Fitzgerald uses concrete language in his writing to evoke an emotional response, and provide readers with a connection to his writing. Concrete language describes observable things in a way that results in a physical and specific image of a person or a place. When describing the first sighting of Benjamin by his father, Fitzgerald uses descriptive words to place an image into his reader’s minds; allowing them to grasp the reactions people have towards Benjamin’s brittle appearance. Fitzgerald describes, “His sparse hair was almost white, and from his chin dripped along smoke-colored beard, which waved absurdly back and forth, fanned by the breeze coming in at the window” (Fitzgerald 3-4). At less than an a few hours old, Benjamin appeared to be an old man.
His poem captivates his readers or listeners and sends them on a fictional road that describes how each situations outcome may be altered by the choices being made and how a conclusion will be different every time. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” illustrates the act of choosing and dealing with life’s “speed bumps”. According to the author of Journey into Literature R.Wayne Clugston, “Robert Frost’s lyrical style and masterful use of ordinary language and rural settings made his poetry delightful. Building on delight, he engaged in ironic inquiry to give expression to complex ideas and questions that define the human spirit” (as cited in Clugston, 2010, section 2.2) “The Road Not Taken” is easily comprehended because most people experience this identical state of mind dealing with day to day issues. Is this right or wrong?
Arvindu Kaushik Fight Club: Literary Analysis In the strange yet quaint life one may encounter many obstacles and also adversities in the goal to truly find themselves. In the search of an individual’s identity, the presence of internal struggle lavishes over emotions thus resulting in concealed feelings. In the short story “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk, the reader receives the notion that the narrator has conflict within himself and his environment; therefor implying the eager need of change to help evolve a being. The outcomes of the decisions one makes can directly connect to the vices of an individual. Undoubtedly hindering the path one must take, but furthermore teaching the lessons that help ease the ride.
Chaucer is both apologizing and excusing himself in the excerpt (line 59-78) from what he is about to recount, this could be seen as a way to draw the reader forward to discover exactly what could make the tale into one of ‘ribaldry’ (crude stories) and that which should be taken as ‘game’ (humorous), or a manner of protecting himself from his readers that might indeed look down upon him for such crude stories. His defeated or helpless tone is illustrated as he says that he: ‘M’athynketh that [he] shal reherce it heere’ and goes further in excusing himself and painting himself as having no option in its retelling when he says he ‘moot reherce’ all tales, regardless of their decency. One could also see this as a way to make himself seem better and perhaps more upper class or ‘gentile’ in the readers eyes and as we know that he did have noble readers this is likely. Chaucer’s tone in this part drastically contrasts with the story he is about to tell, perhaps serving to further dramatize the tale and its crude nature. His audience is not specified in this excerpt though.
Aristotle once said, “The impulse to form partnership of this kind is present in all men by nature.” Knowledge of one’s identity through knowledge of where one belongs can give meaning to life and bring about happiness, while exclusion can trigger a sense of unworthiness, even inferiority, and alienation as shown through the poetry of Peter Skryznecki and the film ‘Into the Wild’ We chose the poems of Peter Skrzynecki as our prescribed text and there is a greater sense of not belonging and alienation in every poem than belonging and acceptance. It is almost that he wants us to feel sympathy and condolence for him in his poems. Poems such as ‘Migrant Hostel, Ancestors and Feliks Skryznecki’ convey his message of being estranged and isolated from his identity of the polish culture and his uncertain future. To convey these views Skrzynecki uses a variety of techniques, the main ones being: metaphors, similes, personification, rhetorical questions and the use of tone. The poem Migrant hostel (Parkes 1949-1951) carries authencity and themes of difficulties assimilating into a new culture, feelings of uncertainty and insecurity and therefore issues surrounding identity, or the lack OF identity.
Importance and Significance of the Nadsat language in A Clockwork Orange -What is the language, how is it explained (Blake Morrison in his introduction, and Dr Brodsky) -Alex’s name that trough the Nadsat language means without, or outside the law. -In the beginning the reader will have trouble understanding the book, that produces a number of effects: discomfort, by not understanding, and therefor not knowing if its hostile or not. Later you start to understand the Nadsat language, which creates a connection with Alex and the reader. speaking the same language as Alex, through this connection it is easier to sympathies with Alex and to not look at him as a criminal, but as a victim of the system. -In nadsat style, addressing the reader with ‘’O my brothers’’ creates a more personal bond with Alex, and their for it is easier for the reader to sympathize with Alex even though he is such a flawed character.
At the end of this essay, you may understand why The Secret Life of Walter Mitty captured my interest and why I have chosen to write this essay on this particular literature. Usually, I have a hard time reading. Not because I have trouble reading the words, I have trouble reading because I tend to lose focus when something does not grab my attention. I am the type of person who likes to use my imagination while I am reading. It helps me visualize what I am reading and helps me connect to whatever I am reading.
Together the works of Ted Hughes, Christine Jeffs and J.D Salinger combine to enhance an understanding of the concept of conflicting perspectives. The audience can see that there is a great deal of ubiquity in relation to Conflicting Perspectives. Ted Hughes’ poetry gives his account of a tumultuous part of his life whilst Christine Jeff’s film portrays a different point of view than that given by Hughes’. It is through looking at Salinger’s novel, that the role of the authorial voice in contrast to the protagonists can create a conflicting perspective between the protagonist and the audience. All these texts explore the concept of one person’s ‘truth’ in relation to another’s.
This poem by Thomas Hardy gives of an air of pessimism and apparent helpless but not because of physical incapacity but instead of a personal conflict involving another. The speaker is almost haunted by the thought of his lover looking for him or her but no longer being the same person that she was before. The speaker is not completely confident of his or her own abilities because his or her own thoughts are too fixated on the effects of the person, classified as “you” in the poem, and how they continue to afflict or confuse the speaker. The repetition of the person calling to the speaker emphasizes significance of this action to the poem and also how incessant it is to the speaker. In the first stanza “you” is almost stressed every time that it appears yet “me” is not stressed, when reading this out loud it is evident that the speaker is more aware of the action of “you” than his or her own.
Browning’s use of voice portrays Lippo’s point by objectively capturing a character outside of himself. From line 191 and onwards there is a change in narrative and a rising action. This shorter passage represents an interruption to the chronology of Lippi’s life story. There is a significant change in narrative as the poem shifts to a philosophical debate about the purpose and importance of art. It consists mostly of dialogue, contrasting the prior self satisfied, hypocritical speech with Lippi’s own words.