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Memories Figurative Language

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In the poem “Memories” Lois Muehl writes about how she still remembers her father and playing pranks with him even years after he is gone. The other poem “Burning the Woods of my Childhood” by Joyce Sutphen, she tells that she remembers her childhood and how the places and people from that time are no longer there. In “memories” the author uses figurative language to create a reminiscent tone and in “Burning the woods of my Childhood” the author uses repetition to help the reader see how the memories of their childhood make them feel. In the first poem “Memories” by Lois Muehl we can see that she uses figurative language to show how she feels reminiscent of these memories. The author's memories of her father are “As fresh as elfin toadstools
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The narrator’s fifth-grade self also seems noticeably impressionable as she relates all her quotes to either parents, “which my mother said”, “Daddy-said-so” and “my father said.” She seems as if she does not have her own ideas and lacks thinking for herself. She simply echoes what her parents mention. This connection, however, suggests that the narrator’s childhood was very intertwined with her family. The narrator also makes use of hyphens such as

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For example, on page sixteen the firefighter explains to Mrs. Fisher, “Muck fires don’t go out. They’re burning all the time…” Although the literal meaning of what he’s saying is that the muck fire doesn’t go out, the author means much more. When the author says muck fires don’t go out I think he’s talking Paul’s memories. His memories are always there

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Another example of figurative language that the author uses is personification in lines 18 and 19 “tucked away like a cabin or hogan in dense trees, come knocking.” to show in his poem that he will protect her. When she is sad she can use this poem to keep her safe. It also

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Both poems include comparisons in the form of similes and metaphors to emphasize the significance of little moments that contrast the daze of average life. In “Golden Retrievals”, the speaker relates the dog’s bark to a resounding noise that brings his owner back to the present: “a Zen master’s bronzy gong, calls you here, / entirely, now: bow-wow…” (Doty 16-17).With a similar use of figurative language, the speaker of “Or Death and December” describes the wind in December as, “... a deuce-and-a-half, a six-by, a semi, / huge with a cold load of growls” before contradicting the unfavorable weather with a positive new experience with his puppy later in the poem (Garrett 11-12). Both utilize these figurative comparisons to provide more in-depth descriptions of the subject of the poem and connect them to their common theme. The comparison of the dog’s bark to a “bronzy gong” in “Golden Retrievals” creates a meditative tone that then relates a calm and relaxed feeling to the present moment “here” and “entirely, now” emphasizing how remaining simply in the moment can bring forth positivity in daily life.

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Memory is our gateway to the past. It changes and alters overtime and may become at some point inaccurate. What people see in the present also changes our opinions on previous events. It plays a great role in storytelling for better or worse. In Janie Mae Crawford’s story of her entire life is affected by her memory in many significant ways.

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Memories are something that every person has, whether it is joyful memories, sad memories, frustrating memories; we all have them. Memories are vital for the stability in our lives. Without memories, we would have no idea of the history of our planet prior to technology. Even the bad memories have their purpose in life. The short, but impactful poem written by Countee Cullen in 1925 â Incident,â perfectly reflects the necessity of capturing memory.

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Stylistically, Collins use of humor and irony, along with the common theme of death is what makes his poems stand out to readers by making a serious topic seem more lighthearted. However, his variety of themes is what ultimately makes him a noteworthy poet. In the poem Forgetfulness, Collins establishes his humorous tone through figurative language such as hyperbole, metaphor, and personification. The exaggeration in the poem is what creates Collins’ witty sense of humor.

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A common theme of life that can be seen "Nostalgia" is remembrance. Throughout this poem Collins talks about these characters who remember a time period, "These views assume that nostalgia depends, in some way, on comparing a present situation with a past one" (Howard). The first character begins with, "Where has the summer of 1572 gone? Brocade and sonnet marathons were the rage" (6-7). The first character is remembering a time when a certain activity

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Memories can play a huge role in a person’s life for it can cause an individual to drown or float in the sea of life. In the narrative poem, “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe and the short story, “I stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen, the two well written texts show the effect past memories can have on individuals. These effects can be thoroughly seen through the grieving man from from the poem and Emily, the fragile daughter from the short story previously introduced. Everyone has events that they remember, and these past memories cause an individual’s identity to be crafted in a specific way that only the individual himself will truly understand why. To begin with, in “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe, the poem shows how past memories shape an

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The speaker’s nostalgia for the simplicity of childhood is further reinforced through imagery in the second stanza: “you have forgotten / the perfect simplicity of being one / and the beautiful complexity introduced by two” (9-11). Collins contrasts the innocence and simplicity of being a single digit age with the more complex emotions that come with turning ten. The speaker’s memories of childhood, of being an “Arabian wizard” at four and a “soldier” at seven, evoke a sense of loss for a time that was free of the weight of growing up. Additionally, the tone of the first half of the poem portrays how the speaker feels about aging. The speaker’s description of watching the late afternoon light and observing how it falls “solemnly” (19) against the side of their tree house creates a wistful tone.

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While most of the poem is spent trying to ensure that she will be remembered after she dies, the speaker realizes that keeping her memory alive must not occur at the price of another’s happiness. She does not want her beloved to be sad that she is gone, but wants him instead to understand that the afterlife and a physical existence are two separate realms, and, moreover, to rejoice in the memories of the good times they have spent together. Remember’ gives the griever permeation to move on. This may be because “Remember”, was written by the person that would soon die, unlike “Funeral Blues” which is entirely negative towards death not only forbidding themselves from moving on but also forbidding the world from moving on after the tragic passing of the loved one. This may be one of the many different attitudes the two poems have towards

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The very first memory relates to the man and the boy because it shows that they performed the ritual of this memory every evening in collecting firewood. Both of these quotes relate to fire and in the novel, fire represents hope and humanity. Another significant quote that included the color yellow is “the man that hove into view and stood there looking at him was dressed in a gray and yellow ski parka” (McCarthy, pg. 281). The description of the man’s parka who finds and helps the boy at the end of the novel was the final occurrence of the color yellow. The boy found new hope towards the end seeing as his father passed away.

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