Reading Refections
Reading Reflection
English 125
Julie Pal-Agrawal
Christopher Riley
10/17/2012
Literary work has taught me to see things clearly and understand the significance of what the speaker or author is trying to convey. Here are three types of words that a writer regularly use to stimulate our imagination. * Smile-A word picture that contains a direct comparison of two things that are ordinarily not thought to be similar, using like or as to connect them. In” The Blue Bowl”(section 3.2)Jane Kenyon compares the person burying the cat to a primitive, suggesting that burial task remain pretty much the same over the countries.
Like primitives we buried the cat. * Metaphor-A word picture in which two things are imaginatively compared, showing how each resembles the other. In “Dogs Death”(section 2.3)John Updike compares the slowing down of the dog’s heart to deliberate motions a sick dog makes as it struggles to lie down.
As we teased her with play, blood was filling her skin
And her heart was learning to lie down forever * Symbol-A word picture that presents an object, person or action that conveys two meanings: its own literal meaning and something it stands for as well.in “The Road Not Taken”(section2.220Frost presents the literal image of two roads. But he suggest that they stand for something besides what their literal meaning conveys: they represent life pathways, on which events in our day today experiences unfold.
Two roads divided in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by.
One approach in our analytical process for understanding literature is: Considering: Involves literary elements, artistic skills ,aesthetic features, ideas, obersvations, context and dilemmas that you discover as you read and want to explore in some depth. With this it became a personal inquiry as you think about the content. Literary work involves relationships between human emotions and thoughts. literary experiences are influenced by our affective
English 125
Julie Pal-Agrawal
Christopher Riley
10/17/2012
Literary work has taught me to see things clearly and understand the significance of what the speaker or author is trying to convey. Here are three types of words that a writer regularly use to stimulate our imagination. * Smile-A word picture that contains a direct comparison of two things that are ordinarily not thought to be similar, using like or as to connect them. In” The Blue Bowl”(section 3.2)Jane Kenyon compares the person burying the cat to a primitive, suggesting that burial task remain pretty much the same over the countries.
Like primitives we buried the cat. * Metaphor-A word picture in which two things are imaginatively compared, showing how each resembles the other. In “Dogs Death”(section 2.3)John Updike compares the slowing down of the dog’s heart to deliberate motions a sick dog makes as it struggles to lie down.
As we teased her with play, blood was filling her skin
And her heart was learning to lie down forever * Symbol-A word picture that presents an object, person or action that conveys two meanings: its own literal meaning and something it stands for as well.in “The Road Not Taken”(section2.220Frost presents the literal image of two roads. But he suggest that they stand for something besides what their literal meaning conveys: they represent life pathways, on which events in our day today experiences unfold.
Two roads divided in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by.
One approach in our analytical process for understanding literature is: Considering: Involves literary elements, artistic skills ,aesthetic features, ideas, obersvations, context and dilemmas that you discover as you read and want to explore in some depth. With this it became a personal inquiry as you think about the content. Literary work involves relationships between human emotions and thoughts. literary experiences are influenced by our affective
References: Clugston. R.W(2010)Journey into Literature. San Diego ,Ca:Retreived from Bridgpoint education