The Great Scarf of Bird All poets have a certain structure in order for their poem to be understood in an artistic and unique way. Through the use of organization, diction and figurative language, the poem is composed in a creative manner. In “The Great Scarf of Birds”, by John Updike, the speaker is understood through the use of all these methods. When the poet begins to speak of what he remembers, he uses vivid colors to describe his surroundings and also his stage in life. “Ripe apples were caught like red fish in the nets” (line 3).
Dandelions are also known to be happy flowers so this sets the mood in a more soothing and calming place. The poet also uses imagery to lighten the mood up. “And a jumble of skirts spilled onto the ploughed grass,” could be portrayed in a mental image of the clothes scattering around from the laundry truck. It makes the mood less tense because instead of rather describing the horrible images of the accident, the poet decides to describe the little details of it. There was also an internal rhyme in that line which was “skirts and shirts”.
* “dying orchids on the floor beside her bed” pg 151 quote * Daisy was in a fog and she did not know what to do without Gatsby. * The beauty of the orchids had gone away now and they were “dying” because the happiness of her evening came and went so quickly like the life of the orchids. Body Paragraph 3: TRS: The white petals of a daisy signify purity which is similar to the pureness of sprit signified by the white outfits that Daisy wears. (need to clean up) TS: The name Daisy given to Gatsby’s true love is significant because outwardly she appeared to be worthy of his love but inwardly she was not
To Waken an Old Lady is a poem that was authored by William Carlos Williams. The poem essentially focuses on the aspect of old age. Therefore, the writer utilizes numerous bookish tools so as to construct the poem. In my experience of reading the poem I got attracted to the manner in which the author presented the poem the use of literary devices actually affected my experience. The use aspects of content, language and form were of greatest significance in the entire poem.
However in this poem she cannot find a happier memory and recalls a dream instead, “I dreamed once long ago, that we walked among day-bright flowers.” Her use of positive imagery such as the “day-bright flowers” lightens the mood and achieves the same effect of the memories in The Violets, as she stops thinking of death and causes the reader to forget the unhappy nature of the initial memory and be emotionally moved by the warmth of the following memory where she is “secure in my father’s arms.” In her poems The Violets, Father and Child and At Mornington Gwen Harwood demonstrates through her use of memories, her loss of innocence, the love for her parents and how quickly time moves. Her memories also serve to engage the reader and make us feel her sense of happiness, sorrow and
Robin Shreve Ms. Johnson English 112 April 13, 2013 Symbolism of Two Stories Symbolism is one of many elements an author can use to aid a reader in understanding the picture being painted with words in a story. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Peter Meinke’s “The Cranes” is filled with symbolism throughout these two stories. “The Story of an Hour” tell us about Mrs. Mallard who has a weak heart. She is told of her husband Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and husband’s friend Richards. Her first feelings were of despair and then her mind begins thinking and she realizes she is free.
Succulent: (adjective) full of juice; highly enjoyable. He took a bite into the succulent pear. 44. Mimed: (noun) people and events were mimicked and burlesqued; the representation of an action, character, mood, etc. by copying it.
The open window that Louise gazes from is a key symbol which represents the freedom and opportunity that is now possible now that her husband has died. When looking out of that window from her armchair she notices the beautiful nature outside of the window. "The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves."
It shows a very subtle enhancement of the evidence of human presence; food partially eaten, a napkin all crumpled up, a lemon peel falling out the plate which is a precise capture of the text. I loved this painting especially because it shows a harmonized and animated scene with very subtle colors and light shades of luminance as can be seen with the light reflecting from the wine glass onto the cloth on the table. This painting was created in 1627. The various features of this art piece include, a large peacock pie is seen with its own feathers and gullet together with a pink rose placed in its beak. A large number of different foods and fruits including a cooked fowl, olives, peaches, lemon nuts candies and bread can be seen displayed on the table which is very appealing.
The speaker states that his spirits were instantly uplifted when he saw the daffodils "tossing their heads in sprightly dance", and still to this day whenever the speaker feels " vacant or in pensive mood" he remembers the daffodils and he instantly is happy again. Throughout the poem we see Wordsworth use simple language devices such as similes and personification to convey his ideas about the link between man and nature. In the first line of the poem he states "I wander'd lonely as a cloud / that floats over vales and hills". Here Wordsworth compares himself to a natural object. Wordsworth also constantly personifies the daffodils throughout the poem "I saw a crowd, a host" "dancing" "tossing their heads".