In the story "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier there are several figurative language sentences and symbols that have meaning to the overall theme of the story. "Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion." (Collier 11) This means that Lizabeth is explaining everything she is going through and how her life and emotions are. She uses an accordion to describe this because an accordion is a fun and upbeat instrument and a "broken accordion" is the complete opposite.
The experiences one has at a young age impacts who that person is and what they value. Gary Soto is no exception to this idea. Soto was born into a family with limited resources; his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Mexico, and experienced many hardships both financial and personal. These financial and personal adversities shape his writing into a platform for educating young readers on the struggles of Latino Americans. Gary Soto’s childhood and the Civil Rights movement for Latino Americans inspired his poetry to touch upon the daily struggles of the average Mexican-American farmer through his use of first person narrative.
The author uses figurative language to strengthen the poem by adding more detail. He explains what things feel like,sound like,look like, and even taste like. Without figurative language the writing would be boring and short.the imagery describes how the setting looked and gave the reader more knowledge. In the poem “Oranges” by Gary soto the boy has an orange in his hand and describes it as fire in his hand. Constructed response
Throughout this excerpt, the use of imagery is vital to the evolution of Chief Bromden. Chief wakes up with the sudden urge to do something. As he walks around, he feels the cold tiles against his feet, and he realizes how many times he had walked on the tiles before, but had never felt it at all. “I walked down the windows to one where the shade popped softly in and out with the breeze, and I pressed my head against the mesh.” In this paragraph the imagery of the smells and Chief presses his head against the mesh, appeals to the senses of smell and touch.
Jose Olivarez uses structure in his poem to highlight that a lack of power can help you to grow and change a person in unexpected ways. The author talks about how he wished he could speak
details.for example,”when I looked up.the lady's eyes met mine” .This is a good example of sensory language because it is showing that there is a moment between the saleslady and the narrator. Another literary device that Gary Soto uses is Figurative language. One example of figurative language is,“that was so bright against the gray of december” this is a good example of figurative language because it sets the setting of where they are making the theme
Finally, he portrays the result of a young death through the affected family’s mourning in the solemn poem: “Avocado Lake” (1975). Through the use of powerful imagery, precise descriptions, and free verse poetry, Gary Soto’s poems evoke a sense of sympathy for the underprivileged Mexican-American community where he grew up, while telling a beautiful story. Gary Soto illustrates his unfortunate childhood realities through powerful
“The Writer”, written by Richard Wilbur, is a poem that requires thorough reading before you can understand the real plot. The surface plot of “The Writer” is about a father who hears his daughter furiously typing at a typewriter. He then has a flashback to an incident with a trapped starling and watching it as it fails countless times until it finally succeeds in escaping. The real plot uses the same elements but is artfully hidden in the poem structure, word usage, figurative language, tone and imagery. Richard Wilbur’s use of figurative language help add to the effectiveness of key points: “From her shut door a commotion of typewriter-keys /
The pie by Gary Soto tells the story of a six years old boy. This boy lets the temptation get the best of him leading him to steal a pie. He struggles with the guilt throughout the story feeling as if he has disappointed everyone even though know one knew. Soto uses figurative language such as personification, allusion, metaphors, and similes to entertain the reader. His main intention is entertain but I can argue that he wrote the story to inform as well.
To begin with, In “loves vocabulary” Diane Ackeman uses figurative language to describe her ideas (on love) such as the bad side of love , and the power of love. The bad side of love is a paradox and also personification because the way Diane Ackeman uses the bad side of love is to prove a contradictory statement , an emotion of how love feels. Power of love ( a figurative language) she also uses is a metaphor because, she’s making love sound a certain way but it’s also not literal it’s just an way of explaining love in her meaning.
Defending Jacob With an abrupt ending and an insight on a fourteen year old boy with a cruel hobby, this intense book can have more in common with other texts than anticipated. To clarify, Defending Jacob by William Landay, “If” by Rudyard Kipling, and “The Art of Resilience” by Hara Estroff Marano display how a person owns the ability to change what happens in his or her life. This theme is exhibited through figurative language, imagery, and foreshadowing. By including figurative language, the authors of these literary works were able to enhance certain elements of the story. For example, in Defending Jacob, the neighbors continued to see Jacob as if “He was a pariah, whether he was actually guilty or not (Landay 388.).”
Romantic companionship provides people with comfort and distraction from their everyday lives. In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and George Orwell's 1984 the protagonists Winston Smith and Offred search for romantic companionship to gain a sense of control and individuality in their dystopian societies. Through their search for love, trust, and a way to rebel against the government, they are able to achieve a level of control within their lives. By experiencing love and forming emotional connections with other members of society, Winston and Offred are able to gain a sense of individuality through the uniqueness of their relationships. Secondly by forming a sense of trust in their companions they gain control over something in their
“It’s funny how one little thing can change your perspective on everything.” For young Gary Soto, that one thing was a guacamole-colored jacket. In the memoir, “The Jacket,” author Gary Soto conveys the message of his insecurity, his poverty, and his ultimate self destruction through the use of figurative language. Soto’s clever use of personification, metaphors, and similes clearly illustrates the message that the way you dress influences how you feel about yourself. To emphasize, Gary Soto uses descriptive language to reveal his secret insecurity about his jacket.
In The Road, Cormac McCarthy uses figurative language, to demonstrate the difference in the people’s decisions and values when compared to the real world. The survivors of the apocalypse, including the father all had to undergo a series of radical changes in order to adapt and survive in the new world. When the father enters the house, where the people are kept for food, not only does he see naked people both male and female but also a man with his leg cut off. McCarthy writes, “On the mattress lay a man with his legs gone to the hip and stumps of them blackened and burnt” (McCarthy 110).
In a poem it is very good to use different types of figurative language in the poem. These ideas are clearly seen in the poem”Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco, talks about how it is good to be unique ,and yourself. Even if people dislike you or treat you with disrespect. In “Identity”Polanco uses the literary devices of simile, alliteration, and repetition. The poem that Polanco wote is about being unique and yourself is a good thing.
