Throughout the story there were references to us, the reader, with the narrator asking us questions like “ Would you credit?” and the use of words like “us,” “are” and “before our friend” makes us feel involved and our opinions cherished, like we’re sitting right next to the storyteller, in his world. Furthermore Standard English is not used, instead Irish slang is used, for instance: “the best part of £50,” not to mention the well-known Irish saying: “Boyo.” Mockery is also a main element of the storyteller persona. A recurring feature in this story is how the narrator mocks the main character and his career path. One way in which the narrator mocked the packaging industry was when he said, “no matter if it was a bar of soft shite- it became a best-seller.” Moreover the narrator ridicules Universities, saying that although the main character “did a degree in all kinds of things” he ended up folding shirts “across the water,” basically stating that achieving higher education is not worth it. With both an informal tone and forms of humor the storyteller changes are view to that of a villager living in the country, allowing us to relate to the story a little better than we would usually.
It shows that are people who look out for others before themselves and those that only want to benefit themselves in anyway they can. The Salesman and the Counterman are just figures to help represent these two kinds of people in todays society. Eugene Ziller is an excellent writer in that he has all these hidden themes in the story. His word choice helps the reader to understand the mood of the story and what is surrounding the
Titling the piece Digging immediately highlights for the reader the verbal connotation of the work, and puts the theme of work, and of manual labor into the limelight. As well, Heaneys use of the word gun to describe his “squat pen” in line 2 places the emphasis on machinery allowing a comparison of the human condition to present technology. This theme continues throughout the poem, as Heaney likens his fathers act of digging to that of a machine, “as his father nestled on the lug, the shaft/Against the inside knee was levered
Robert Frost Essay Robert Frost was an American poet. His work frequently talked about rural life in England during the early twentieth century. Frost’s poetry is highly recognized and has won many prizes.His last two poems I have read were entitled “The Pasture” and “The Cow in Apple-Time”. Frost uses words and images to invite the reader to explore nature. Frost’s point of view towards nature is very respectful and he appreciates it greatly.
Michael Dransfield was also affected by the change and this has been reflected in poems “Minstrel” and “Prosperity” where he is comparing the natural world with the very mechanical one that humans tend to build for themselves. Michael Dransfield has been described as “one of the most widely read poets of his generation”. He has a very modernistic way of portraying significant ideas, which is seen through his use of language techniques such as sibilance, use of first person, assonance and alliteration. He exploits these techniques beautifully to emboss and emphasize the core concept of his poems. The word minstrel means a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry.
Gina Bruno English Comparison of Refuge and “The Rediscovery of North America” The hip-hop artist Mos Def once said, “What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have tomboy read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that’s magical.” Imagery is an amazing form of writing where the writer creates a picture in your mind. Refuge, a book by Terry Tempest Williams, shows the relationship between the natural and the unnatural. Nature imagery is used throughout in comparison to human lives and events. Like Refuge, “The Rediscovery of North America” by Barry Lopez also uses ample amount of imagery
In Billy Collins poem “Building with its face blown off,” Collins success as a writer lies in his ability to use non-violent terms as similes to describe the effects of the violent scenes he is expressing. The poem is easy to understand as it uses stanza in formulating the poem and everyday relationships in describing the sight of the scenes giving the reader the ability to actually see and feel what Mr. Collins is trying to portray. Written in the mid two thousands, this influential imagery depicts a bombed out house and illustrates the effects of war in any town that may be occurring at any time. Items that should only be seen from the inside upon entry to the building are now strewn across the streets. The metaphor used to describe the room wearing only its stripped pajamas is not a subtle one but one that helps set the flow for the rest of the poem.
Imagery in Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” Heany uses a great amount of imagery in this poem to make the reader feel what the speaker feels. He describes the “clean, rasping sound’ of the spade as well as the “cool hardness” of the potatoes. These positive descriptions of things connected to his ancestors reveal the speaker’s admiration, and even a bit of envy, towards his father’s achievements. The title of the poem refers to the act of hard labour and also makes one think of a funeral. Yet the digging it refers to is straightforward as Heaney is explaining the work that his father and grandfather did.
“In modern narrative, it is not so much what story is told, but the way it is told that captivates the reader.” This statement is true of Ernest Hemingway’s writing style used in his novels. An example of this is in his novel The Sun Also Rises. His unique writing style sparked reader’s interests from the beginning of his career in the 1920s. His simple and direct prose complemented by the use of short and factual sentences and his repetitive dialogue demanded that readers look beyond the surface. Hemingway termed this technique as the Iceberg Theory.
By definition, a tool is an implement of varying size, shape, and function used to carry out a particular purpose, commonly in regards to creation or modification. Every tool is essential in the development and completion of its intended objective, and no matter how large or small, coarse or fine, their contributions are valued. In the poem, “Digging”, by Seamus Heaney, the narrator reveals a message regarding a specific tool, one whose purpose is unique and influential in its line of work; this tool being a writer’s pen. Though a pen is not commonly assessed as an implement, Heaney simulates it to a gardener’s spade, discussing how the pen is as essential in the creation of a poem as would a spade be crucial when gardening. Heaney, both the author and the narrator of “Digging”, critically compares his pen to a working tool, such as a shovel or spade, when trying to determine if his line of work is as influential as the work surrounding him.