On the other hand, Brown uses words and phrases such as "everything had turned bad," "gone," "replaced by an endless desolation," "roamed restlessly," and "return to their reservations to keep from starving." Brown's use of words depict a picture of a land that destroyed. You can also imply that he is resentful towards the white hunters who caused for the land to be desolate. There appears to be no hope in the land and the words create a sense of bitterness. His forlorn diction allows the reader to envision a land that is dead and no more.
When we think of death, we think of different scenes in the book. To help support the three main ideas, Wharton uses metaphors, similes, and other uses of figurative language. Winter, as the setting, sets the tone of the story throughout the entire book. In the prologue, it describes that Ethan has endured too many Starkfield winters. Wharton gives the feeling of bitterness and depression by using winter as the setting.
"Just the thought of being in an airless place made me gasp as if i were already down the mine rather then in the open heather-scented air". Not only for its deathlike appearance and catastrophic quality, yet also for what it symbolises to her feelings. The loss that she has experienced in the mine, of her best-friend who she could not help "I saw the noose go around Any's neck and knew they planned to hung her with her own rope, using the stow as the scuffled" and husband, not only leave her vulnerable and lost but can be seen to be her driving force to overcome herself walk into the darkness. "I had been afraid of the mines long before they had claimed my Sam." Anna does not go mining for personal benefits but just in order to help a girl who has lost her entire family recently.
Both authors in ‘Manhunt’ and ‘Harmonium’, both by Simon Armitage use extended metaphors to describe their fading, or damaged relationship to another person. In Manhunt, Armitage uses the extended metaphor of landscapes to describe the physical appearance of the speaker’s partner; however this could also be interpreted as the relationship shared between the speaker and her partner. The description of the landscape makes it seem as if it is broken or damaged. ‘The frozen river which ran through his face’, this quote describes a scar running down the face of the wounded soldier. ‘Frozen’ is a harsh sounding word, which is probably why the author used it, to depict is as a harsh feature of his face.
One of the nature archetypes portrayed in the movie was mourning. An example of this was the wolf howling in the end of the movie it signified the bad times soon to come because of white men arriving. The lady by the name of Stands with a Fist is mourning the loss of her husband; by sitting under a lone tree in a field of wheat is an archetype in its self not to mention her cutting
The setting of the story makes for an eerie tone throughout the book. Krakauer describes the weather and McCandless’ surroundings in such detail, I feel as if I am watching the scene unfold in front of me. Krakauer makes me feel anxious and scared for Alex as I sit on the edge of my seat reading. I am curious to why Alex made the decision he did to come to Alaska. It triggers Bible stories; the challenge to give up everything he had to become closer to God.
Way off in the distance, as ominous as mounting clouds, a line of mountains stood darkly along the horizon”. This is just an example of how Ziller has managed to create this dark place that one might think was abandoned. The setting helps to create this mood and interpret the different human nature in the story. All in all, “The Season’s Dying” is a great selection for showing the two sides of human nature. It shows that are people who look out for others before themselves and those that only want to benefit themselves in anyway they can.
The cartoon “Scenic Drive” by R.Cobb also exceedingly explores distinctive experiences in nature. We first gain the idea of nature in “Nesting Time” at the very beginning of the poem with the quote “Charming utterly disarming little bird” L2.Stewart describes the bird in behavioural terms and with the lack of commas used in the quote emphasizes the impression the bird has already left on the man and his daughter. The opening lines of “The Moths” which is “Such a blaze of snow, such a smoke of sleet, such a fume of moths in the air” however makes use of a recurring language pattern by the repetition of the phrase “Such a” to effectively illustrate the ‘snow’ and ‘sleet’ and as well as ‘fume of moths’ as it helps to capture the visual characteristics and features of nature. We gain an image of the shades of colour of the moths ‘snow-white’ as they blurring move and flicker in the light, moving as one massive unit through the air. Stewart brilliantly demonstrates the moths movements as the mass of moths move like a ‘wind’, assuming the colour of ‘dusk’ and enveloping the foliage and blossoms.
He also uses stories to tell why certain landmarks are present. One last thing about this author is that he is telling the story from a third person’s view. The author of Once More to the Lake (E.B. White) describes his essay using the surroundings for example: how the trees look, how the place is filled up of farmers and their houses. White’s also criticizes the modernization and how the things have changed throughout the time.
Grendel’s Assignment: 1. Grendel learns that not only are the humans different from him but their movements are “mysteriously irritating. While he is trapped in a tree and realizes he can’t get down, he calls out for him mother who is clearly not there. He then states, "I understood that, finally and absolutely, I alone exist." While the bull was striking towards him, he then seemed to think the world was nothing but chaotic.