“On Not Shoplifting Louise Bogan’s The Blue Estuaries” Julia Alvarez’s poem “On Not Shoplifting Louise Bogan’s The Blue Estuaries” talks about a girl who has just discovered a poetry book that has made her want to also write poetry. Alvarez uses many different poetic devices to show how the poetry book made the speaker want to become poet even though she is a girl. Alvarez uses imagery and diction to convey the speaker’s realization of wanting to become a poet and not being a thief. Alvarez uses imagery to convey the speaker’s realization of wanting to become a poet and not be a thief. After deciding to read this book of poems Alvarez says “Page after page, your poems/ were stirring my own poems words rose, breaking the surface;/ shattering
In “On Not Shoplifting Louise Bogan’s The Blue Estuaries,” Julia Alvarez incorporates the use of imagery and selection of detail to convey the speaker’s discovery of a book of poems and the inspirational effect it has upon her. In this poem the speaker, who is in the poetry section of a college store, discovers “The Blue Estuaries” by Louise Bogan. The speaker develops an inner conflict of stealing the book or not and attempts to find her voice in literature. In “On Not Shoplifting Louise Bogan’s The Blue Estuaries,” Alvarez uses imagery to convey the discovery of the book and its inspiration to the speaker.
In this novel, some phrases are used to describe several things. The author uses “ivory and blue” to help with imagery and descriptions. In the book, Billy’s feet while walking through his home in New York are described
The effective use of figurative language in the novel helps readers picture an object setting, or character in their mind. As an example, the author states, “The leaves stick together like floppy pages in a decomposing book” (166). This simile paints a clear picture of the leaves in Melinda’s yard. The ability for a reader to clearly see what the author is depicting unequivocally shows that Speak is enjoyable and quality writing. In addition, the author effectively uses descriptive imagery in the novel.
While constructing this poem, I struggled with the diction because my writing style typically uses more sophisticated vocabulary, but I gave my best effort to imitate Reynolds’ language for the purpose of demonstrating my understanding of his novel. However, I am proud of my ability to play with the structure of this piece similar to the authors’ abnormal
He could imagine his deception of this town “nestled in a paper landscape,” (Collins 534). This image of the speaker shows the first sign of his delusional ideas of the people in his town. Collins create a connection between the speaker’s teacher teaching life and retired life in lines five and six of the poem. These connections are “ chalk dust flurrying down in winter, nights dark as a blackboard,” which compares images that the readers can picture.
When he talks about the hardships of having to go through the grocery after work, the little things that make life tougher, you can feel the store around you. The hard concrete floors with the damp light roughly illuminating the isle. “...the ADHD kids who all block the aisle and you have to grit your teeth and try to be polite as you ask them to let you by, and eventually, finally, you get all your supper supplies, except now it turns out there aren't enough checkout lanes open even though it's the end-of-the-day-rush…” Is a great quote to represent the vivid imagery used in this piece. The way that he writes about more than just the image
Furthermore, Piercey mentions many examples of imagery in her poem to convey to the reader what it means to be of use to the world to Piercey, and work for what they believe in. To start off, one use of imagery that Piercey uses states that the people she looks up to, “jump into work head first / without dallying in the shallows,” (2,3). This quote shows that the author is attempting to show that the people she loves are not afraid to help make a difference in the world and work for what they believe in. By using imagery, Piercey relates her idols to those who plunge into the deep end of what
“The carpet near Bertis’s foot resembles a run-over squirrel, but Karen’s seen worse.” (Coupland 138) The imagery in this novel keeps the reader engaged by prompting their own imagination to visual the setting. Without the author’s skillful choice of words the imagery in this novel would have greatly
Adventure and desire are common qualities in humans and Sarah Orne Jewett’s excerpt from “A White Heron” is no different. The heroine, Sylvia, a “small and silly” girl, is determined to do whatever it takes to know what can be seen from the highest point near her home. Jewett uses literary elements such as diction, imagery, and narrative pace to dramatize this “gray-eyed child” on her remarkable adventure. Word choice and imagery are necessary elements to put the reader in the mind of Sylvia as she embarks on her treacherous climb to the top of the world. Jewett is picturesque when describing Sylvia’s journey to the tip of one unconquered pine tree.
I. Introduction: “There is No Frigate Like a Book” is a poem by Emily Dickerson who uses metaphors to insinuate how books can expose people to different characters and travel far and wide just by using your imagination. A. Emily Dickerson use of connotation words in her context as metaphors helped reinforce an implied message in this poem. B. Emily Dickerson also uses denotation of words in her context as metaphors to help support the literature. C. Emily Dickerson use of metaphors in this short and concise literary work was thoughtful and provided a useful message.
In both "XLVI from Black Riders” by Stephen Crane and Anne Bradstreet's poem, “The Author to Her Book” the authors are describing two different perspectives of the emotional challenges faced by authors when writing a poem. Bradstreet's speaker seems to be highly insecure about her writing, and, in her poem, substantiates some of the challenges that this insecurity has caused her. Crane's speaker, in contrast, seems to be less critical of his writing, and, instead, while he is aware of his literary imperfections, he views them as important regardless of what he or his readers think. Both Stephen Crane and Anne Bradstreet use metaphors and dynamic language to convey the message that sometimes our self-perceived literary imperfections are realistically
M.B.A. Admission Essay How will your background, values, and non-work activities enhance the experience of other graduate students at the University and add value to the University's diverse culture? Introduction The first questions you have to answer with this essay are what is added value and what a diverse culture is?
The novel is constructed to even deceive the reader. The first paragraph of the first chapter begins with a description of a beautiful summer day with “delicate perfume” (Wilde 1). It is a beautiful and pleasantly smelling environment but it is also
On 01-11-2016 at 1309 hours I was dispatched to 112 South Main Street (Dollar general) in reference to shoplifting. Upon arrival I made contact with Dawn Miller, an employee of Dollar General, who informed me of the following: - The white female (later identified as Sharon Rhamy) in the process of checking out has placed a pair of underwear in her left jacket pocket. Upon Rhamy attempting to exit the building Miller stopped her and asked her about the underwear in her pocket. At this time Rhamy removed the underwear from her left jacket pocket.
