And although both stories have a strong resemblance in theme, both authors present it very differently especially when using symbolism. As stated in our text, “A symbol is something that has a literal identity but also stands for something else”. (Clugston, 2010) Also, symbolism was a “19 century movement in art and literature which made extensive use of symbols to indicate or evoke emotions or ideas” (Credo Reference, 2010) Within this paper, I will discuss on how both narratives utilize symbolism to convey the essence of their theme. As stated, “story writers want you to understand and learn from the imaginary world they are creating, they find ways to make the theme stand out clearly, and they use symbols to convey feelings, describe settings, present characters, heighten conflict, and create various moods”. (Clugston, 2010) Also, I will explain the difference between the poem “The Road Less Taken” and the short story, “I Used to Live Here Once”.
Explain, illustrate and compare the ways in which the two novels do this, and their purposes in doing so. (Note: you may need to specify particular types and conventions of romantic fiction which are relevant to each novel. Any quoted passages you use should not be included in the word-count.)) 2. Wuthering Heights and Madame Bovary both gain much of their power as novels from the ways in which they use setting to frame the action, create atmosphere and convey meanings.
The authors of these writings are able to capture readers by utilizing characterization, rhythm, rhyming, metaphors, or a fairytale setting throughout their storyline. It is imagination that sanctions the reader of these literary forms to be able to mentally visualize what the author would like the reader to visually perceive by use of symbolism or descriptive wording. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” (Frost, 1916) or the short story “Used to Live Here Once” (Rhys, 1976) – there is a dominant theme, no matter what self-contained journey we find ourselves on, we the readers are the ones who determine how the journey ends. In both of these works of literature the theme is a forthcoming journey. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost paints us a descriptive picture of a fork in the road in which the reader encounters along his journey.
While both poems have traits that are similar, they have many more traits that differ from each other. While the ballad and the epic are are both types of poetry, they have unique elements that differ and elements that are similar. First, the ballad is able to tell a story through a narrative within the poem. These narrative within the context of the poem give the reader enough information to hold their attention. This enables the reader to grasp the concept of the story while also moving the story along.
28 March 2012 Analysis of Two Poems: ‘‘Love After Love’’ by Derek Walcott and ‘‘Ithaca’’ by Kostantinos Cavafys ‘‘Love After Love’’ is a poem written by Derek Walcott, that focuses on our ability to find ourselves after being lost or in great pain. In the other poem, "Ithaca", Kostantinos Cavafys tells us that a journey is about the experiences and knowledge gained while travelling towards a destination that is of greater importance than the destination itself. Therefore, these two poems have some similarities, as well as differences about their context. What’s really interesting is that in both of these poems the language that is used is in second person. In his poem ‘‘Ithaca’’, Cavafys uses an allusion.
The Question I was exploring was “How has the writer used symbolism to represent what she actually describes in her story?” This question was difficult to answer because symbolism is not extensively applied in the story. My understanding of the work that am writing about changed in the context of the true meaning that the author sought to illustrate in her writing. I understood that the author used symbols in the context of culture to make the reader understand the cultural setting of the story. The hardest part in my writing process was to determine the type of symbols used in the story. The essay strength is its ability to review one of the difficult techniques that Alice Walker has used to narrate the story.
The Symbolism of the Journey Using symbolism in a short story or poem helps the reader to understand the author’s purpose behind the writing. I will review the poem, “The Road Not Taken” and two short stories; “A Worn Path” and “Used to Live Here Once”. I will show how, through symbolism, the journey is not necessarily the trip from the starting point to the ending point. While analyzing the readings using the archetypal approach, you can see the journeys the characters take are more of a journey through life. The very first line in “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” (as cited by Clugston, 2010).
By comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their writing style to achieve their intentions in "The Necklace" and "The Story of an Hour" they focuses on values that connect them in literary styles and in the fight for women’s self-determination. In both of these short stories, all of these elements are present. “The Necklace” and The Story of an Hour´ portray males to be better equipped for real life, while women are represented as lacking such integrity to attain their goals. To cope with their tragic fate of being born female, the heroines in both stories venture inward to escape the reality of life which was not of her own making. The female characters in these stories offer a universal representation of women as being the weaker sex through marriage, and are characterized by having evil intentions for which she is justly´ punished for in the end.
The form of Thomas’s poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” provides rhyme, repetition, and length that present the concealed theme to fight death. For one thing, adding rhyme to his poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” Dylan Thomas uses this technique of form to offer the dominant idea, fighting death. When Thomas uses rhyme in his poem he provides the audience with words that define the theme. For instance, in addition to rhyming, Thomas uses words metaphorically in each stanza of his work. Metaphoric words are used as a figure of speech to compare two objects, but not taken literally.
A journey is one in which growth occurs as a result of what the traveller has seen and experienced during their transition from one place to another. Physical, imaginative or internal, attitudes towards journeys are varied and often dictate the outcome. Solitary or communal, journeys are universal and offer new profound knowledge of self and the world. Along with the prescribed text of Raw by Scott Monk, I have chosen the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost to convey the concept of The Journey and discuss how these texts have helped to shape my understanding of self and the world. Raw is a bildungsman text which entails the physical and internal journey of a teenager named Brett Dalton who has been sentenced to The Farm for a break and enter charge.