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.
He only finds himself happy again after he attempts suicide. After he realizes he does not need to drown himself, he “felt a great desire to laugh, to laugh at himself, to laugh at this strange, foolish world” (Hesse 77). This laughter is a healing
Adeline feels the fresh breeze; she sees the flowery luxuriance of the turf. Her senses all lead to the feeling of enjoyment, as happiness and warmth flow throughout her body. As the setting is described, it seems as if time stops, so the character can absorb all the nature she is viewing. Radcliffe depicts the environment so perfectly that readers breathlessly follow the scenery with rich images. It’s an almost magical setting that depicts particular feelings, mainly pleasure
From the dangled and drooped shoots to the rankness of the ripe roots, Roethke’s effective use of language enhances the power the poem has on our senses. Being a short poem filled with words that have strong connotations, “Root Cellar” takes readers on a short, vivid journey in a way that leads readers to understanding the tone and mood of the poem. Roethke’s decision to take readers to this foul location reveals the fact that if such a dismal place can sustain life, then perhaps the root cellars, and other places that conjure similar feelings, are not as rotten and desolate as they initially appear. Roethke draws from his childhood experience in “Root Cellar” to highlight life’s persistence and ability to sustain itself even in environments in a state of decay. The theme of life and death is reinforced using depictions that usually are associated with death and flashing glimpses of life.
All critics agree in considering Twelfth Night as one of the most delightful of Shakespeare’s comedies. It is full of sweetness and pleasantry. It makes us laugh at the follies of mankind, not despire them, still less bear any ill-will towards them. From start to end the play is full of gay joviality. The sentimental elements and the unsentimental malice a livelier, more dramatic impression from their contrast: and the contrast itself makes the dolling life of the play more interesting to an audience.
Also the brightness of the primary colors makes the scene joyful. However, upon further examination of this print there’s one person located at the bottom right hand side sitting on the chair who appears to be sad and depressed. I mentioned this comment because the content of my response focuses on happiness. The Artwork displays images of defined and provocative bodies. The similarities of
What A Wonderful World Victoria Byrd George David Weiss and Bob Thiele’s What A Wonderful World is a song that uses key poetic devices such as rhyme, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, and figurative language to explain the diversity of our beautiful world. This song is about a man who observes all forms of life around him. The song is actually about the things that make the world wonderful; the beauty in nature and the people we love. The message of this song is beauty within the world and accepting everyone as they are. The rhyme in this song shows the artist’s meaning and understanding of the literary device by being able to use them properly and fluently throughout the song.
Poetic Analysis ‘Magpies’ ‘Magpies’ by Judith Wright is a captivating and fun poem, which explains the two completely different personalities of magpies. In this poem, the poet positions the reader to see nature as mature, prim and proper, but also extremely greedy and selfish. It successfully uses imagery, movement and sound devices to do this. The poetic devices similes, personification, rhythm, rhyme, alliteration and assonance will be examined in this essay. This poem is about magpies, animals that are mature and relaxed, but when food appears they lose these attributes and adopt a greedy and selfish behavior.
Crystal Grooms Grooms 1 Dr. Baker AP Literature 18 September 2012 Thoughtful Laughter In order to write an essay about thoughtful laughter one must define it. Defining thoughtful laughter is as easy as reading the word its self. Thoughtful laughter causes immediate laughter from the reader; in addition to entertaining and amusing one it also makes one think about the meaning and application. A comedy achieves thoughtful laughter when the first response from the audience is laughter, because the situation is amusing, then leaves the audience thinking about the theme of the show. The amusing yet thoughtful comedy, Aristophanes Lysistrata is a great example of a comedy that carries thoughtful laughter.
Reading this poem lifts the weight of the world off of the readers shoulders by making him think about what make him happy. Charles is saying is the only thing that matters is happiness. Anyone can be happy it’s your own choice. This author has a very healthy outlook on life. This poem is very positive.