The Different Side of Family Barbara Kingsolver‚ in her novel The Bean Trees‚ utilizes figurative language to emphasize on daughters and families that exhibits the harsh truth behind being a person. Lou Ann ponders this when another character named Lee Sing states‚ “ ‘Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor’s New Year pig. All that work. In the end‚ it goes to some other family’ ” (43). This simile that compares girls to New Year pig stresses that the effort that parents put into their daughters
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there are many events that lead to both of these things. Doodle and his brother are both put in positions where they have to make a decision on what matters to them the most. The author‚ James Hurst‚ from ¨The Scarlet Ibis¨ uses diction and figurative language to prove that pride is something that allows people to love‚ yet can also lead to regret. Pride was found through love in some part of the story. It was found from Doodles brother when the author mentioned‚ “But all of us must have something
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The poem I have decided to do is Memorial Day for the War Dead By Yehuda Amichai‚ I choose this poem because I love reading about war and the struggles these people go through. War is not an easy thing to write about‚ because when you ask people about war‚ they don’t want to live through it again. “Behind all this some great happiness is hiding” In This poem‚ the speaker is someone who is witnessing Memorial day‚ they most likely‚ were in the war. The message in this poem is that although people
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The primary source is a poem advocating for imperialism. Poems use writing techniques to emphasize their message‚ such as figurative language. The way the author uses these techniques can portray the values and problems within a society‚ by emphasizing what the author thinks his audience will want. The poem describes the relationship between white men and their captives. According to the poem‚ this relationship is the “white man’s burden”. The white men have to capture the people to protect them
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The language used in “A & P” has a very laid back conversational tone to it that helps give insight into Sammy’s character. Updike rids of the verbosity many writers rely on and in result presents a more cohesive piece of work that holds readers’ attention for a longer duration of time. It is realistic and is an accurate representation of how someone thinks and communicates a story. Sammy’s language reflects that of a typical young man—a teenager. What I picked up on is that he may be sort of a floater
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is Doodle and is invalid. The other brother‚ the narrator‚ is determined to increase Doodle’s mobility. Doodle was not able to walk and his older brother showed persistence to teach Doodle the walk. The author‚ James Hurst‚ uses diction and figurative language to show that Doodle has flaws‚ is optimistic‚ and is encouraged in a time of sorrow and disbelief because of his disability. The author shows Doodle’s flaws throughout the short story “the Scarlet Ibis”. The brother remembers Doodle as being
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In both The Bell Jar and A Brief History of Time‚ the authors utilize figurative language. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther is overcome with a sense of helplessness when she is checked into a mental asylum. In her demented mental state she says‚ “It wouldn’t have made once scrap of a difference to me‚ because wherever I sat... I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar‚ stewing in my own sour air" (Plath 185). Esther uses a metaphor to compare herself to an object “sitting under a glass bell jar.” The
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Ode to Nightingale Many aspects go into understanding the deeper meaning behind a romantic poem; figurative language and diction contribute to the underlying story that life seems immoral until death actually occurs or is caused. In the romantic poem‚ “Ode to Nightingale‚” by John Keats the use of figurative language adds to the readers’ comprehension of the poem. It allows readers to open their minds to what Keats is really trying to get across in his poem. In life some people have the desire
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rich in figurative language. All lines have a hidden meaning or require a little bit of thinking. At first when I read the poem I was a little confused. Later‚ with the simple clues given I discovered that it was about a pregnant woman. Plath composed a poem that consists of nine lines and each line has nine syllables. My translation of this poem lost its meaning‚ structure‚ and organization. This assignment is helpful because I am able to see and compare the importance of figurative language. Since
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Dick‚ effectively delineates the theme of body vs. self. Although this concept is not a main theme throughout the story‚ Herman Melville realistically depicts the thought processes of his characters while on their deadly voyage. The use of figurative language and descriptive details also contribute to Melville’s reality of how life can influence the
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