, especially imagery. In the poem for the fire there is a variety of natural imagery, sound imagery and violent vocabulary as this places the setting, time and specific event spoken of in the poem: “outside gathering kindling”. In the first and second stanzas of For The Fire the setting is placed in the forest with a male character isolating himself. This is shown by natural and sound imagery for example in the first stanza sound imagery is placed : “It’s singular, human thud” in this quote John Foulcher also uses onomatopoeia for a heightened sensory imagery effect. In contrast the second stanza uses natural imagery: “Wind through sparse leaves like clockwork” is a great example as it tells the audience about the isolation as a setting whilst using a literary device which is simile.

-Fires are a recurring motif in Jeannette’s life. Previously, while Jeannette was cooking, she created a firing which led her to go to the hospital and a fire she created burned down the hotel that she lived in. It seems that to her, fire represents chaos and destruction. In this quote, Jeannette chooses to use the word "erupt" which is a common word associated with volcanoes and volcanoes are often unpredictable and seem calm but, they can erupt and cause major destruction. This reflects how in her life, everything may seem fine but can change instantly. Additionally, she knew that her life could

The first two-thirds consist of visual imagery and kinetic energy, while this section focuses on auditory stimulus. The first two lines demonstrate the red truck’s capability to disrupt the scene using its noise-making capabilities. They also uphold the unheededness of the truck. Because it is moving so prudently its sirens and gongs are blaring to let people know to take caution. Also, by adding aural stimuli, it rounds out the poem by appealing to as many senses as it can. The next lines add even more exposition to the movement. Williams calls attention to the tires, describing them as rumbling. This is an apt word to use because it conveys both sound and movement, tying it in to all parts of the poem. The poem concludes by going back and adding more detail to the scene surrounding the fire truck. The last lines let the reader know what they are already probably imagining. We know the area is dark, and the rush of the vehicle and the lights make it seem like a cityscape. It serves to put a cap on the action, and gives a steady end to it.

In the poem, “Spring Storm”, Jim Wayne Miller uses metaphors and similes to show us what his anger feels like to him. He also uses nature to show us how it may look if it were a tangible object.

As Francie continues to tempt John, the romantic suspense builds as the firework display continues. The scene starts with John and Francie facing each other as the fireworks display is occurring between them. The fireworks serve as a symbol of the relationship between John and Francie. As the scene progresses, the fireworks displays goes from simple to out of control. Once John and Francie move to the couch, the camera switches views from the characters to the fireworks to display how both events are similar to one

When we see fireworks explode, what we’re actually seeing is the explosion of components inside the aerial shell. The aerial shell is made up of gunpowder and stars, small lumps that are comprised of fuel, an oxidizing agent, a metal-containing colorant, and a binder. These stars are what give the fireworks their colors. (De Antonis, pg 8). The metal-containing colorant produces the color when it’s exposed to a flame (in this case, the ignition of the gunpowder) then the fuel and oxidizing agent combine to create a chemical reaction that yields powerful heat and gas (De Antonis, pg 8).The binder holds all these ingredients together when the firework explodes. When the fuse at the bottom of a firework is lit, the energy propels it upwards until

In the song “Firework” by Katy Perry, an important idea is not being afraid to express who you Language features which have helped readers to understand this idea are the use of similes and rhetorical questions.

The most prominent of these poetic devices is repetition. In this specific poem, repetition helps establish the tone of the poem. The repetition of the phrase, “Never shall I forget…” helps to drive home the point that these memories were so horrific that Elie will never forget them. It provides evidence as to the tone of the poem by conjuring a feeling of desperation. Another poetic device used in this poem is imagery.

Imagery of fire is revisited once again in the second section of the poem titled,“A Game of Chess,” in which Eliot remarks on the standing of what seems like an aristocratic woman. The flames are beginning to influence their surroundings. “Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra/ Reflecting light across the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it” (82-84) is a signal of the flames beginning to take their prey, in this case specifically the inanimate. The fire from the “sevenbranched candelabra” (82) illuminates the room, then the light reflects “across the table” onto her “glitter...jewels” in order to highlight the woman’s materialism. The fire literally sheds light on the materials. A no-no according to Buddhist teaching, because the “learned and noble disciple… conceives an aversion for form” (Clarke 351). The aristocratic woman fails to acknowledge the flame, which is unproductive if one is trying to rid themselves

The poem commences with a third person narrative voice. This persona describes the terrorist as enjoying the moment, ‘The terrorist has already crossed the street. / The distance keeps him out of danger, / and what a view – just like the movies:’ (5-7). By describing the situation as movie-like, it shows that the terrorist values his life over others as he situates himself at a distance where he can observe safely. This idea is also expressed through the fact that the language is factual, observational and unemotional, conveying the emotional detachment of the terrorist towards the pain and suffering he will inflict. The use of language in this is vastly different to that of ‘Lot’s Wife’ with the contrast of emotional language and factual language. The descriptions of the individuals are detached with mundane characteristics, such as the ‘crummy gloves’ (26), only being mentioned. This creates the sense that these individuals are less important than him, showing that the terrorist looks down on them. Throughout the piece, there is a sense of dramatic irony, with the terrorist knowing something that the people entering and exiting the bar don’t. This introduces the idea that the terrorist perceives this situation as comedic. This idea is continued with the use of time intervals marking the countdown of the detonation.

“Poppies in July” was written on July 1962. It is a short poem, but it is a poem that in spite of being short, it can mean very much for a person. Also, it is a poem in which demonstrates that someone is trying to escape from any suffering or pain, using drugs, or committing suicide. In the first line “little poppies” can mean beautiful flowers, but, then when the author added “little hell flames” the meaning of all the line change totally because now she compared them as something dangerous. The example above written can mean many things, but a thing important is that the author associates the flowers with violence. Likewise, "The nature and proof in the interpretation of poetry" demonstrates that a poem can mean many things, and in this poem

Blake uses traditional symbols of angels and devils, animal imagery, and especially images of fire and flame to: 1) set up a dual world, a confrontation of opposites or "contraries" which illustrate how the rules of Reason and Religion repress and pervert the basic creative energy of humanity, 2) argues for apocalyptic transformation of the self "through the radical regeneration of each person's own power to imagine" (Johnson/Grant, xxiv), and 3) reconstructs Man in a new image, a fully realized Man who is both rational and imaginative, partaking of his divinity through creativity. The form of the poem consists of "The Argument," expositions on his concepts of the "contraries" and of "expanded perception" which are both interspersed with "Memorable Fancies" that explicate and enlarge on his expositions, and concludes with "A Song of Liberty," a prophecy of a future heaven on earth.

Second, striking similes are used throughout the whole poem. The speaker does not content himself with using age-old phrases or comparisons. His similes are unique and gripping. "Like old beggars under sacks," "like a man in fire or lime," and "like a devil's sick of sin," help to add vivid mental pictures to the poem. The soldier's uniforms are ripped and threadbare from all the fighting, and they are so exhausted that they bend over as they walk. The man that breathed the mustard gas is in such incredible pain that all he can do is jerk about as if he were on fire. After a while, the gas causes his face to sag until he resembles something from the horrors of hell. The speaker's similes are ones that cause the reader to stop and just think about what is being described