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
I can tell you the authors style in the book In November by Cynthia Rylant. The style in her writings are mostly personification or figurative language. I know this because on page 4 it says "spreading there arms like dancers" based on what I read Cynthia Rylant uses personification also uses a simile. The book In November Cynthia uses tree limbs as dancers. She give a descriptive look as what the tree looks like. Cynthia Rylant uses a human action to a non human thing.
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
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.
Most poems, new and old, almost always have an important message to teach to all those who take the time to read it. Authors use poetic devices to get their message across in creative, yet effective ways. For example, Mary Oliver carefully uses several poetic devices to teach her own personal message to her readers. Oliver’s use of the poem’s organization, diction, figurative language, and title aids in conveying the message of how small, yet vital oxygen is to all living and nonliving things in her poem, “Oxygen.”
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.”
effective because it allows the reader to envision the workspace. “Grammar is not just a pain in
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
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.
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
In Kate Grenville’s bildungsroman, “The Lieutenant”, Grenville uses figurative language to convey various ideas through the landscapes and character behaviours. One such idea presented is the evident secrets and distrust among characters in the novel. Grenville further presents the isolation that people who were suspected to in the late 1700s to early 1800s as well as the issues in the colonisation and slavery of the British Empire.
In all of Bradstreet’s works she is constantly expressing herself through her figurative language that whoever reads the poetry
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
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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”.