Yellow, or gold, is an archetype that in a room is commonly the first color to be noticed. The gold around the red letter draws the attention of the public towards her scarlet letter, thus drawing attention to her sins. This shows her truth cannot be kept a secret. Lastly, as the novel is coming to a close, the narrator is describing the burial place and headstone of Hester Prynne. He describes that upon the tombstone, there appears to be a coat of arms that has inscribed on it, “On a field, sable, the letter A, gules.” Red is used to represent sin or passion.
Another type of imagery that appears in both poems in the description of the war itself and the imagery used reinforces the brutality of it, so is the aim of both poems. ‘the sob and clubbing of the gunfire’ and ‘the steaming Chow Mein’ as descriptions of both the landscape and the action of killing produces vivid images in the reader’s head to evoke a certain emotion that the poet is trying to convey. Dogs are used in various parts of Bruce Dawe’s homecoming to personify the mourning experienced by the families and friends of the soldiers, the homecoming jets are ‘whining like hounds’ and as they land and dogs ‘raise their muzzles in mute salute’ as a sign of respect and sorrow. The imagery used in both homecoming and beach burial is an important tool for reinforcing the powerful messages behind each poem and making sure the reader comes away having truly understood what the writer is trying to convey. “Beach Burial” by Kenneth Slessor and “Homecoming” by Bruce Dawe both explore the themes of the
This is also similar to Frankenstein because Shelley uses a similar example of personification to describe Victor’s feelings. “The sun and the heavens, who have viewed my operations, can bear witness of my truth” (Shelley, 1994, p.137). These are both instances of how personification is used, in similar ways, to show that both Victor and the Mariner feel as if they are being watched by the people who have died because of their mistakes of either killing the bird who brought good to the men, or created a monster who killed people that Victor loved very
In this case, it shows Holden is in pain by describing how he felt he had a bullet in his guts or how blood was leaking all over the place. If the author uses proper details, then those details can create the perfect imagery for the
His metaphors span over whole paragraphs, for example the one about God's wrath being drawn and held over the hearts of sinners. This metaphor shows that God has the power to attack sinners but that he saves them with forgiveness. Later, Edwards compares sinners to spiders and serpents, creatures hated by humans just as God hates sinners. This shows his listeners how poorly God thinks of them. Edwards uses figures of speech to make his message easier to understand, which allows his listeners to relate to it much more than they usually
Freidrich shows great bitter longing towards Topthorn’s death. Morpurgo has created a breath-taking atmosphere by doing this to increase sympathy for the character. “For God sake he’s dead” Freidrich wails desperately. This shows the admiration the soldiers have for the horses. “For god sake” is a phrase which prickles the readers feelings- it is sharp, strong and full of raw emotions.
This includes tragedies such as the Twin Towers being brought down on the 9th of November in 2001. Laing's anger and despair toward such events is intertwined into Bullet Proof Glass #2 demonstrating tones of darkness, questioning, and morbidness. Laing has incorporated a vast variety of techniques in her artwork such as powerful colours, the style of editing on the photograph, and how the brides body language speaks to the viewer, to portray her own pain. Its poetic touch is enhanced by the colours foreseen in the background and the brides burning emotions that seep through her arms. Her body image makes the viewer feel as if she were asking for something in a time of despair.
Geraldine brooks admiring novel, ‘year of wonders’ explores the many traits of human behaviour invoked when these characters experience a traumatic death from the bubonic plague. The novel explores the pain and suffering that the characters experience however it also celebrates how the character forgive and forget the damages human nature has caused, by creating new opportunities and inspiring new beginnings. Firstly the novel shows the negative side of human natures actions. This is revealed threw the pain, cruelty and suffering that is brought along with the bubonic plague. Brooks shows us that the plague causes many to suffer not only physically however mentally and emotionally as well.
With the use of long sentences, O’Brien uses vivid imagery which allows the readers to use their own five senses to paint their own ideas of the war scenes being described. The use of imagery really provokes the reader to make mental images in their head to visualize how horrible the war was. With the use of those short sentences I mentioned above and also the use of commas, O’Brien provides the reader time to shortly stop and build the scene inside of their
The visual techniques amplify our imagination to allow us to feel both pain and joy throughout. We can feel the satisfying pleasure and ruthless suffering endured by the writers addiction. Wright's graphic verbs, creeps, hides, and melt add dramatic emphasis to the powerful personification of "his white and burning girl", his addiction. This enables the audience to imagine the oppressive force of alcoholism through distinctively visual techniques. Sensory imagery in "the knives of light", demonstrate the torture of the rays of light spearing down at the homeless victims of meth.