He shows us this when Montag finally gets to the river and “He touches it, just to be sure it was real… The river was very real; it held him comfortably and gave him the time at last, the leisure, to consider this month, this year, and a lifetime of years. He listened to his heart slow. His thoughts stopped rushing with his blood” (139-140). The river was a static symbol, showing Montag cleaning himself in the river Bradbury symbolically means Montag is cleansing himself of his old being. Montag touches the river to be sure it is real and not an illusion being projected by technology, just like everything else in his life is.
In the first stanza, Fenton uses both “r” consonance and “ee” assonance to emphasize the calm, tranquil state that the village is in before the war. “There was a river overhung with trees” uses “r” consonance as this has a calm and long sound, rather than a “k” sound which is harsh. Later in the first stanza, Fenton says how “the gentle breeze spoke discreetly from the weeping willows.” Fenton uses “ee” assonance, which, like the “r” sound, has a calm and long sound. Later in the poem, Fenton uses “s” alliteration as he is describing how “the shy soldiers [are] setting out for battle,” which is done to emphasize the calm before the storm. “shh” is often used to demand silence, so this alliteration creates an image of the whole village being silent and nervous as the soldiers set out for battle.
Siddhartha sees the smile only in Gotama and Vasudeva, which impressed him greatly with their sense of peace and perfect soul which he is searching for. Siddhartha only shows his smile of enlightenment at the end of the novel while speaking to his friend
Whereas, the main character of TLNOTW is quite content about life, considerate, and patient. Even through the inevitable thought that the world is going to end, he remains calm, and goes about his normal everyday life, as if it's never going to occur. The most probable purpose as to why Ray Bradbury has made these stories and personalities so diverse is to create an interesting variety in his work; to keep readers hooked, rather than just the same type of story all the time. Another obviously different quality between the two characters, is their speech. Like his personality, the main character of TLNOTW's voice is very calm and pleasant; he never once raised his voice in concern of the worlds end.
| Oranges, by Gary Soto (1995) Melinda Bailey ENG125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Andrea Moak January 15, 2012 | Oranges by Gary Soto (1995) I believe the symbolism of the state of California and the “Two Oranges” in his pocket was the main reason that I selected this poem of the many poems in week’s text. Gary Soto’s Bio was also very interesting to me coming from Fresno, CA. a small town very near my own small home town of Yuba City, CA... As the poem of “Orange”, it begins with a soft and somewhat comfortable tone, setting the feeling up for the entire poem. Thirdly, I must say the language was somehow familiar to the days in which I remember in December 1995, in the great state of California. The first
Take ‘eating,’ for example; he uses this simple word because it makes the poem sound like everyday speech. The adverb, ‘dully’ is used because it also is very simple. Auden uses vivid imagery in his poem. Just one great example of this is, ‘...the sun shone as it had to on the white legs disappearing into the green water...’ this is particularly effective because Auden uses simple words like; ‘Green,’ ‘legs,’ and ‘white.’ Also, you could interpret this in many different ways. This reminds me of a scorching, hot summer’s day by a lake or river.
Peter Skrzynecki Crossing the Red Sea This poem captures the immigrant experience between the two worlds, leaving the homeland and towards the new world. The poet has deliberately structured the poem in five sections each with a number of stanzas to divide the different stages of the physical voyage. Section one describes the refugees, two briefly deals with their reason for the exodus, three emphasises their former oppression, fourth section is about the healing effect of the voyage and the concluding section deals with the awakening of hope. This restructuring allows the poet to focus on the emotional and physical impact of the journey. In the first section Skrzynecki suggests that the physical journey is both literally and metaphorically
It is a place of complete quiet--rare in bustling LA. You can also ask a question by writing on the piece of paper, then you put it in a box in the chapel, and it will be spiritually answer. Next to this box is a donation receptacle, which you can contribute to the Lake Shrine and slip in blessings requests for your loved ones. As I continued and crossed the bridge, I saw the houseboat landing on my right hand. The former was a center of daily calm for Yogananda as he meditated there for hours.
Lennie is very naïve 1, he lives only in the present 2 and always manages to see the good in others 3; this allows him to maintain a positive outlook and lead a happy life. Lennie is a very naïve person, he thinks that everything in the world is good and doesn’t know enough to realize that it isn’t. When George and Lennie arrived at the clearing, Lennie headed straight to the green pool of water and started drinking from it. George saw him doing so and he said to Lennie, “’for God-sakes don’t drink so much’” (Steinbeck 3). Lennie was so naïve that he didn’t know the water could make him sick but George knew about the potential dangers of the green pool water.
Simon Armitage’s poem ‘A Vision’ is a contemporary piece based on a balsa-wood model of a new updated Huddersfield town, he had seen as a child in the local Town Hall. The poem is set out in a structured, orderly way like architecture. Five stanzas long, each containing 10 syllables, with a distinct but inconsistent iambic pentameter. The use of enjambment helps keep the poem flowing without breaking up the sentences. When recalling memories the poet writes in present tense and when describing the architect’s plans for the future he writes in the past tense, which keeps the reader guessing as to the poems timeline, past, present or future?