The Iguana Killer
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
1. When someone is thirsting it brings about the image of desperation, and almost a lack of control. A thirsty human being pursues the acquisition of water, disregarding all else, and it this case you can infer that same primal drive is motivating the US army in this case.
2. Connotation strikes a comparison between the US army and a predatory beast. Wolves prowl, wild cats prowl, and in this case the beast, or beasts in this case, are the men of the army, tearing apart the surrounding area with the bloodlust of a wild animal
Cannery Row
1. The word broke’s subject is the mind of Doc. The verb suggests that Doc, in his beleaguered morning state, is not entirely in control of this train of thought, as it continuously …show more content…
The word “thud” evokes an almost finality to the motion of the door closing, and as it is an onomatopoeia it allows the reader to almost hear the sound of the door finding its place in the wall.
2. Slam would suggest an angriness, and a feeling of aggression, in the reader's perception of the emotion conveyed through the diction
Detail
The Iguana Killer
1. The first sentence tells you what action is occurring, while the first sentence expands on it, and through description of small details, paints a more vivid and warmer picture of the old man playing the tuba.
2. The first arrangement of words conveys a different level a depth in the description of the old man, while the second only merely scrapes a surface. The way the old man is described in the second is a base and simple description, while the second paints him in more endearing manner, a photographic manner, that almost gives a snapshot of the man giving it his all, blasting away on the tuba.
The Death of Salesman
1. JP Morgan was an American financier that amassed quite a fortune. A turkish bath is a steambath. A butcher paints an unattractive image. Charley is saying that you don’t get liked by being nice, you get liked for, having “pockets”, your
1. When someone is thirsting it brings about the image of desperation, and almost a lack of control. A thirsty human being pursues the acquisition of water, disregarding all else, and it this case you can infer that same primal drive is motivating the US army in this case.
2. Connotation strikes a comparison between the US army and a predatory beast. Wolves prowl, wild cats prowl, and in this case the beast, or beasts in this case, are the men of the army, tearing apart the surrounding area with the bloodlust of a wild animal
Cannery Row
1. The word broke’s subject is the mind of Doc. The verb suggests that Doc, in his beleaguered morning state, is not entirely in control of this train of thought, as it continuously …show more content…
The word “thud” evokes an almost finality to the motion of the door closing, and as it is an onomatopoeia it allows the reader to almost hear the sound of the door finding its place in the wall.
2. Slam would suggest an angriness, and a feeling of aggression, in the reader's perception of the emotion conveyed through the diction
Detail
The Iguana Killer
1. The first sentence tells you what action is occurring, while the first sentence expands on it, and through description of small details, paints a more vivid and warmer picture of the old man playing the tuba.
2. The first arrangement of words conveys a different level a depth in the description of the old man, while the second only merely scrapes a surface. The way the old man is described in the second is a base and simple description, while the second paints him in more endearing manner, a photographic manner, that almost gives a snapshot of the man giving it his all, blasting away on the tuba.
The Death of Salesman
1. JP Morgan was an American financier that amassed quite a fortune. A turkish bath is a steambath. A butcher paints an unattractive image. Charley is saying that you don’t get liked by being nice, you get liked for, having “pockets”, your