John James Audubon and Annie Dillard both wrote short passages describing large flocks of birds using vivid imagery and descriptive diction to convey the effect that the flocks had on them as an observer. Both passages have an awed and laudatory tone since the writers seem to be enchanted by the beauty o the birds. While Audubon gives a literal description of what he saw, Dillard describes the birds through the extensive use of figurative language. The descriptive diction in both passages serves to give the reader a mental image of what the writer saw as the birds flew by. Audubon uses phrases like “countless multitudes” and “immense legions” to describe the large amount of birds that he watched fill the sky.
Green eggs and ham, a story book that grabs our attention by its questionable title. A title can explain a lot about a book. To kill a mocking bird by harper lee is an extraordinary book that explores further past the basics of the title. In the novel, certain characters begin representing the metaphorical 'mocking bird'. Tom Robinson, boo Radley and Scout finch are all major characters in the book that have similarities to the symbolic mocking bird.the characters all show innocence, happiness and hope.
Hwawon Bae AP English 3 – 2nd period 12/10/09 IWA #2 Mary Oliver is a poet who is an “indefatigable guide to the natural world.” “Owls” shows us Oliver’s detailed perspective and emotional feeling on the big eyed, flying creatures; her love and respect towards them. Oliver’s style in writing conveys the complexity of her response to nature. Mary Oliver greatly exaggerates reverence to owls. Although they are simply animals, birds to be more specific, she refers to them like they are gods and very elevated. Oliver uses words like glory and delicate to show her thoughts on the owl.
Michellae Brown Ms. Horton AP Lit. And Comp. Rhetorical Essay (Final) The beauty of birds in flight is all in the eye of the beholder. Two experiences of bird watching by Audubon and Dillard differ, one is objectively descriptive while the other is poetic in nature. In Audubon’s essay, he uses “objective” diction to create impartial and precise aspects of the birds in flock, with words such as “extreme beauty” and “immense legions.” He uses words such as these to not compare the birds to actual life, but to describe the image he sees and how it makes him feel.
Toward the end of Act IV, Scene I Petruchio makes a speech that mentions how his method of taming Katherine is similar to the method of taming a female falcon. From looking into the sport of falconry, the comparison is on point. In Act IV, Scene I, Petruchio says “My falcon now is sharp and passing empty and till she stoop she must not be full-gorg’d, for then she never looks upon her lure.” Petruchio says this because when he tames Katherine, he starves her and takes away her necessities. Petruchio deprived Kate of food, water, and sleep. Falcon trainers often do this to their birds until they begin to depend on their trainer.
In the book, Atticus and Miss Maudie tell Scout and Jem a mockingbird’s job is to provide music and joy to people, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That quote could be metaphorically used for Atticus, also.
A Comparative Analysis Paper between ”Territorial Behavior” and “The Brown Wasps” A Tree in Your Heart When one watches Animal Planet, it is fascinating to discover that mice have their holes, pigeons have their nests, dogs have their doghouses, and even dragons have their lairs. What about humans? Loren Eiseley’s “The Brown Wasps” and Desmond Morris’s “Territorial Behavior” illustrate that, as well as animals, humans tend to cling to a special territory which provides them with a sense of belonging and protection. This theme is deeply rooted in everyone’s subconscious mind. Everyone searches for this territory, builds it, lives on it, and dies for it.
but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (90). Atticus tells his children this, and the lesson is then reinforced by a neighbor, Miss Maudie, telling the two children that their father was right in his teaching. Atticus effectively told his children not to harm the innocent, who do harm to nothing or noone. Arthur Radley is later called a mockingbird by Scout, after she realizes that bringing him to court for saving her and her brother by stabbing Bob Ewell would be similar to shooting a mockingbird.
DuMaurier relies heavily on sensory imagery to convey the attack of the birds. In the movie, Melanie hears a brief fluttering of the birds, which attracts her attention. Melanie’s only source of light is her flashlight. Hitchcock uses high angle shots of Melanie ascending the stairs and a low angle shots of the door, to show that the door as having power over
Ponyboy just had to see Johnny kill Bob and that was enough to make him lose his innocence. People like Randy and Steve just resent and hate the world so much that that would cause them to lose their innocence as well. Someone could lose their innocence just by thinking bad thoughts. S.E. Hinton definitely does not agree with William Blake’s poem: The Lily because in The Lily, William Blake is saying that innocence cannot be abolished or destroyed.