The author sets the mood in a happy way when a calamity should be miserable. The poet uses similes to make the tone more joyful. “Dogs barked and the children sprouted like dandelions on my lawn,” is a perfect example which compares the dogs and children to dandelions. It means that they appeared very quickly just like how dandelions grow really fast. Dandelions are also known to be happy flowers so this sets the mood in a more soothing and calming place.
In addition, Steinbeck suggests that the clearing is full of sunlight: 'The water is warm too, for it slipped twinkling over the yellow sands.' Yellow, in this context, is calming because the words 'warm' and 'twinkling' are used before it. Steinbeck also uses alliteration to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere: 'south of Soledad, the Salinas River.' The repetition on the soft's' sound is calming and subtle. Steinbeck repeats this technique: 'the water is warm too.'
What's a nice kid, SMART kid like you running around with trash like that for" , quote found on page 22. Ponyboy is a sweet, and is a very thoughtful person. Nice and thoughtful he is to alot of people, except guy socs, because he got jumped by one and his bestfriend got jumped by four guy socs. Pony is thoughtful because he thinks of other people before himself. Pony is also very friendly to everyone, he also listens to Soda's and Cherry's problems.
This quote is a very good example of an adjective, because it is very descriptive and vivid which helps the reader picturize this. Now we can see that adjectives can change the story to another story. "There was a sound like a great matted yellow hive of bees within a dark bellows, the lazy bumble of
These two lines follow each other consistently, and appear on the first page. This is interesting due to the fact the other two little pigs get a far deeper description of their particular houses and idiosyncrasies. Although short and sweet, this description sums up the predominant message the author wants to convey; the first little pig is lazy and naive. The rather quick and vague description of the first little pig leads the reader to believe he will be of less importance as a character, but possibly more useful as a structural tool to further develop plot by connecting events. “Then he danced down the road, to see how his brothers were getting along”.
John James Audubon and Annie Dillard both wrote short passages describing large flocks of birds using vivid imagery and descriptive diction to convey the effect that the flocks had on them as an observer. Both passages have an awed and laudatory tone since the writers seem to be enchanted by the beauty o the birds. While Audubon gives a literal description of what he saw, Dillard describes the birds through the extensive use of figurative language. The descriptive diction in both passages serves to give the reader a mental image of what the writer saw as the birds flew by. Audubon uses phrases like “countless multitudes” and “immense legions” to describe the large amount of birds that he watched fill the sky.
As the poem opens, we are greeted with the image of a lady as she watches her child “chase pigeons” and “kick at the leaves piled high”, giving us every impression of a healthy and contented young boy, adding to the list of things that the mother should be satisfied with yet our central character isn’t. The reasons for her feelings are carefully depicted in her surroundings. An example would be the pot of Gardenias. When Gardenias are in bloom, they are rather pleasant to the eyes and the nose. However, after a while, when they begin to wither, they release an unpleasant smell.
Lennie loves George and counts on him a lot of the time. Lennie values George and his belief of tending the rabbits. Lennie also loves soft things like mice, pups, girls’ dresses, and hair which produce terrible results. Lennie is utterly helpless and totally defenseless. Lennie doesn’t know right from wrong and this leads to a terrible outcome.
Steinbeck gives off a relaxing feel as he generates everything as quiet and beautiful. “Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening”. Watching this view would be beautiful, romantic and relaxing making the atmosphere as good as it can be, as if you were in heaven. Throughout Steinbeck’s passage he uses many verbs, adverbs and adjectives. These all encourage the
Animal imagery was evident in both Of Mice and Men and “To a Mouse” by relating Lennie to the Mouse. Identification of humans with the animals was also reflected in both pieces of literature by dreams being shattered due to circumstances and the suffrage of men and animal was caused by society. Having seen how the title Of Mice and Men was borrowed from the poem “To a Mouse” Steinbeck skillfully used the characters to paint the connection between men and animal. He used metaphors to describe the characters. Steinbeck’s decision to compare Lennie to being the mouse gives the readers a more clear idea of how both men and animal are