Michellae Brown Ms. Horton AP Lit. And Comp. Rhetorical Essay (Final) The beauty of birds in flight is all in the eye of the beholder. Two experiences of bird watching by Audubon and Dillard differ, one is objectively descriptive while the other is poetic in nature. In Audubon’s essay, he uses “objective” diction to create impartial and precise aspects of the birds in flock, with words such as “extreme beauty” and “immense legions.” He uses words such as these to not compare the birds to actual life, but to describe the image he sees and how it makes him feel.
Hwawon Bae AP English 3 – 2nd period 12/10/09 IWA #2 Mary Oliver is a poet who is an “indefatigable guide to the natural world.” “Owls” shows us Oliver’s detailed perspective and emotional feeling on the big eyed, flying creatures; her love and respect towards them. Oliver’s style in writing conveys the complexity of her response to nature. Mary Oliver greatly exaggerates reverence to owls. Although they are simply animals, birds to be more specific, she refers to them like they are gods and very elevated. Oliver uses words like glory and delicate to show her thoughts on the owl.
The use of similes also gives the reader a clearer image of what this may have looked like by giving them objects to compare each aspect of the birds to. For example Dillard compares the motion of the birds as a group to “whirling like smoke” and the sound of the birds flying by to the sound of “a million shook rugs.” Dillard also uses personification in the last paragraph to describe her reaction to the bird’s flight. The expression “my lungs roared,” uses personification to describe how she felt blown away and was left breathless by the unexpected beauty of the flock of starlings flying
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.
The range of time and birds has been increasing since the 1900s. The subject of this painting is being portrayed as honorable based on how much birds are very love and cared for in the Indian culture. The audience emotions for this painting is to feel appreciated and have love for the things that means so much to our culture today. This art is different and very simple due to not being made by a lot of materials. Its made of watercolor and
JOURNEY TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD: SECRET IDENTITY HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE WORD WONDERSTRUCK? IF SO, HOW DID YOU FEEL? GLAD? IF YOU WILL ASK ME, I FEEL ENCHANTED TO MEET SOMEONE LIKE HIM...AS WE START MY STORY; LET’S GO BACK TO WHERE I STARTED. I WAS A GIRL WHO DREAMED ABOUT BEING FREE FROM WHO REALLY I AM...LOOK AT THOSE BIRDS FLYING, ARENT THEY WONDERFUL?
Hannah claimed she was shocked to find out that kids approached an injured bird and picked it up because she would have gone for help first. Also, that she would want to know if the bird lives in the end. Hannah demonstrated an understanding of the story responding to questions after reading the text, as she was able to figure out the author’s purpose in writing this story which she stated was to show how caring people can help injured animals. Hannah’s understanding of the material enables her to draw similarities and differences that occurred in the beginning, middle and the end, as well as by identifying the “moral” of the story. We continued to read “Revolting Rhymes” the story we read today was Little Red Riding Hood.
The poem starts off with Archy giving the reader the setting and an idea that the moth is suicidal, but the next stanza explains that the moth and the cockroach do not understand each other’s lives. The cockroach sees that it is better to live
In the book, Atticus and Miss Maudie tell Scout and Jem a mockingbird’s job is to provide music and joy to people, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That quote could be metaphorically used for Atticus, also.
Painting ladybugs, teaching birds to fly, and preparing their rainbow tubes among many other things. Clank and Bobble introduce Tinker Bell to Fairy Mary, the leader of the Tinker fairies. Fairy Mary leads the Tinker workshop where all of the work gets done. Tinker Bell stumbles upon a few items on the beach which later become known as “lost things”. Lost things are items that wash up on to Never Land Island from the mainland.