“The same endless vista of ugly and dirty little wooden buildings. Here and there would be a bridge crossing a filthy creek.” This was Upton Sinclair’s description of the city of Chicago in the early 20th century in his book The Jungle, and it was not flattering. The things that went on inside the city was even uglier, and it was done by one corporate, capitalism. Capitalism became a major problem in America as it bred horrible working and living conditions for the working class, and there was many reasons for why this happened (i.e. greed).
The buildings appear to be glued together, mostly small houses and apartment blocks that look nervous. There is murky snow spread out like carpet. There is concrete, empty hat-strand trees, and gray air.” (page 27) B.
The purpose of John Steinbeck’s passage is to demonstrate the decay of the inner city as the city expands and grows. Steinbeck illustrates his purpose through the use of various rhetorical devices. Steinbeck’s use of imagery helps him achieve his purpose. Throughout the passage, various descriptions of poverty-filled, dirty, and negative images help him show how the inner city is spiraling towards a much harsher, ill city as time goes on. Steinbeck displays his view of the inner city’s decay as he describes previous commercial properties: “...and small fringe businesses take the place of once flowering establishments.”
In “The Great Santa Barbara Oil Disaster, or: A Diary” by Conyus, he write of his interactions and thoughts that he has while cleaning the horrible and momentous oil spill that occurred in Santa Barbara in 1969. In this, there is a stanza that he writes that appeals to the entirety of the poem, the one that begins on page three with “Day six” and ends with “again & again.” ; this stanza uses tone and imagery which allow for the reader to grasp the fundamental core of this experience and how Conyus is trying to illustrate the effects of such a disaster on a human psyche. Day six of this poem is the day that starts with a dishonest sense of normalcy of an urban environment. Conyus introduces the idea of toads croaking in a setting combining two worlds, “asphalt rain pond”; this paints the picture of nature and man coinciding to try to live together harmoniously in an environment that
In the poem “To be of Use” Marge Piercy uses figurative language to show the readers how she feels about hardworks. The figurative language helps compare the water buffalo to the hard workers. In line 9 and 10, Piercy uses a simile when she says “Who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience/ who strain in the mud and muck to move things forward.” By comparing the water buffalo to hard workers it shows that when hard workers have to push through tough obstacles or things that might prevent them from getting the job done, they still find a way to overcome the problem and finish the job. In addition, Piercy uses metaphors to explain how hard they work.
Conclusion In conclusion, the “Parable of the Sower” portrays cities as places to avoid rather than being sanctuaries due to the lack of safety and the adverse influences of corporations. However, the novel does provide some hope by proving that if we start realizing problems and planning ahead, then, cities could change and become more livable in the future. As more people move to urban areas, the way we plan, manage and develop our cities will be fundamental in creating a fair, safe, healthy and sustainable
Had Twitchell stopped writing after his first stanza, “Blurry Cow” would have been almost identical to “The Red Wheelbarrow”, only setting up scenery without giving the poem an actual purpose. Having added the second stanza, Twitchell creates a setting beyond the scene that is being focused on, which in turn gives the poem an almost life-like quality to it. “The Red Wheelbarrow” could just as easily be describing a painting, with how clear the scene is expressed but how little the actual world around it is established - it feels lifeless, stationary, and two-dimensional. Williams succeeded in creating an immersive picture, but that is all it really does. Twitchell’s, “Blurry Cow” creates an
There is the idea of a city, and the city itself, too great to be held in the mind. And it is in this gap (between the conceptual and the real) that aggression begins” is central to Saunders’ essay, due to the fact that this quote illustrates Saunders’ message that people tend to have misconceptions generated from their own limited experience and misconceptions can easily lead to conflicts and aggression if handled
Those who’ve had pets die have either reacted two ways, balling out crying or not bothered at all maybe a little happy you no longer had to pick up their poop. Although, you may not have killed your pet, there is a similar response in the poems “Woodchucks” and “Traveling Through the Dark”. Within both poems, the speakers show remorse for the dead animals they encounter, however, the speaker in Kumin's poem shows more aggression and nuanced frustrations towards animals. Collectively the authors use imagery, syntax, and personification to show their distinct relationship with animals. Stafford, the author of “Traveling Through the Dark”, uses imagery to show the deep appreciation for the two lives the speaker stumbles upon, a dead doe and her unborn fawn.
You will now read about the similarities and differences between the poem and the
I did not take in consideration the word “place” in the quote which made me misinterpret the whole quote and also misinterpret the cameo passage. Later, I understood that the cameo passage and classism are used as a criticism towards western society since society was allowing industries to have cruel and dangerous working environments for the poor working class. Therefore, throughout the rest of my major assignments I tried to pay close attention if all parts
Epic tales are those in which a warrior is deemed a hero, performs superhuman actions, and bravely saves a nation from a deadly fate. Beowulf and Sir Gawain were and still are two famous and really good stories. Throughout these two stories we learn about their background and their beliefs. They are both considered poems. Even if one of them is an epic poem and the other is not.
In the short story, a city has been decimated by a nuclear attack with no survivors. Overall, there were similar themes in both of the texts, like war, nature and mankind’s future. This shows how the short story and the poem connect, and also shows how the poem improved the short
The poems “A Blessing” and “Predators” can be the same or different because both have different animals but they act differently. In the poems “A Blessing” and “Predators” there will be comparing and contrasting in both poems, “A Blessing” and “Predators” Both poems “A Blessing” and “Predators” they both have tamed animals in both poems because the horses are tamed in “Blessing” and they are surrounded by fences/barbed wire so, they can’t get out on page 139 and paragraph 5 it says “We step over the barbed wire into the pasture” and on “Predators” they have cats and dogs who are tamed too. They are both different because in the poem “A Blessing” has peaceful and calm animals and the horses peaceful because they nuzzled on a person’s hand on
Both stories have the same author’s style, setting and animals as characters, and a human and animal connection. But, the stories are different because of the poetic structure, tame or wild animals, and simple of sophisticated diction. First, the author’s style is similar in “Predators” and “A Blessing”. Both of the poems have sound devices. For example, in “A Blessing” the author repeats the word “they” several times at the beginning of each line, “they ripple tensely, they can hardly contain their happiness” and “they bow shyly as wet swans.
