These are extremely important in such a poem as the “The Tom-Cat” as they emphasise on many of the aspects of the cat; how it moves, its appearance, the atmosphere of the poem, all of these adding effect and sometimes tension and create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader. Verses like “As he swings his snaky tail” and “Malovent, bony, brindled”, are key examples of the writer using alliteration in the poem as well as a sibilant to add more tension and effect, to build up the atmosphere of the poem, to use a simple sibilant in such a way it make the poem itself sound aggressive and vicious. The way Don Marquis has fitted in all this affect the flow of the poem in its regular beat, pendulum-like rhythm and the clever use of rhyme. The metaphors used in the poem are just as effectively used in the poem as the other poetic techniques. Here are examples of many of the brilliant metaphors used throughout the poem; “His eyes are coals from the middle of Hell” and “And his heart is black and hard” are some very colourful examples of metaphors as they relate the tom cat to the devil and say he is some sort of demon with his snaky tail, brute yellow eyes that are from the blazing fires of hell, and his black coal heart and they also create an even more definite scene of the tom-cat’s appearance, the atmosphere of the scene and the character of the
Although this musical rarely breaks the fourth wall we will incorporate this into our version to add more non naturalistic features and make our performance unique. The other elements of kneehigh such as song, dance and the asides do engage the audience in a sense that they will be clinging onto the characters dialogue and song. Another feature of kneehigh used would be multi rolling as all of the members of the group will be taking on more than one role e.g. the person playing the tin man is also playing Aunt Em and the person playing the Wicked Witch is playing the Great and Powerful
The main character a ginger tom cat is the most comic character within this tale. He brags at how he is able to “woo” the female cats with his acrobatic tricks and his singing; however the reader will see that his perception of himself is very wrong. She writes how “fans” at his concerts deluge [him] with pails of the freshest water, vegetables hardly spoiled and, occasionally, slippers, shoes and boots” Carter has shown how all these “gifts” that Puss thinks he is getting are actually refuse to shut him up creating a comic effect for the reader. Carter also uses course language against elevated language to create a comic affect as well, for the reader “tonguing my arsehole with the impeccable hygienic integrity of cats” this creates shock for the reader but also humour as he is very blunt with his language. As Carters other tales within her collection are darker, this can be seen as light relief.
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Burton uses dark and low lighting in the long hallway to show the creepiness of the factory. Once the contestants enter the room of candy in the factory, it is bright and colorful with high key lighting. This cinematic technique gives an effect of cheer yet mystery. You see how it is exciting, but throughout something just does not seem exactly normal. This technique also helps set the tone as delightful.
But you can bring the wonk back by exaggerating the bumps and it gets all optical illusiony. Anyway, you're not sure what the 2nd type of spiral's good for but it's a good way to draw snuggled up Slug Cats which are a species you've invented just to keep this spiral from feeling useless. This 3rd spiral, however, is good for all sorts of things. You could draw a snail or a Nautilus shell, an elephant with a curled up trunk, the horns of a sheep, a fern frond, a cochlea in an inner ear diagram, an ear itself. Those other spirals can’t help but be jealous of this clear superior kind of spiral.
“Manteca” by Dizzy Gillespie is not really that exiting music. The mood of the music is relaxed but also have loudness. I think there are seven choruses total. Each chorus were giving different feeling and rhythmic expressions. The solos were amazing.
From the two above examples one could assume that sign language is exclusively iconic. One could see sign language as a type of communication using signs that have a close relation to what they represent, just like a smiley on ICQ refers to a smiling face. Now, just imagine a user of Auslan would show a sign looking like this: both hands are positioned in front of the chest, the fingers of the left hand are facing down and the right hand swings repeatedly over the back of the left hand as if it was trying to wipe something away (see illustration 6). How could we possibly find out that this motion of all things refers to the animal ‘cat’? According to Johnston and Schembri the sign for ‘cat’ has iconic character, because the motion imitates the stoking of a cat’s fur.
Similarly, ‘The Sandman’ also has blocks to it, which join like a jigsaw puzzle to make what we know as ‘The Sandman’. The creators of ‘The Sandman’ had to think about lots of different techniques and use them effectively to create meaning and influence on the audience’s reaction. The first important building block to this film produced by Colin Batty, Paul Berry and Ian Mackinnon is the effects of Sound. Sound techniques are used in many different films and in many different ways to create special effects on the audience. For example when some very melodious, happy tune is played, it gives the audience a feeling of a happy atmosphere and a happy general feel about the movie.
We thought this script would fit in well with traits often encountered in Kneehigh productions as the script is based on a fairy story so has the potential to embrace the magical and mythical side of the story and could be easily adapted to include Kneehigh techniques such as Physical story telling, live music, dance and puppetry. It also had the potential for comedy to be used throughout as a result of the nature of the story and the grotesque stereotypes of the different fairytale characters such as the evil stepsisters. It also seemed appropriate and in keeping with the style of stories that Kneehigh use as they have previously performed “Hansel and Gretel” – another fairytale by the Brothers Grimm and “The Red Shoes” – which was based on the fairytale of the same name by Hans Christian
This is a musical where all the trials are trivial and less than life threatening, putting you in a place where you have only the most meager of worries , such as who will take you to prom, and how will you snag that handsome boy who just doesn’t seem to notice you. The musical also portrays a dream that many people have, going from a nerd that hardly anyone looks at to a total bombshell with members of the desired sex absolutely slobbering at your feet. Also, the musical is colorful with music that vibrates through your bones and absolutely insists that your body get up and dance. Grease appeals to so many people because it makes them feel as though they are a part of it, with characters, situations and dreams that near everyone can relate to. Grease is a musical set in 1959, a time when everyone seemed quite carefree.