Hope rest in our soul just as bird rest in its perch. In the last two lines of the first stanza, Dickinson describes a bird’s ongoing song as an eternal hope. In the second stanza, Dickinson states that the bird’s song of hope sounds the sweetest in a very strong wind. Even in such gale winds, the bird will still continue to sing. No matter what the conditions are, even small drop of hope will shine through.
The caged bird\'s song represents the sustaining hope of achieving this society. CONNOTATION: Alliteration - Repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words. But the bird that talks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage... this stanza Maya uses alliteration of seldom and see to make the poem more affective. Seldom and see both have the repeated "S" sound. Repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words.
Hosseini uses many birds as examples in “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” but one bird significantly stood out. “Outside, mockingbirds were singing blithely, and, once in a while, when the songsters took flight, Mariam could see their wings catching the phosphorescent blue moonlight beaming through the clouds,” (Hosseini 244). A mockingbird stands out in this one particular part of the book because it symbolizes the one thing that Mariam wants more than anything, freedom. The mockingbird is a bird that does what its name says, it mocks other birds. In this scene, Mariam observes the bird as it copies other sounds and flies into the
Full shot has been used to show Mumble’s body language as he was trying to sing. It shows the audience that he is nervous and unsteady. It’s the same in March of the Penguins. “The penguins must rely on sound not sight.” This shows that the only way the penguins can identify their mate is by singing to them. Long shot has been used to show the mother penguins returning to the father and the chick.
Dante's use of bird imagery in Canto V creates vivid images of the souls being buffeted by the storm. Dante compares the sinners in the Second Circle to three different birds. He uses starlings to portray the average, unattractive sinner because they travel in “crowded ranks” meaning that they are common (41). Dante uses cranes to portray the literary and historical figures that are seen in the Second Circle because they are souls regarded with more respect and admiration. However, Dante saved the use of doves specifically for Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta “who go together” and “seem so lightly carried by the wind” (74-75).
Their feathers are falling out and their kids never write.” (Meinke 622) Cranes are beautiful birds; in some cultures they represent longevity and life. This husband and wife once were full of joy and laughter and have been together for what feels like eternity. Just as their lives begin to fade away, the author illustrates the cranes presence diminishing. “Outside, the wind ruffled the bleached-out grasses, and the birds in the white glare seemed almost transparent.” (Meinke 623) As the couple sits in their old car together, as they have been for many years, peaceful silence looms and their presence in the world nears to an end. In the final parallel of the couple and the cranes, the author uses the departure if the cranes.
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.
“Windsurfing” “Windsurfing” by David Solway is simply a poem about a windsurfer’s experience from beginning to end. Surprisingly, the speaker is not the windsurfer, but is the author himself. It is a very positive poem, which makes it so enjoyable and easy to read. Solway uses many images in the poem. The images he uses connect to almost all of our senses, making the readers feel like they are experiencing the ride for themselves.
In March the poem describes thrushes as a sign of spring. “They cared not what they sang or screamed; Whether ‘twas hoarse or sweet or fierce or soft; And to me all was sweet they could do no wrong”, the object of singing is shown to be holding off the darkness and silence which has a connotation similar of winter. In ‘But These Things Also’ starlings are represented as the sight of new birth, and new directions “Chattering on and on keep their spirits up in the mist, Spring’s here” the sound of the chattering alike the thrushes in March are a symbolism for the arrival of springtime. Both winter and spring exist together throughout the two poems, showing the use of cycles linking together again. Despite both contents of the poems being very alike the structure of the poems are very different.
The Innocence of the Mockingbird The symbolism of the mockingbird has a strong impact on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. It is said throughout the novel that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee,90). Mockingbird’s are some of the most gentle, and heartfelt birds, they do not “eat up people’s gardens, [and] don’t nest in corncribs” (Lee,90). Their innocence is proven by singing charming music for all of Maycomb, they are deeply adored and respected by Maycomb’s people. But they are not the only gentle and caring creatures in Maycomb, Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson are all agreeable representation of what is it to be a mockingbird.