Marvi Shaikh Ms. Devitt ENG3UI Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 Poet’s View On “Oppression” Oppression means prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control over someone or something. It’s also known as persecution, abuse, mental pressure or distress (www.dictionary.refrence.com). Oppression is a common topic for authors and poets to write about. The poet Jimmy Santiago Baca also used Oppression as his topic in his poem called “Oppression”. The poem talks about equality and justice from Baca’s point of view.
To begin the analysis of the surreal events, we should start from the title of the story "The Bucket Rider", and then moves towards the surreal event related to it. Next, analyze another important event, in which the wife of the Coal Dealer chooses the bucket rider's ill fate. Lastly, compare what the man is begging for in the story, compared to what people normally beg for in real life. This story relies upon its surreal events to keep the reader's interest, as very event that occurs helps develop the story and eventually conclude it. As I began reading the short story, right off the bat I noticed there were many events present in the story that did not really make a lot of sense to me.
Even though there is a lot of “smell” in this novel, the way in which Grenouille comprehends these smells, or the way these “smells” pan out in his mind, is a lot more different to the way they pan out in average person’s head; also, the sheer way in which each of the vivid explanations for the aromas are put onto paper they have a huge impact on the mind of the reader. The literary devices that are used most commonly by Suskind are metaphors, the use of italics, and juxtaposition. The first few instances and the best few instances where we see the use or description of scents are when he is talking about different “locations”. The novel begins with a rather vivid description of 18th century France. Suskind compares the different odours often smelt in France to the odours we find the dirtiest now.
Poe’s usage of literary devices and choice of words are what use to maintain the creepy feeling. The trepidation which characterizes the mood in Fall House of Usher is found through foreshadowing, allegory, and unity of both tone and diction. Poe uses foreshadowing to entice the readers and to hint at future events that may occur
Question before the Procession Shirley Jackson’s use of literary techniques in The Lottery is a true work of genius. She strategically uses irony in many places such as the story’s title, the setting an even in certain character’s personality traits. Another important literary technique used by Jackson is symbolism. The black box and the story’s title seem to create a range of associations outside themselves such as the importance of questioning irrational traditions and the unexpected nature of death. With the use of these two literary techniques, (irony and Symbolism) Shirley Jackson is able to emphasize important dramatic events within the plot.
A reactive approach is taken towards Allison's creative process, as she states that she allows her painting to do the 'talking', as she splatters paint in an unpredictable manner and interpreting random composition and works on multiple pieces at once. “Many of my recent pieces are juxtaposed with titles taken from people's online status messages or tweets. People carefully construct their dream selves with each online status update or cut of a surgeon's knife; I have built a colourful, moody, psychedelic world where these fantasies roam freely.” Allison's current art work makes use of bold texture and rhythm which aims to create a psychedelic experience inspired by dreamscapes, nature, the capacity of human consciousness which explores human psychology and behaviour, and also likes to make her art work appear somewhat paranormal. She wants to viewer to feel as if they're being taken somewhere, “When people look at my work, I want...I want it to take them somewhere,” a place of creations and self
The impact strangeness has, as a result of the residual of the wreck, affects a larger audience than the injured party, as witnesses and the reader try to understand tragedy. The use of stylist features to describe the aftermath of the automobile accident, keeps the reader focused and allows the reader to relate personally to the subject of strangeness in the poem. The sound work at the beginning of the poem by using alliteration, immediately draws the audience in. “Its quick soft silver bell beating, beating, / and down the dark one ruby flare” (Shapiro 1-2). Alliteration is the repetition of consonants within the first syllable.
After reading “Back at the Ranch” by Jay Allison, my opinion is that the author wants the readers to be curious to whether they are in the right place in life or doing the right thing. He wants us to feel the situation that this 15 year old was in, and he wants us to compare it to our lifestyle, or try to relate it with a personal experience. He wants us to think and try to relate to the situation that the hippie and the 15 year old boy are in. I think that this essay does succeed in making a difference with readers. While I was reading “Back at the Ranch” it made me think back on some things that have happened in my life, to make me wonder who I was or what I was doing.
Many writers often express the truth and meaning of a story through one of the literary techniques, symbolism. Throughout the story, The Flowers, Alice Walker repidiatly uses symbolism to express the deeper levels of meaning in her story. During the events of this very short, but well constructed text, Walker exercises the usage of symbolism to show the true meaning of what this story is all about and who the characters really are and what they represent. to give the reader a greater understanding of this story, Alice Walker provides in depth meanings of the events that take place in this story. Myop's tragic discovery, which had been the result violents and discrimination of racism, was a life changing event for her.
Sharon Olds organization in "On the Subway" uses incidents of anaphora, and asyndeton. Her use of anaphora gives her poem the repetition that it has to embody to have the meaning she is writing about a portrail. The meaning of the poem is the intensity of racial confrontation, and gender contrast. Olds use of asyndeton helps her writing seem more like someone who is in a scary situation from their point of view. The organization of these things helps to get the point of the poem