Sun Downs and Seasons The poem, ‘Sun Downs and Seasons’ was written by Kirli Saunders and is about trees, seas and seasons. This poem was chosen because of the productive use of imagery and repetition. It carries valuable information to custodians of the land and is understandable for people in Australia. ‘Sun Downs and Seasons’ is written by Kirli Saunders, who herself is a first-nation person. She is a Gunai woman, born in the Gundungurra country in New South Wales with ties to the Yuin Birpi and Gadigal people.
In David Guttersons "Snow Falling On Cedars" the protagonist, Kabou Miyamoto, has been put on trial for murder, looking out the window to see the seasons have passed gaining a sense of beauty from the falling snow. Creating a contrast between the free snow, Miyamoto, and the dull inside of the courtroom. Gutterson hints Miyamoto and the snow, the fact that the snow is free while the courtroom is drowsy and makes him feel stuck. Describing Miyamoto as a "basement cell" and the snow "melting and running toward the casements. " A swell as showing him with "rigid grace" as in uptight in nervous while the snow "settled on high branches gently.
For example In the quote “It was a place of gray-hued and bleak simplicity” it shows how the courtroom is not exciting. It is a small old place that is dark and gives off a bad sad eerie feeling to it, while in contrast outside the ballroom the quote “evaporated. The snowfall, which he witnessed out of the corners of his eyes—furious, wind-whipped flakes against the windows—struck him as infinitely beautiful. Illustrates how outside he thinks it's beautiful snowy weather because he is so used to seeing nothing. No sunlight, rain, snow, nothing.
In Earle Birney’s descriptive lyric poem “Vancouver Lights” written during the Second World War, a reader is introduced to the poem through a visual panorama of sky, ocean, and city from on top of a mountain. The speaker is expressing his feelings of both celebration for human accomplishment and pessimism for probable doom while over-looking wartime Vancouver on a moonless night. Earle Birney alludes to Greek mythology throughout the poem, but the most prominent and chief allusion is to Prometheus, which is skillfully placed in the last stanza of the poem as it sparks the light to the underlying meaning. Earle Birney’s allusion to the Prometheus myth presents the poem in a way that reinforces the ultimate juxtaposition of lightness and darkness
Guterson uses descriptive words that make you feel something, maybe uncomfortable or grossed out. This helps the reader then infer the differences between these two contrasting settings. This helps demonstrate that the inside of the courtroom is relatable to
Doyle’s anecdotes, imagery, and varying sentence lengths allow us to interpret the physical and emotional transformation of snow. Throughout Doyle’s essay, there is the prominent use of anecdotes, allowing the audience to connect with his piece, whether or/ not they have seen snow. His opening: “I met a small girl who told me she had never seen snow.” sets a rhetorical situation. Doyle’s use of a rhetorical situation allows the audience to read from the point of view of a young and curious mind while also presenting his purpose, “snow is inarguable”
In Tim O’Brien’s novel “In the Lake of the Woods” the protagonist John Wade a Vietnam war veteran struggles through life after retiring from the army. Through textual evidence within the novel one of John’s struggles is battling his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which is attributed to traumatic events such as war that soldiers deal with when coming back from war into civilian life throughout his senior years. This disease is diagnosed after analyzing scholars work upon these mental illness that soldiers have. These sources are “Traumatic Encounters: Reading Tim O’Brien” as well as “PLAUSIBILITY OF DENIAL: Tim O'Brien, My Lai, and America” both scholarly sources discuss the traumatic experiences that John had which led to his PTSD.
Imagine this: You start to hear a lot about the Holocaust, but you don’t go outside much. It's hard to understand what would happen, what it would be like. This is a lot like the short story, “Snow” by Julia Alvarez. A girl in New York hears about the Holocaust and believes it has started but doesn't know it was just the weather changing. After reading “Snow,” it is clear that the tone of the story develops from positive, to worried, to relief.
In the novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, the protagonist Ishmael Chambers surrenders evidence on the innocence of a man named Kabuo Miyamoto who is Hatsue Imada’s husband. Chambers actions demonstrates that he values justice over his own happiness. By not letting his bitterness get the best of him, Chambers sacrifices his hope for happiness with Hatsue and brings Kabuo Miyamoto his freedom. Ishmael Chambers bringing forth the evidence helps reveals Chambers capacity to forgive. When he returned from the war, Chambers turned vile towards Hatsue.
(Lee). The image produced when comparing sleep to a “snow covered road” is one that is very calm and serene. When reading that, a thought of peaceful, undisturbed snow is created, and that, again, aids in the contrast between the life of the situation and the death being described. These are two examples of how Lee uses tone and diction to explore familial dynamics regarding
Most people remember fondly of childhood, as childhood is an innocent and carefree time. Yet childhood may be a lonely memory for others, as not everyone had the fortune of a loving household. In the essay “Let it Snow” by David Sedaris, the author looks back at his childhood and tells of a winter day. Sedaris does not directly say it, but through his words, one can infer that he grew up in a detached family. He describes the behavior of his mother, and it is obvious that there is something more than what is shown.
Rebecca Myers Professor LaKeya Jenkins English 102-80 2 June 2017 Short-Fiction Essay In Julia Alvarez’s “Snow”, an immigrant schoolgirl named Yolanda is experiencing her first time in New York. Her catholic school teacher, Sister Zoe, is a kind woman who is dedicated to teaching Yolanda the English language. As time progresses, Yolanda learns of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The winter of 1880–1881 is widely considered the most severe winter ever known in the United States. ... The snow arrived in October 1880 and blizzard followed blizzard throughout the winter and into March 1881, leaving many areas snowbound throughout the entire winter. The winter of 1880–1881 is widely considered the most severe winter ever known in the United States. Many children—and their parents—learned of "The Snow Winter" through the children's book The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, in which the author tells of her family's efforts to survive. The snow arrived in October 1880 and blizzard followed blizzard throughout the winter and into March 1881, leaving many areas snowbound throughout the entire winter.
There was once a village of snow spirits who were all nice but one. The snow spirit enjoyed playing pranks on the gullible earth spirits. In the center of the earth village was a hole to the ground. “Earth spirits! Earth spirits!
When the wind begins to nip at your face, when the sky becomes a light grey, when all life seems to be hidden away, one knows that there is a high chance of snow. Plants seem to lose their color and become as barren as that of the sky. Animals and humans seem to burrow up from the cold weather outside. But one can only anticipate the white flurry substance coming from the sky. Snow is a magical thing.
