Another literary device exemplified in this passage is emotive imagery. The image given by King to the reader captures the desolation and grim circumstances for the average Negro in 1960’s America. However, at the same time, King expresses the underlying hope of a brighter future for…
* “What drawn an talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate all Montague’s and the. Have at thee coward! ; Peace out of question- Strong feelings for hate/Contrasts LOVE- Power of 3-Presented “Hell”…
For my Parson’s Challenge, I chose to further develop the theme of my painting, War. Originally, it had been a singular exploration of color and texture, centered around the negative feelings associated with the color red. My new piece, Confusion, focuses on the unfavorable connotations that the color yellow possesses. The goal of this collection was to capture the instinctual impressions behind the colors, through brush technique painting style, without stating it outright. I felt the best way to do this would be through an abstract composition.…
On the surface, A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles in 1959, is a tale of two boys and the events that take place between them one school year during World War Two. Behind the simple storyline, however, lies a deeply woven web of symbols, themes, and lessons that are all of great significance and relevance to our lives today. Perhaps one of the most important concepts we can learn from this novel is how we, as a species, create our own enemies due to our jealousy and insecurity. Knowles’ story shows how humans tend to satisfy the need to have someone to compete with by sometimes choosing to dislike the people who deserve it the least.…
Emotions are a key part of human beings. Without different emotions, the human species could not function. By playing on the emotions of his readers, King automatically draws in their attention. The emotion hope is played upon throughout the piece: "As in so many past experiences, our hopes had been blasted, and the shadow of deep disappointment settled upon us" (425). To portray the negativity of racism King uses these negatively associated words such as "blasted" and "disappointment". By putting these words with positive words such as "hope", it has sort of a reversed effect. The reader can relate to hopes being crushed and disappointment in their lives. By using relatable ideas and emotions, King's message becomes effective.…
‘You find this ugly, I find it lovely’. This technique explains that even though millions of people find this street ugly but he finds live in the smell, feel and the atmosphere. He also uses visual imagery and biblical allusion to explain his love for this street.…
To trace dark emotions upon readers most authors will use the concept of negative diction. For instance, “Harried by day and haunted by night”(Paragraph 11, Letter from a Birmingham Jail). The words “harried” and “hunted” make you feel scared, sick to the stomach. A spine-chilling pity will roam through your body. Allowing no positive emotion to be sense.Negative diction stained murky words into the Clergyman’s mind, making it almost impossible to ignore the action that is required for a resolution The word “devious” in paragraph 14 stained a picture into the reader's mind of something dark, something with no positive side towards it. Negative diction allowed for a reader to feel sad. Never will they feel a beatific sense coming upon them. For an example, “stinging darts” (Paragraph 11) illustrated an image of darts impaled into someone’s skin. Blood dripped down staining the floor old wooden floor red. Tears ran off your check. Pain quenched into your bones. Martin Luther King Jr. demeanor allowed for readers to feel connected with the cruelty towards blacks.. In another case, Martin Luther King Jr utilized polyptoton to stain the paragraphs of Letter from a Birmingham Jail with the same root word, allowing readers to understand what blacks went…
"Keep this Horror from Your Home," an American propaganda poster produced during World War II, uses many visual and textual elements to encourage Americans to buy war bonds by portraying the Japanese as rapists. The author of the piece is unknown, but it is obvious that the creator of the poster carefully chooses the color, patterns, scale, text, and representation of the piece to send a very strong social and political message. There is little doubt that the underlying message was directed towards all Americans during World War II, and not towards a single community or group of people. The viewer does not need an art background or even the slightest political awareness to understand the meaning of the poster. Rather, the poster is simple and straightforward. The central focus of the poster is on the Japanese man, whose facial features are clearly exaggerated to instill fear and disgust in the eyes of the viewer. In contrast, the frightened and vulnerable expression of the American woman, who is helpless in the grasp of the Japanese soldier, fuels the viewer's hatred for the Japanese even more. Its message is palpable to the extent of the quickest glance, yet there is more evidence hidden beyond the surface of the poster. Its full visual potential can be realized only after analyzing the various visual and textual elements in exacting detail.…
The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare, Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed, selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors, similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate the power of love and desire as destructive is the use of foreshadowing and imagery; however, the desired effect of these techniques differs across the three texts.…
At first glance envy and anger seem to be simple emotions that one encounters in life. It is not until one looks at the heart of these two deadly vices that one can see their impact on others and society. Envy goes beyond the surface of “wanting” something that belongs to someone else to the core of wishing or actually harming another because you feel they have or are receiving what should belong to you. The fundamental attitude of the envious is directly opposed to love. To love is to seek others’ good and rejoice when they have it. To envy is to destroy others’ good and sorrow over their having it (DeYoung, 2009, p.51). Proverbs 14:30 states, “A sound heart is life to the body. But envy is rottenness to the bones” (New King James…
I used the movie Office Space for my project. The movie is about adults who hate their jobs. They quit the jobs and steal money from the company. I used fonts that would seem like handwriting that someone would use in work. That way it would seem realistic. The colors red and yellow are in the text to symbolize jealousy and anger. The men are jealous of the boss who gets a lot of money. They are also angry because they do not like their jobs and do not feel like working. I put gray in the background to symbolize how boering their job is. The theme statement describes that when the adults have a boring life that they repeat every day, they will become angry at this and quit. They have jealousy at the boss making all the money, so they become…
Anyone can have one bad decision that reflects the rest of his/her life and anyone can decide whether they want to dwell on their past or decide that they want to make up for what they did to end up in that position in the first place. For example, my mom was a young teenager when she became pregnant with me. She had to drop out of high school due to complications from her pregnancy. Even though she had a daughter at a young age instead of using me as a crutch to get governmental assistance she went to night school at a local community college until she graduated with her GED and is now graduating with her master’s degree in education.…
She was a bright light as soon as she walked in and was charged with enthusiasm when I told her about my project and my intentions. She is not homeless anymore, and has gotten up on her feet to face life. I asked her two questions: What are your experiences with the stereotypes of being homeless? & How would you or your friends describe yourself? This resulted in some sad conversations and ones that brought a huge smile to my face. For this first piece, I wanted to portray her larger-than-life personality; so, I decided to keep her yellow hoodie as it reflected her energy perfectly. Ursula is placed in the centre of the composition and there are answers from both questions surrounding her. In white (on the right), are the negative stereotypes that have impacted her directly, or indirectly through friends. In black (on the left), are her genuine traits that are often masqueraded by the stigma of homelessness. The greys in the background are shifted in value to create asymmetrical balance between the text colours. I decided to incorporate the text into the piece to show the polarization of perspectives, there is such large disconnect between the person and the stereotype. I approached painting techniques that helped to represent life on the streets; so, I created varying textures with tissue paper, pumice gel and modelling paste to mimic the texture of a cement/concrete wall. This created a nice contrast with the softness of the portrait. The monochromatic, black & white background is used to draw in focus to Ursula, as she is in full colour. I had some trouble with fitting the text in some spaces; however, I solved it by altering the text’s…
If one were to ask an individual their personal opinion of what defines love and jealousy, the individual being questioned may not know how to answer, as it is difficult to pinpoint the exact definition of these two complex emotions. Love and jealousy are two fairly distinct emotions, and comparing the two would be similar to comparing chalk and cheese. Trees are the very personification of these two emotions, love and jealousy. The separate personification of love would be that of a mighty white oak tree. White oaks have a deep root system, can live for a few hundred years, and have a unique cellular structure, making it rot resistant. However, the personification of jealousy would best be described as a cottonwood. Cottonwoods have very…
The poem “Poem of Hatred,” by Sayeed Abubakar centers on the idea of the stupidity and vices of humanity. The poem itself gives a revolutionary call, and the poet conveys his message by using politics and the psychological behavior of humans. His strong use of words draws out the reader’s emotions, and allows them to comprehend the dark theme of the overall poem. Each stanza also contains a variety of different sub-topics, which can vary from historical events to the overall behavior of humans, seen as a society. The emotion plays as a trigger that helps the reader comprehend the poem clearly. Many elements are building blocks to his poems. Therefore, the major elements Abubakar implements into his work affect how the readers comprehend the theme because his strong use of diction, the various uses of figure of speeches, and the clear imagery presented throughout the poem.…