Poetry Analysis - “Inferno” In a composure of escalating intensity‚ "Inferno" is a twenty-five line poem of increasing intensity just like a musical arrangement. In "Inferno‚" an anonymous teenage author uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and well-chosen diction that explores how an inspiration to achieve a goal is partnered with a strong motivation for succeeding. The author uses several metaphors throughout the poem that compare how a musical composure is a constantly building and developing work
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say. Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” emphasizes just how much people care about their appearance. Mirrors tell the truth‚ but people have a hard time accepting it. I believe that Sylvia Plath uses the mirror as a living entity to convey the message that accepting oneself is a hard process‚ but everyone is capable of doing it. The poem’s title “Mirror” is very important because the mirror in the poem is the speaker. The poem allows the reader to get a sense of what a mirror might be thinking‚ instead
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Zeus‚ who disobeys his father and gave humans fire. In "Prometheus” he states‚ ‘“It is very greedy; you must feed it twigs until it becomes a proper size. Then you must stop‚ or it will eat everything in sight- and you too’” (Evslin 57). This personification can tell the reader how fire actually is since they both have greed and know how concreted greed is making it ideally difficult to stop. They can also infer how dangerous it is for the people to have such thing since they are not sure what it
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Mirror Image by Lena Coakley is an allegorical tale that depicts the internal quest to find ones true self. The story takes us through the experiences of a teenager named Alice who underwent a brain transplant into a new body. Alice struggled to find her true identity and what it was that made her Alice. The story also shows a striking resemblance to the children’s tale Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Both stories are allegorical in nature and contain a similar theme. They each describe the
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In chapter 14‚ personification is used to help convey the emotions that Rukmani and her family are feeling. The rains had failed and their crops dried out‚ followed by series of events revolving around Rukmani’s family not being able to pay their rent. By the time the rains come‚ the crops have all died‚ and Rukmani’s family plant seeds immediately afterwards. In the narration‚ Rukmani says‚ “Hope‚ and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction then in another‚ and which was the stronger
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The brilliant uses of imagery‚ personification‚ and symbolism in Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for death” reveal that death is not the end‚ but only the beginning of an eternity. Through Dickinson’s use of imagery‚ she successfully paints the different scenes with descriptive language and metaphors to allow the reader to get a deeper sense of the mood and what the poem is conveying. Using personification as one of the most important tools of literature in the poem‚ the author creates
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narrative clarification‚ the images in Shel Silverstein’s picture book The Giving Tree (1964) consequently solidify as the dominant mode for communicating the text’s overall themes to the reader. In visually presenting the pattern of action of personification and sacrifice‚ and the recurring image of isolation‚ Silverstein’s illustrations actively portray one such theme of the destabilizing physiological and psychological effects of rape on the female body and mind. As such‚ these trends ultimately
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The Importance of Personification in “The Black Cat” It is not uncommon to experience stress and mood swings‚ particularly if one is stressed and exhausted. However‚ pets do not typically drive their owners to complete madness. In the horror fiction story “The Black Cat”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the main character develops a hatred for not one‚ but two black cats. In this story‚ Poe writes in such a way that the reader can experience the main character’s slow descent into madness‚ guilt‚ and remorse
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"Mirror": Reflections of Truth In Sylvia Plath ’s poem "Mirror"‚ the reader takes a look into the messages presented and compares them with the reflections that are cast in a mirror and images in a lake. When reading this poem‚ we discover that the speaker is the actual reflection that gives the interpretation of its views. The first interpretation is shown as a mirror on the wall "I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions." (1)‚ second as the water in the lake because she states "Now
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Hall of Mirrors The Palace of Versailles was constructed using four building campaigns that started in 1664 and was completed in 1710‚ all of which was during the reign of King Louis XIV in Versailles‚ France. The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the palace and could be known as the most famous room in the world. Construction on the Hall of Mirrors took place in the third building campaign in 1678 and was facilitated by renowned architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It had many functions
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