Rhyme and enjambment are also used to help convey the message about how the speaker believes the world will end. Even though this poem is a short nine lines, it has a lot of emotion and meaning hidden in it. The first two lines of this poem, “Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice.”, (Frost lines 1-2) show an argument between two groups of people. The two groups of people are the ones that believe the world will end in fire and the ones that believe the world will end in ice. Frost has left us with only two options as to how the world will end.
Throughout the course of the 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses fire to symbolize multiple different things. As people know today, the outlook on the use of fire can vary from scenario to scenario based off of its effects, but Bradbury takes those outlooks and meaning to the extreme. Bradbury uses fire in many different instances to powerfully symbolize the destruction, or even the purification during several parts of his prophetic novel to empower his work with a deeper meaning. To begin with, the future turns to a world flooded with pyromaniacs searching for a way to completely engulf their problems in flame. These people adore fire, adore the reason for a lack of confrontation, because, “its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences” (Bradbury 115).
Knowledge vs. Ignorance Sabrina de Sousa Mrs. Hamel English 102 February 2012 Knowledge vs. Ignorance In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the main character Guy Montag has figured out, with the help of others, that in his society the government is doing everything in their power to prevent the people from reading books and gaining ideas, which in the governments eyes, ideas only lead to problems. “It was a pleasure to burn,” (3). Montag kicks off the novel in the beginning by telling us that he is a fireman, and in that society, and his job is to destroy knowledge, by burning books as well as boosting ignorance.
Hancock 1 Daniel Hancock Professor Curall LIT 2090 3 March 2011 The Cultural and Historical Context of The Road Cormac McCarthy’s tenth novel The Road, an effort that more than lives up to it’s Pulitzer Prize win, paints a brutal masterpiece detailing the journey of a man and his son in post-apocalyptic America. McCarthy’s literary career has been deliciously constructed of American atrocities and The Road makes absolutely no exception. There is an eloquent tinge to the horror McCarthy exudes in this beautiful tale as he combines elements involving an apocalypse, inevitable starvation, the preference of suicide over rape and the consumption through cannibalism that result. Ultimately The
An Analysis of Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Lie” Sir Walter Raleigh was a man in turmoil in the waning stages of his life, it was at this time where he was to be put to death for a precedent that in modern days would be considered extremely unfair. When writing “The Lie”, Raleigh must have wanted to challenge the way of thinking and make a scything point. This feat was achieved by Raleigh in thirteen short stanzas. This poem, written like a persuasive commentary in no general direction but to all, utilizes multiple elements to portray the meaning. Clearly, no elements are more apparent than the tone and persona Raleigh creates with brilliant diction and fantastic structure.
Thomas C Doherty 1255-ENG 102 2/26/2009 Formal Essay #2 The Explication of Fire and Ice In the poem "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, Frost tells us that he believes the world will end by fire before ice. For Frost, fire represents desire in society and ice represents hate. What Frost is saying is he believes desire, greed and hate all have a great chance at destroying society. The words in the poem are coming directly from the mouth of Frost. There is no persona or character present that he is speaking through.
To Build A Fire The stories “The Possibility of Evil” and “To Build a Fire” demonstrate a theme that revolves around human will and stubbornness, as well as the actions people will take in order to achieve their goals. The authors are able to convey this theme by using character development. In other words, they provide information indirectly by explaining the characters’ justification and mindset behind their actions. The main characters in both of these stories carry out actions that apparently defy logic, but an understanding of their character, including background, personality, and flaws, helps to reconcile their behavior. They both demonstrate an “ends justify the means” approach, consistent with their character and personality flaws.
Bradbury sends his readers a warning, he warns us of what may happen if we stop expressing our ideas, and if we let people take away our books and thoughts. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury is speaking out against censorship, with the use of symbolism throughout the book makes the book way more powerful to reinforce his ideas about anti-censorship. The title of part one in the book, “The Hearth and the Salamander,” is just the start of symbolism in this book. This title suggests two things having to do with fire. Hearth means the floor of the fireplace, the source of the warmth is at the base of the fireplace where the fire is.
The third line seeks to inform us that there has been an attack already- fumes of a blazing fire that has been put out linger, and envelope the ‘menacing scarred slope’. This suggests that the previous encounters of the armies have blemished the landscape to such an extent that it now appears to be terrorizing. So war is not as neat and comfortable as it is perceived to be- indeed, was is frightening for those who fight it, much like the ‘ menacing scarred slope’. It does not only damage natural scenery, but also
English 1 Honors Schroll Extended Paragraph: Fahrenheit 451 In the story “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, the author uses fire to symbolize the unwillingness of people to do things that make them unhappy. The firefighters believe they are protecting civilization through the burning of books. Captain Beatty, chief of the fire department, believes that "fire is bright and fire is clean.” (60) This belief develops when he explains to Montag the reasoning behind burning books which he explains as “merely stories - fictions, lies - about non existent people. Books are figments of the imagination.” He goes on to say that the fireman’s main duty “is to rid the world of controversy - to end disputes - to make people the same, and for them to be happy all the time. Fire is the force of good, cleansing society.” (60) In one instance, the flames were used to cleanse the fire department of its evils by its elimination of the chief.