She fears the dark, meaning she is afraid of evil and what has become of it. Lady Macbeth was plagued with guilt and this eventually led to her taking her own life. By deceiving Macbeth into killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth created her own
Browning over-exaggerates the features and beauty of the nature of England almost making them come alive with her use of personification. The poem is very descriptive and also plays on all the five senses. She shows the sense of taste with the use of the word ‘sweeter’ in line 12, ‘ Made sweeter for the step upon the grass’ and also line 20, ‘Fed full of noises by invisible streams,’ the sense of hearing is shown using the word ‘noises.’ Browning also used the repetition to give the reader a sense of continuity. She shows that nature is evergreen and will be omnipresent in this world. This can be seen with the repetition of words like ‘the’ and ‘and’.
There were many describing words and was very detailed. I felt in a way calm reading this poem.| She walks in beauty like the night| Figurative Language:What poetic devices were used in this poem?What did these poetic devices do for the poem? Did these devices help create imagery or communicate the author's feelings?The poetic device that was used in this poem is a simile. In the phrase “She walks in beauty, like the night”, the phrase states like or as, which is a simile. The poetic device helped express the authors feelings because he compairs beauty and night so you can get a better understanding of where the author is coming from.| She walks in beauty like the night| Emotion:What emotion was the author trying to express?I think the authour was trying to express love and therefore was at peace.| She walks in beauty like the night| Structure:How is the poem organized (lines, stanzas, etc.)?
- The word ‘periscope’ is used in the book to show similarities to the snake’s head bobbing in the water. Periscopes are used on submarines and submarines are evil and used in war so therefore it can show that evil is always watching. - Steinbeck hint at future/ past events in the text where it says ‘Another little water snake’. This shows us that there will be evil and bad moments coming up throughout the book. Moving on 1.
She holds the world in balance. The snakes around her stomach signify her important role of giving and taking of life experienced as a unity. We come from her and return to her. In figure 7, the significance of the goddess holding a snake high in each hand presents an image of a ritualized gesture of divine statement. In her dress, there is a notion of cosmic web suggesting that she is the weaver of the web of life.
In life we all have something we dread. They can be troublesome and cause anxiety and as a result, we can refer to them as “monster”. These monsters we face at times are due to our own misfortune. Nevertheless these monsters affect us and not in a good way. In the epic Beowulf, the protagonist, Beowulf, faces three different monsters.
He admires her attitude when she baths herself by “the tall black cliff where the water runs cold” he relates her attitude to his connection to power. The length of lines varies and this could be to make the structure look as though it mimics a river and to indicate its destructive power. He describes his sleepy head lady as “golden”, the comparison to gold make her to be seen as something considered being precious, beautiful and valuable. This could also reflect her characteristic to be with superior quality to the River God. Soon as the poem progresses, we discover a darker aspect to both of the poetic voice’s personality.
Reichard describes how the trembler works: “The diviner [seer] is seized with shaking, beginning usually with gentle tremors of arms or legs and gradually spreading until the whole body shakes violently. While in a trembling state, the seer enters a trancelike state, concentrating on the cause of the patient’s illness. After a diviner has determined what is wrong with the patient, he or she will prescribe certain ceremonies for certain conditions. For example: If the trouble originated because someone hurt a snake (even unintentionally), a “Holyway” chant might be in order. Snakes are considered a destructive force, and illness or imbalance can result from injuries done to them.
The Devils Wrath In Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat”, Delia Jones is faced with her biggest fear, snakes! Sykes, Delia’s husband, a malicious, arrogant man, torments his wife constantly. This makes Delia feel as if there is a snake present. Finally, Sykes does bring an actual snake in the house. Therefore, the snake can represent Delia’s protector, sin, death, or devil but it most certainly is a mirrored reflection of Sykes.
Another creature in the story testing ethics happens to be the snake. The snake said to Eve, “God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil” (Genesis 3.5). The snake is tempting Adam and Eve with knowing good and evil. Yet the irony is that he is tempting them to do something ethically immoral and go against God’s word. After looking at that, some might say that bad stems from the