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In the poem “The Secret Life of Books “, Stephan Edgar uses imagery and personification to add human characteristics to books. Stephan Edgar tells us that books have shaped the world and the point of view of many people. That books live a secret life without people noticing and that at the end, books have written you. The title of the poem is extremely significant. It is the only time in the poem that the word “books” is used, and thus the readers’ only clue to the identity of “they” used over and over in the poem. The phrase “secret life” carries the connotation of glamorous and exciting dual identities, lending the poem a touch of whimsy. In the first stanza, Stephan Edgar introduces the idea of books and how they influence the outside world. That books may have a larger purpose in the world by doing many different jobs through others in a stealthy way, by them knowing their parts. Stephan Edgar says that books have stratagems which are plans and ideas even though they cannot move. …show more content…
In the second stanza, Stephan Edgar asks a rhetorical question that is not answered directly.
The question could have been asked to make the reader stand for about the purpose of books, about how they may serve great deal so they can blow over and transmit their ideas to others. Edgar continues to personify books when he describes the library as their home, as the place they all bring in together to conspire against us. Perhaps Stephan Edgar mentions the library, the sun room, or at night to suggest that no matter where the books are, their ideas follow along with them. Also a sense of mystery is added when Stephan Edgar mentions the “curled thriller by the window” and that “something is going on ... that you don’t know of…”.The stanza is mainly describes the setting introduces a second character, and, most importantly, creates tension in the poem by bringing up an unanswered
question. Stephan Edgar begins the third stanza by completing the sentence that ended on the previous stanza. The use of “Need” to begin the stanza establishes its dominant idea which is that a book needs a reader to become complete. There is a change of mood as the books are suddenly portrayed as dependent upon its readers, which was the opposite of what was suggested at the beginning of the poem. He then states that readers often “scoff at determinism,” which perhaps means that readers are selective of books. The fourth stanza continues the idea of one book leading to another, an “atlas or gazetteer,” but then Stephan Edgar moves on from the idea of addictive reading and begins to answer the question posed in stanza two: how do books speak? The answer he provides is that they use the reader, by prompting discussion or provoking thought.
The speaker illustrates her poor state and questions whether or not to shoplift the book to keep the work that has inspired her to unimaginable measures. This feeling is conveyed through the writing “I had no money, no one was looking./ The swan posed on the cover,/ their question-mark necks arced/ over the dark waters./ I was asking them what to do” (lines 40-44). This element of confusion strengthens the tone of passion and reveals how deeply the book has affected her. The moral battle the speaker goes through depicts the strong, positive, inspired feeling they wanted to hold on to; to “own [that] moment” (line38). Ultimately, the speaker replaced the novel which portrays her discovery of who she was and who she was capable of being. The simile: “I held the book closed before me/ as if it were something else,/ a mirror reflecting back/ someone I was becoming” (lines 46-49) convey’s her discovery of herself and the her will power to become a more disciplined individual. It also illustrates the strength she has found from the discovery of this book and the passion it
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."『Abraham lincoln』
In this mysterious story “The Eleventh Hour” the story was about a fantastic party the animals go to but while they are playing someone and steals the grand feast. My initial pre-reading prediction for “the Eleventh Hour” was that there were lots of animals who went to a fancy dress party and a big mystery unfolds during the story. My pre- reading prediction was kind of right. When Horace turns 11he celebrates in a grand style by inviting his friends over for a spectacular party. As they were playing someone from the party secretly sneaks into the banquet hall and gobbles down all the food.
This powerful, inspiring essay lingers in the mind. “Our Secret” took courage to write, and it bravely asks a reader to consider unpleasant subjects and to slow down. Slowly it teaches one how to read it and begin to appreciate its many layers, its juxtapositions, its depths.
The author read books which his peers thought were “too hard” for him but that was how he became a strong reader. He realized teachers made books a public humiliation for children who had to read aloud.
Bradbury attacks loss of literature in the society of Fahrenheit 451 to warn our current society about how literature is disappearing and the effects on the people are negative. While Montag is at Faber’s house, Faber explains why books are so important by saying, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores” (79). Faber is trying to display the importance of books and how without them people lack quality information. In Electronics and the Decline of Books by Eli Noam it is predicted that “books will become secondary tools in academia, usurped by electronic media” and the only reason books will be purchased will be for leisure, but even that will diminish due to electronic readers. Books are significant because they are able to be passed down through generation. While online things are not concrete, you can not physically hold the words. Reading boost creativity and imagination and that could be lost by shifting to qui...
In the library she would alternate what types of books they would read. Whenever she would read to him she would read in a way that made you cling to every word the author wrote. In times like these, Rodriguez would become engaged in these books. “I sat there and sensed for the very first time some possibility of fellowship between reader and writer, a communication, never intimate like that I heard spoken words at home convey, but nonetheless personal.” (Rodriguez 228). During this part of Rodriguez’s life, his view towards books changed.
In a world dominated by technology, reading novels has become dull. Instead of immersing into books, we choose to listen to Justin Bieber’s new songs and to scroll through Instagram posts. We have come to completely neglect the simple pleasures of flipping through pages and getting to finally finish a story. Sherman Alexie and Stephan King’s essays attempt to revive this interest in books that has long been lost. They remind us of the important role that reading plays in our daily lives. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” for instance, demonstrates how being literate saved the narrator from the oppressive nature of society. The author explains that even though he was capable of reading complex books at an astonishingly young
Richard Wright, in his essay “Discovering Books,” explains how reading books changed his outlook on life and eventually his life itself. The first book that widened his horizons was an overtly controversial book by H. L. Mencken. I have a story not so dissimilar from his.
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(Bradbury 79). This made me question everything that I know about books. Causing me to take a debating-my-entire-existence-as-a-book-lover moment. In the end, realizing that while Faber is right, he didn’t get the full picture; some books make create all new worlds that you never knew existed. Books aren’t only what we have
Of all of the MVS Core values represented in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, I decided to focus on Kindness. I think that the kindness demonstrated by the characters throughout the story contrasts greatly with the hatefulness and death that was happening in Nazi Germany at the time. Finding kindness from unexpected sources in the middle of war and destruction was how the main characters survived and got through the hardest times. I think showing kindness during that time also became a way of showing bravery and strength.
Standing a mere three feet tall at most, it guards the door of my bedroom as a silent sentry. Its dual levels have been incessantly reordered to house each item in an aesthetic and efficient manner. The faded brown of the wood highlights the array of bright covers that lay at the front, patiently waiting to be withdrawn and analyzed once more. This humble bookcase is the crowning jewel of my personal space. The walls are lined with a diverse selection of truly enthralling books, all penned by arguably the most astute minds of all time. The knowledge of centuries lies at my finger tips, breathlessly hungering for me to turn the pages and absorb its riches.
Literature has many purposes, and opens doors to unique worlds. Through Literature, we discover ourselves and world time and again.
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