Life’s Descriptions Life is one of those words that can be shaped however one may please and turned into an idea suited for themselves. For example‚ “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop” (Brown). There are many metaphors used to describe life depending on whether it is an optimistic or pessimistic view. Two comparisons some may make about life are having to do with having their life course mapped out and then‚ to its polar opposite‚ going through each day without a clue.
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the narrative of the life of Jayber Crow to tell powerful stories full of images and metaphors that disarm the reader and form the reader in unexpected ways. Out of these many images and metaphors‚ one of the most prominate is the land‚ the farm and the farmer. A large part of Jayber Crow’s story is dominated by his observations of Athey Keith and Troy Chatham and they way the farm the same land at different times and from their outcomes important lessons can be applied to the different approaches
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"The Second Coming " By William Yeats The poem "The Second Coming" by William Yeats was written in 1913‚ after the great horror World War I brought upon the world. Yeats uses very stunning and violent imagery throughout. The attitude and tone of the poem is set from the start. The poem mentions the way things in the "old world" are falling apart only to make room for change. The speaker has a very anxious attitude towards this "second coming" he believes is on the way. The second coming is described
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Sassoon uses metaphors to convey the speaker’s tone of acknowledgment‚ matured perspective‚ and wisdom. As previously mentioned‚ war always brings about destruction and negatives of some kind. In Absolution‚ the speaker does not avoid such topics‚ stating‚ “War is our scourge” (line 3) and‚ “Horror of wounds and anger at the foe‚ / And loss of things desired” (lines 5-6) to describe war and its effects. When Sassoon writes that’ “War is our scourge” (line 3)‚ he is using a metaphor. War‚ though
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Pregnancy Metaphors A group of metaphors could tell a story. The poem‚ “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ would be an example of this. Some may look at this poem and believe it is random metaphors put into nine lines. I believe this is a poem about Plath’s idea of pregnancy as compared to traditionally unrelated objects. “Metaphors” has a clue in each line that would lead the reader to believe that it is depicting the process pregnancy. In the poem “Metaphors”‚ Plath opens with the line‚ “I’m a riddle
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One thing that interests me most about metaphor and how you take something little or even play full but then relate it to this big amazing concept or problem in everyday life. I enjoy how metaphor can relate completely unrelated thing like in the Sylvia Plath poem how she compares eaten a bag of green apples to pregnancy‚ apples and pregnancy are nothing alike but she makes u see the similarities. for my primary source I would like to do a poem by Shel Silverstein he has been one of my favorite
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The Consequences of the Plague in Middle Ages The Middle Ages were without a doubt a significant part of human history. One of the most tragic‚ yet influential happenings during said time was the Plague‚ also known as the Black Death. The incredibly large numbers of deaths due to the illness had a great effect on the survivors and it sparked changes in the way people perceived the world as well as themselves. Therefore‚ the most important consequences of the Black Death could be seen in three major
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Edward Taylor and The Metaphor The master of the metaphor‚ Edward Taylor‚ has captured the sense of the metaphor in such a way as too communicate his personal/ religious thoughts of God within his poems. Choosing his metaphors to enlighten the reader‚ Taylor has become an inspiration and a substance of resource to helping us understand God and his connection with our soul. Within Taylor’s poem “Huswifery”‚ he uses a spinning wheel and thread to create a metaphor between the relationship
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Style and Tone Essay Style is the way in which something is written‚ as opposed to the meaning of what is written. The writer uses a certain style and tone to craft the story. Style refers to the writer’s choice of diction‚ sentence structure‚ tone and organization. No One’s Mystery by Elizabeth Tallent shows style and tone throughout the whole story‚ which shows reality vs. fantasy and being in love with someone you shouldn’t. Diction refers to the class of words than an author decides is
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1)Throughout the poems of Emily Dickinson. She seems to have a new theme‚ idea‚ or tone in a different poem. One theme that is in poem 49 is based on her own life and what she experiences. This is proven when Dickinson mentions that “I never lost as much but twice...Twice have I stood a beggar.”(1-4)‚ which shows that she lost a sort of person in her life‚ perhaps her dad because she turns poor and begs for money. However‚ in the poem 249 it is about life is good and you should enjoy it. It mentions
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