The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939 due to the explicit details she used in her work. “It reached down into his shirt and into his mouth and eyes and ears and tried to strangle him” is an example of this. The Yearling, is centered on a young boy who adopts a young fawn and takes it into his care. This novel is so rich in sensory detail, syntax and figurative language that it is compelling throughout. The attribute of sensory detail in the novel makes anyone feel as if they were apart of this story. An example of sensory detail in Rowling's novel is the feeling of the rocks against the boy's skin. On page six, “He moved a stone that was matching its corners against his sharp ribs and burrowed a little, howling himself a nest for his hips and shoulders.” By the lifelike description of how the boy made a bed for …show more content…
himself helps to illustrate the scene. The feelings of touch are exemplified in the previous statement. In addition to touch, Rawling also used the sense of sight throughout her novel. She demonstrates the sense of sight in the novel by vividly describing the scene. For example on page six, “The blue, white-tufted sky closed over him.” With the addition of this line in Rawlings work I am able to personally envision what she is describing. Lastly, Rawling also effectively adds the use of sound in her work. The way her sentences are worded brings me into the world she is creating through the novel. For example, on page 224, “The leftover husks rustled under his feet.” The quote makes it realistic, as if I was walking with the character and experiencing the same sound. When sensory details are used, she is able to connect with me on a personal level, reminding me of my own experiences, giving me a universal feel. Rawling won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Yearling because of her artful use of syntax. The combination of short sentences which utilized four syllables caused pauses while reading. An example of this is on page 224, “The pines whistled.” “The rain followed.” The addition of these short, important sentences leaves me wondering what will procede. In other areas of this novel, the author continues to use examples of syntax. Another example of this is on page seven, “He stopped short.” The purpose of this sentence is to show the significance of the scene in the novel. This stopped me like the deer stopped the boy. In conclusion, Rawling also exhibits the addition of syntax in the phrases on page 225, “The fawn bounded close to him.” “The kitchen door was latched.” “He beat on the thick pine.” The use of these phrases leaves me with suspense, and it foreshadows the coming storm. With the addition of syntax the mood, tone, and atmosphere is established in the text. Figurative language is established throughout the novel with the use of similes, metaphors, personification and a hyperbole.
The use of a hyperbole creates exaggeration in the text on page six, “the flutter mill might turn forever.” Rawling also used many similes throughout her novel. One example of this is on page six, “A shaft of sunlight, warm and thin like a light patchwork quilt, lay across his body.” This simile created imagery with vivid explanations. In addition to similes, Rawling also uses metaphors throughout her work. On page six, “In mid-afternoon the skies turned so black that the chickens went to roost.” Metaphors allow to express emotions, experiences, and imagines with creativity. Lastly, personification was present through many aspects of the story. Personification helps relate ideas and objects to people by giving things human characteristics. For example on page 224, "A gust of wind moved through and slammed both doors.” This quote gave wind human characteristics which caught my attention. To conclude, the usage of figurative language in Rawlings essay strengthened the
writing. In the analysis of Rawlings essay it is apparent that she effectively uses syntax, sensory details, and figurative language. The use of these attributes creates a vivid and interesting novel to read. With the use of syntax, figurative language, and sensory detail Rawling was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize, clearly, it was well deserved.
Authors use many different types of imagery in order to better portray their point of view to a reader. This imagery can depict many different things and often enhances the reader’s ability to picture what is occurring in a literary work, and therefore is more able to connect to the writing. An example of imagery used to enhance the quality of a story can be found in Leyvik Yehoash’s poem “Lynching.” In this poem, the imagery that repeatably appears is related to the body of the person who was lynched, and the various ways to describe different parts of his person. The repetition of these description serves as a textual echo, and the variation in description over the course of the poem helps to portray the events that occurred and their importance from the author to the reader. The repeated anatomic imagery and vivid description of various body parts is a textual echo used by Leyvik Yehoash and helps make his poem more powerful and effective for the reader and expand on its message about the hardship for African Americans living
The poem “Snapping Beans” by Lisa Parker is about a girl who visits her grandmother. In the poem, the girl and the grandmother talk about their usual things, like how she is going in school. The girl responds with how school is going good, but she knows that her grandmother would not approve of her social circle and what they do and talk about. The narrator does an excellent job of using imagery and personification to help the reader understand on an emotional level of how the student may be feeling while sitting on the porch with her grandmother. One example of personification in this poem would be: “About the nights I cried into the familiar / heartsick panels of the quilt she made me,” (26-27). This use of personification indicates that the panels of the quilt are heartsick because the girl cries each night into her quilt because she misses her grandmother dearly. In Regina Barreca’s poem “Nighttime Fires, the narrator explains her complex view of her father. Imagery plays a big role in this poem because it vividly illustrates the girl’s impression of her father’s...
In this short, but charming story, Amy Tan uses imagery to bring the story to life. With figurative language, the reader is immersed into the Chinese culture and can better relate to the characters. Tan main use of imagery is to better explain each character. Often instead of a simple explanation, Tan uses metaphors, similes, or hyperboles to describe the person, this way they are more relatable and their feelings better understood.
“ The horizon was the color of milk. Cold and fresh. Poured out among the bodies” (Zusak 175). The device is used in the evidence of the quote by using descriptives words that create a mental image. The text gives the reader that opportunity to use their senses when reading the story. “Somehow, between the sadness and loss, Max Vandenburg, who was now a teenager with hard hands, blackened eyes, and a sore tooth, was also a little disappointed” (Zusak 188). This quote demonstrates how the author uses descriptive words to create a mental image which gives the text more of an appeal to the reader's sense such as vision. “She could see his face now, in the tired light. His mouth was open and his skin was the color of eggshells. Whisker coated his jaw and chin, and his ears were hard and flat. He had a small but misshapen nose” (Zusak 201). The quotes allows the reader to visualize what the characters facial features looked like through the use of descriptive words. Imagery helps bring the story to life and to make the text more exciting. The reader's senses can be used to determine the observations that the author is making about its characters. The literary device changes the text by letting the reader interact with the text by using their observation skills. The author is using imagery by creating images that engages the reader to know exactly what's going on in the story which allows them to
The author uses many similes and metaphors throughout the book to enrich the description. Examples include:
In your life, have you ever experienced an event so traumatic that you cannot forget it? Well, a man by the name of Elie Wiesel went through a very traumatic event in his childhood and has yet to forget it. In order to share his experience Elie decided to write the memoir Night. Throughout the entire memoir Elie used figurative language. Figurative language is something an author can use to help their reader paint a mental picture. A few examples are simile, metaphor, and imagery. Elie Wiesel uses figurative language throughout Night and in the passage describing Madame Schachter screaming about fire in the cattle car which is an example of imagery.
Piper’s use of imagery in this way gives the opportunity for the reader to experience “first hand” the power of words, and inspires the reader to be free from the fear of writing.
When writing poetry, there are many descriptive methods an author may employ to communicate an idea or concept to their audience. One of the more effective methods that authors often use is linking devices, such as metaphors and similes. Throughout “The Elder Sister,” Olds uses linking devices effectively in many ways. An effective image Olds uses is that of “the pressure of Mother’s muscles on her brain,” (5) providing a link to the mother’s expectations for her children. She also uses images of water and fluidity to demonstrate the natural progression of a child into womanhood. Another image is that of the speaker’s elder sister as a metaphorical shield, the one who protected her from the mental strain inflicted by their mother.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a magnificent menagerie of nearly every form of figurative language and continues to impress the millions who discover his work. The Hobbit is one of the greatest epitomes of sophisticated yet riveting work brought to life by utilizing similes, metaphors, imagery, and symbolism in the book. In each of his illustrious works, Tolkien bestows a particular personality and The Hobbit, especially, is no exception.
Baym, Nina, Arnold Krupat, Robert S. Levine, and Jeanne Campbell Reesman: Hamlin Garland. "Under the Lion’s Paw." The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed. Vol. C. New York, NY: Norton, 2012. 736-46. Print.
One example is when Walter Dean Myers wrote this simile, “The voice high and brittle like dry twigs being broken.” This simile helps to show the reader that the person coming up to Greg wasn’t big or strong, he is not intimidating. Another example of a simile in The Treasure of Lemon Brown is, “Father's words like the distant thunder in the streets of Harlem still rumbled in his ears.” This simile helps the reader understand Greg's father, the way his tone is described makes the reader believe Greg's dad is a big, strict parent. Furthermore this simile also helps the reader understand Greg's feelings, the “thunder still rumbling” helps the reader understand that Greg’s father's words are loud and repeating in his head. Another example of figurative language in The Story of Lemon Brown is when the author writes in personification, “Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars.” In this case the personification is used to help describe the setting. The fact that bits of paper were flying around the place probably means that Greg does not live in the nicest of neighborhoods. In the story The Treasure of Lemon Brown, the author uses figurative language to develop settings and characters.
One of the literary techniques most prominently featured throughout the passage would be that of imagery. The author takes great care to interweave sentences comparing the traits
Authors use figurative language to express nuanced ideas, those that beggar literal description. Such language provides the author an opportunity to play with his reader’s imagination and sense. A piece of literature that uses figurative language is more intriguing and engaging than a writing that aims only to explain. Ralph Ellison’s use of figurative language in “The Battle Royal” paints a powerful and unique story of oppression and the struggle for self-discovery. His juxtaposition of literal and figural language gave the story a dream like quality, all while creating a profound and vivid image.
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
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