Short Investigation #3
1. “Jabberwocky” Speaker: a boy, Tone: violent, Figurative Language: sensory imagery. “He took his vorpal sword in hand” (9) this shows sensory imagery.
In "Jabberwocky", by Lewis Carroll. The author creates a very suspenseful poem about a young man trying to slay the Jabberwocky. The author writes “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” (21-22). This quote shows that the boy had slayed the Jabberwocky.
2. “The Red Wheelbarrow” Speaker: the author, Tone: calm, Figurative Language: sensory imagery. The author shows sensory imagery in this quote “a red wheel barrow” (3-4).
In "The Red Wheelbarrow," by William Carlos. Carlos presents to readers a rather difficult read. What was gathered from this poem is that it is a story of abuse and the wheelbarrow was left out to rust. The author said, “so much depends upon a red wheelbarrow” (1-4) this quote shows how the wheelbarrow has a lot of burden on it, in this case, being the rust it is going to gain.
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“Naming of Parts” Speaker: the first solider, Tone: saddening, Figurative Language: sensory imagery and simile. The author says, “Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens” (4-5) this quote shows imagery and a simile all in one.
In "Naming of Parts", by Henry Reed. Reed tells about the parts of a weapon and relates them to a garden. The author says, “The branches hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures” (10-11) this quote shows the relation to the
Tree Imagery in Hurston’s Novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee. Hurston uses the fruit tree as an important image in both of the texts: the blossoming pear tree for Janie and the budding mulberry tree for Arvay. Each holds a unique meaning to its counterpart. In looking at Janie’s interaction with her tree, I chose to focus on the passage on page 11, beginning with “She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree.”.
An example of a metaphor in “Four Directions” is when Waverly relates her relationship with her mother to that of a horse and rabbit. “And that’s what she is. A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. She and I make a bad combination, because I’m a Rabbit, born in 1951” (167).
There are multiple examples of visual imagery in this poem. An example of a simile is “curled like a possum within the hollow trunk”. The effect this has is the way it creates an image for the reader to see how the man is sleeping. An example of personification is, “yet both belonged to the bush, and now are one”. The result this has is how it creates an emotion for the reader to feel
Analysis: This setting shows in detail a location which is directly tied to the author. He remembers the tree in such detail because this was the place were the main conflict in his life took place.
In William Carlos Williams’ poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow,” he artistically paints a picture using words to depict a simple object that to some may appear mundane. Through his illustration the red wheelbarrow, which might otherwise be overlooked, becomes the focal point of his poem and the image he is creating for the reader. He paints the illusion through his writing style, use of color and word choices to remind the reader of the importance of a simple object, the wheelbarrow.
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.
With this image, the speaker expresses that she wants the readers to experience the literary work. The narrator wants the readers to imagine a water buffalo working hard, then imagining people who work just as hard as the water buffalo. The poet uses this stanza to conveys her messages, ideas and thoughts through. Next, the speaker uses a rhetorical device, metaphor, which is found in stanza two line one: “I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,” (8). The speaker uses metaphor describing people who work hard, to an ox working hard. With this metaphor, it enhances images described by the speaker by making them more creative and interesting. It also makes the story sounds poetic without writing the story in verses. The last r...
“We pluck and marvel for sheer joy. And the ones still green, sighing, leave upon the boughs…” (14-16). This emphasis on nature reflects the respect and connection to the natural world the culture was trying to convey in their poetry. The colorful and illustrative descriptions of the physical world are indicative of the mindset and focus of these poems. Namely the fact that they were concerned with the world around us and the reality we experience as opposed to that of abstract concept of god or the supernatural as seen in other historical texts. This focus on nature is important because it sets the context in which the major theme of loss and separation originate from. In this poem the poet chooses to emphasize the passing of time in the choice of comparing the two seasons. Spring, in which life begins a new, and fall, in which the leaves begin to fall off and die. The poem reads “And the ones still green, sighing, leave upon the boughs- Those are the ones I hate to lose. For me, it is the autumn hills” (15-18). This juxtaposition of these two
...over portrays the utopian vision of a fresco by Diego Rivera showing all type of workers, black and white, young and old working together for the common cause of the auto industry. Jim Daniels’s more disturbing vision shows that the industry’s real leveling effect comes not from some Socialist Unity of the workers of the world, but by stripping every worker equally of his or her human dignity. Daniels is able to capture, by the simplest of gestures and stories, the desperation of the auto workers’ lot. In "Old Green, he tells of the worker retiring after nearly half a century of dedication to the company, given an aerial photo of factory. "As hard as you look you’ll never find him," notes Daniels, and all of his poetry eloquently reflects this plight of the worker.
While one way of thought is factual, more literal, another is more reflective and abstract. In Henry Reed’s “Naming of Parts”, Reed uses both approaches to thinking with his speakers, and this allows his poem to include different points of view and tones. The two speakers are evident in different lines of “Naming of Parts”, and when they merge, they have a different meaning than both alone. Other poetry devices are used to convey the different speakers’ voices, and to also make the poem flow better and sound more harmonious. “Naming of Parts” has a more literal and commanding voice seen in all lines but 5, a more thoughtful and abstract voice seen only in line 5, convergence which allows more interpretations of the each speakers’ lines, diction and imagery which contrasts the two speakers, and rhythmic and sound devices unify the poem as a whole.
The next area of the garden a person encounters is one that appeals to the active touch, for these plants have appealing textured bark and leaves. A person realizes that this next stage of the garden applies a different sense because the walkway changes to a brick path, which reflects a different sound to the person, whether he or she is tapping the path with a cane or simply listening to the sound of his or her own footsteps. The first plants found in this ?texture? area are crape myrtle, which have smooth bark. These plants can be considered small trees or shrubs, and occupy some space, so the visitor can walk along the path, gently touching the leaves and bark until the next plant, the lamb?
In the second stanza the poet describes the tree as thin, dry and insecure. Insecurity is a human nature that has been used to describe a
The poem can be represented as the battle between good and evil, overcoming fear, and can even be interpreted as the dreams of a small child. The poem is viewed from a third person perspective. It begins with a man who is speaking to a boy as if to warn him. He states, “Beware the Jabberwock, my son.”( Shmoop Editorial Team). It is never revealed if the man is the father of the main protagonist, a boy. The boy is of an unknown age which further plays into the fantastical setting. After being told to beware the Jabberwock the boy sets forth on an adventure to find and ultimately slay the Jabberwock.
The poem “Red Wheelbarrow”, depicts a plain little wheelbarrow, however the meaning of this symbolic item is much deeper. This poem was punished in the 1930’s, at this time in history many people were struggling because of the Great Depression. The wheelbarrow symbolizes how important certain things are to your livelihood, and your life as a whole. This wheelbarrow was a necessary farm tool, and it was needed everyday for the success of the farm. Without this item work would take much longer and the amount of work able to be done drops dramatically. The author depicts the wheelbarrow as a centerpiece of life, as he states “so much depends upon a red wheelbarrow” giving the impression of the
In this quote it describes the trees meaning and when you sit