Everybody has their own individual thoughts and preferences to their favourite part of the day and within this poem Billy Collin goes into detail about why the mornings are his favourite. The major themes within this poem are morning, happiness, tranquillity, routine and coffee. Billy Collins uses imagery throughout Morning to convey the theme of happiness. One example of this are the multiple images conveyed throughout the poem, particularly within the third stanza. “This is the best – throwing off the light covers, feet on the cold floor, and buzzing around the house on espresso –“.
The windows show images of saints and of Jesus Christ rising from the dead; Armitage says that the sun can “beatify” the saints, in other words raise them above the level of ordinary people. He contrasts the fact that the sunlight shining through the stained glass windows has a positive effect whereas it has weathered or “aged” the wooden case of the instrument. Armitage uses the metaphor “fingernails” in describing the way the sun has discoloured the harmonium's keys; the area that the organist would have pressed with his fingers is now yellow. One of the harmonium's notes or keys has “lost its tongue;” the personification to convey the fact that the key is silent brings life to the image. The last three lines of the second stanza focus on how worn the treadles of the harmonium are.
The power of the last paragraph is held all in personification as Phillips states that they see with their prejudices, not with their eyes. He uses it once again when he says that the pen dipped in sunlight will write in the clear blue Toussaint Louverture’s name in history. This strategy first shows the people their closed mindedness and then makes Louverture seem beyond human as his mark must be made in history. In conclusion, Wendell Phillips moves his audience using comparison, description, and personification. He empowers Toussaint through raising his accomplishments above those of the rest and using his words to persuade his listeners.
This reveals that he views the people and their surroundings as simple and basic. In addition to including the most boring of details, Capote uses a great deal of imagery to describe the town and its residents. Focusing mostly on visual appeal, he describes the "sulphur-colored paint" and "flaking gold" to reveal the town's atrophying appearance and has-been status. Portraying the area as one that has seen better days, Capote writes about the "old stucco structure" that no longer holds dances, the crumbling post office, and the bank that now fails to serve its original purpose. Combining visual imagery with hints of
By using these comparisons, he gives readers a clear image of characters, situations, and scenery. As an author, Bradbury shows extraordinary talent when describing characters and their actions, as he does in Fahrenheit 451, when Montag observes his worldly wife, Mildred: “her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw...the body as thin as a praying mantis from dieting, and her flesh like white bacon.”
But she did not believe that for a second. What she believed was that it was something she loved,” (Beattie 282). The author’s description of the bowls physical appearance symbolizes a sense of purpose and absence. It is “a paradox of the bowl,” that symbolizes a void and fulfillment at the same time (Beattie 280). The bowl is also compared to the horizon, which, staying with the perfect simplicity of the bowl, symbolizes that the bowl is a whole world; whereas the opposite symbolizes emptiness and despair (Beattie 283).
1) What are Marco Polo's general impressions of the Chinese city of Hangchow/Hangzhou, notwithstanding the cross-cultural misconceptions and historical inaccuracies in his account? Macro Polo makes Hangchow look perfect in many sorts of ways. He refers to it, basically as a Heaven on Earth. Referring to its magnificence as the finest and noblest in the world. He describes the people as very noble, caring, smart and down to earth; they live with no hassles and look to create none.
Slessor also uses personification - “The red globes of light, the liquor green, the pulsing arrows and the running fire”. The use of personification in these two lines helps to emphasize the brightness and size of these neon lights. As these lights are said to be “pulsing” and “running” it gives the idea that these lights are spread out throughout the whole city, lighting everything up and that they are living. In conclusion , The poem “William Street” and “My country “ are both poems that describe Australia and give the readers an image about it. Though techniques like personification and imaginary Slesser and Mackellar could show more effectively how they view Australia in their eyes .
First thing I can think of is how great the taste and feeling of the cigarette early in the morning was. But I manage to be telling myself no. I tell myself over and over, “it’s bad for me, I
Red signifies danger as well as the color of a matador’s cape, whereas Pamplona is described simply as a yellow town. This creates vivid imagery of a hot, dry, sandy village. The two are symbolically linked in the tenth paragraph: “The yellow and red Spanish flag blowing in the morning wind.” The repetition of these key words works very well, conjuring up images