powerful meanings and visions for the audience. Lorna also used similes ‘and plummet like a wounded bird’, in this case the simile was used to help the reader understand the underlying metaphor which was the wounded bird referring to the child. Alliteration in ‘or sits and stares at flames while sparks burn stars in his skin’, the words beginning with the letter S used by Crozier help her express and her visions, emphasising the child’s abuse. Chinua Achebe in ‘Mother in a Refugee Camp’ used…
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the Mariner fails to see the beauty of nature, people, and God, and his broken relationships with each results in his feelings of unhappiness and emptiness. The Mariner shoots the Albatross, a bird that has kind intentions of befriending the Mariner and his crew. His rationalizes for himself and his crewmates that the Albatross brought fog to the ship and it would have been difficult to continue on their voyage. Truthfully, the Mariner is unthinking and does…
Device dilemma Anxiety, depression, and suicide all stem from device addiction. Technology continues to constantly evolve; thus, beginning to put devices in the hands of our children and eventually leading to addiction. Kaye Deslauriers, teacher of the year and a concerned parent, presenting her speech at a conference with other parents in attendance. Speaks on the harms of addiction in children, warning other parents. In her speech to concerned parents, Kaye delivers an acceptance of the…
Throughout time, social systems in societies have always been designed by those in power and followed by the common person. In these societies, those higher in the social system set certain trends that were practiced by lower caste members, in order to fit in. In the last two centuries, these social elites and their institutions are collectively referred to as popular culture. Popular culture projects increasingly impossible-to-reach standards of living, which can, consequently, detract from the…
Firstly, I chose to use an assortment of alliteration, evidence and rhetorical questions to get my point across. Using small alliterations similar such as “statistics show” or “gender gap”, the brain subconsciously focuses on the sentence and its content. Secondly, I used evidence as it is a fundamental part of writing a persuasive essay.…
autumn tint of gold-- From the lightning in the sky As it pass’d me flying by,” (lines 13-18). So I think that Poe used imagery to express time flying by through nature and its cycles, the interpretation how Poe frequently uses figure of speech like alliteration, metaphor and anaphora to understand the poem and to give more impact emphasis and balance within the poem. And with the last four lines using metaphor to explain his life at the end,…
critiques made on the subjects they write about. In this poem, John Hodgen describes, in a plain spoken and blunt way, Walt Whitman helping wounded Civil War veterans in a makeshift military hospital. He uses candid comparisons to prove his points and alliteration to improve the readability of his poem at the end. In order to understand poems, the reader must have a historical and cultural understanding of the subject manner. This allows the reader to fully enjoy and understand the meaning of…
In both John Keats’ Bright Star and Robert Frost’s Choose Something Like a Star, the authors center their poems on star; however, through theme and style, they lack resemblance. In fact, Frost’s poem includes an illusion from Keats’ poem, which does bring a common theme into each of the works. Although both of the poems have a central subject of a star, they can be compared and contrasted through their themes and structures. As a sonnet, Bright Star consists and is rigidly structured upon an…
There are many pieces of literature that are written in a very beautiful and sophisticated manner. There are many poems and stories that feel similar or you feel like the main character is trying to do the same thing. After you feel like something is similar between two pieces of literature you start to compare and contrast them . One of the many amazing pieces of literature are The poem Jabberwocky(written by Lewis Carroll) and a book called The Lorax( written by Dr.Seuss.) Both poems have a…
Throughout history, imperialism has always been constant, but the attitude towards it has not. In the essay, “A Hanging”, George Orwell, through his use of elements of fiction, figurative language, and diction, shows how imperialism causes a lack of humanity. To begin, Orwell uses many elements of fiction to convey his point of view. One of these is setting. The sun is described as “a sickly light, like yellow tin foil”, setting up a somber and ominous mood. This use of pathetic…