Use of Imagery and Figurative Language in “Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa In his poem‚ “Facing It”‚ Yusef Komunyakaa describes his ambivalent emotions towards the Vietnam War of which he was a veteran. Reflecting on his experiences‚ Yusef expresses his conflicting feelings about the Vietnam War and his feelings about how racism has played a part in America’s history. By using visual imagery and metaphoric language throughout the poem‚ Yusef is able to reflect the sad and confused emotions he
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How does James’ use of diction and figurative language influence the mood/ tone of the story? How does it alter the way the reader views certain characters? Why do you think that wealth is such a big topic that is emphasized and how does it relate to the modern world. Are people blinded by the idea of wealth or do you think that it is just an interest that people have? The thematic idea of trust is also touched upon in this novel. Do you think that trust is something that can be regained or do you
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if time. Matilda looks up to the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The book has a great impact on Matildas life and changes her perspective on the hard situations ahead of her. Seeing the world through Matildas eyes‚ the authors figurative language leaves a detailed image in the head of the reader that stains their memory with her story. Matilda grew up in the middle of the war without
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The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel
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One will learn more about the nature of hobbits and dwarves‚ wizards and elves‚ one will infer more about Gollum and why Bilbo’s meeting with him was so important in the event of the lord of the rings‚ in addition‚ they essentially follow the same story line and that is one reason to read the hobbit first. Another thing is that Tolkien wrote in a style that is a bit more formal and more intellectual than most modern fiction writers. Also reading the hobbit first before reading Lord of the Rings has
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As the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God comes to a close Zora Hurston uses a lot of figurative language. On page 192 Hurston uses personification to emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying
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In the excerpt from the Hobbit‚ the author‚ J.R.R.‚ uses descriptive language to describe the setting and mood. This quote helps us form our claim by showing mood and setting‚ “He nibbled a bit of sorrel‚ and he drank from a small mountain stream that crossed the path‚ and he ate three wild strawberries that he found on its bank‚ but it was not much good.” This supports our claim by presenting that he was stuck in the wilderness without the resources he would normally use. The character scrounge
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The Hobbit Essay Would you go on a fantastic adventure if you had the chance? In The Hobbit‚ J.R.R. Tolkien shows you a world where an “everyman” named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world
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“Home Floresiensis - The Hobbit” Homo floresiensis (“Man of Flores”) is the name for a possible new species in the genus Homo‚ remarkable for its small body‚ small brain‚ and survival until relatively recent times (www.en.wikipedia.org). Anthropologists Peter Brown of University of New England in South Wales‚ Australia‚ Michael Morwood and their colleagues have argued that a variety of features‚ both primitive and derived‚ identified LB1 (the first skeleton found in cave of Liang Bua) is
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The Hobbit is a tale of Bilbo Baggins and his quest for harrowing adventure‚ with themes of a literal and metaphorical search. His character drastically develops in the hunt of this journey’s goal. Often in the land of Middle Earth‚ the idea of quests is dismissed by Hobbits. Bilbo‚ in reality‚ is helping Gandalf by agreeing to support Thorin & Co. on their quest to fight for what was once theirs‚ the kingdom under the mountain. But one may say that this is Bilbo’s pursuit to venture out
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