Compare and Contrast
THE THESIS OF THE TWO RIVER OF MISSISSPPI
Twain gained a new attitude towards the river when he became a riverboat pilot. After being trained to navigate the river, it soon lost it's magic, and he became neutral to it's charms. But worse that that, he also saw the dangers to his boat within the river. Not only was he desensitized to the majestic, bewitching qualities of the river, but it also became his enemy, trying to damage his boat, the cargo, and the passengers in each of its twists and turns. Twain trying to persuade you that you both gain and lose something while learning, not only learning a profession, but rather learning about anything. By finding out how and why something functions as it does, you learn better ways of dealing with and manipulating
Figurative language
Twain uses figurative language to effectively describe his sense of rapture and awe of the river when he is beginning his journey on the road to knowledge of steamboating. Twain gives the river human characteristics and even its own ‘language’. Describing the river as having “turned to blood” or a log that was “solitary…black and conspicuous” breathed life into his view of the Mississippi.
Twain’s use of figurative language places the reader inside his mind during this exciting experience he once had. The wonder and pure awe of this beautiful scene are painted beautifully with his use of simile, “boiling rings that were as many-tinted as an opal” and other variations of personification of the river. In his writing about the river, he has the trees waving, the river dancing and the surroundings of the water glowing, shining “like silver” and radiating warm colors and beauty. When anyone takes on a new learning experience, many times details that are initially noticed or celebrated become old hat, so to speak. My first bread machine gave... [continues]
1.In the opening sentence of "Two Ways of Seeing a River," Twain introduces a metaphor, comparing the Mississippi River to (A) a
Twain gained a new attitude towards the river when he became a riverboat pilot. After being trained to navigate the river, it soon lost it's magic, and he became neutral to it's charms. But worse that that, he also saw the dangers to his boat within the river. Not only was he desensitized to the majestic, bewitching qualities of the river, but it also became his enemy, trying to damage his boat, the cargo, and the passengers in each of its twists and turns. Twain trying to persuade you that you both gain and lose something while learning, not only learning a profession, but rather learning about anything. By finding out how and why something functions as it does, you learn better ways of dealing with and manipulating
Figurative language
Twain uses figurative language to effectively describe his sense of rapture and awe of the river when he is beginning his journey on the road to knowledge of steamboating. Twain gives the river human characteristics and even its own ‘language’. Describing the river as having “turned to blood” or a log that was “solitary…black and conspicuous” breathed life into his view of the Mississippi.
Twain’s use of figurative language places the reader inside his mind during this exciting experience he once had. The wonder and pure awe of this beautiful scene are painted beautifully with his use of simile, “boiling rings that were as many-tinted as an opal” and other variations of personification of the river. In his writing about the river, he has the trees waving, the river dancing and the surroundings of the water glowing, shining “like silver” and radiating warm colors and beauty. When anyone takes on a new learning experience, many times details that are initially noticed or celebrated become old hat, so to speak. My first bread machine gave... [continues]
1.In the opening sentence of "Two Ways of Seeing a River," Twain introduces a metaphor, comparing the Mississippi River to (A) a