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.
The last thing about this line is the tone it sets for the rest of the poem, when I read someone has birds in their head it gives me a very light hearted feeling that stays with it for the rest of the poem. I know them now. I catch the pitch of their calls, their shrill cacophonies, their chitterings, their coos. They hover behind his eyes, and come to rest on a branch, on a book, row still, claws curled, wings furled. His is a bird world.
The focus of “To Waken an Old Lady” by William Carlos Williams is old age. In this poem, William portrays how old age is like a flight of small cheeping birds which are vibrant and energetic despite their harsh surroundings. Metaphors are used to convey this message in the poem. There are six metaphors that relate old age to small cheeping birds which are vibrant and energetic despite their harsh surroundings. The first metaphor in “To Waken an Old Lady” is “a flight of small/cheeping birds.” This conveys a message of happiness.
This painting is an portrait representing by how popular birds are in India. The meaning of this piece was to show the audience how much birds are appreciated and loved in India. This piece has the symbol of love and appreciation by the Indian culture. A Pied Myna is consider under the art and popular culture theme because there found often on the planes of the Indian subcontinent. Which is why its made in and is from India because of how popular it is in their culture.
"The grasses sway their tall spears; the white butterflies flutter around and float on the warm wind of the late summer." (pg 9) As the quote seems to imply, it is showing the current mood and state of Paul which, in context is a peaceful and tranquil one. It also shows his innocence to the horrors of war. The butterflies also serve as a message of his softness towards his situation and the delicacy of the balance in life. There is another passage in the book when Paul describes the butterflies as being perched upon a skull and fly about the battlefield as if they do not have a care in the world.
Perry thru out the novel had this recurring dream about a yellow bird. Perry’s dream is first mentioned at the beginning of the novel when Perry mentioned his fantasy of him in a Las Vegas night club singing a self-composed song about parrots, “Every April flights of parrots, Fly overhead, red and green, Green and tangerine. I see them fly, I hear them high, Singing parrots bringing April spring…”(p.16) Dick felt the song was stupid, but Perry felt that Dick was pragmatic, yet Perry also mentioned that Dick’s literalness, “was the primary reason Perry had been attracted to him, for it made Dick seem, compared to himself, so authentically tough, invulnerable.”(p.16) Later Perry described the dream he had about the yellow bird in great detail. In Perry’s dream, Perry was trying to collect a bushel of diamonds in the trees, but there was a snake that guarded the diamonds. Even with the snake guarding the diamonds Perry was determined to get the diamonds.
Yet another chapter in How to Read Literature Like a Professor, that I could relate to this novel was “Flights of Fancy.” Freedom and escape is often known to be symbolized by something physically flying within a story. Flying also can symbolize returning home or returning to our roots. In this particular novel, ducks are what are flying. At one point, Holden asks his cab driver where the birds go during the winter and the driver replies that they fly away from the cold. He says that that is their problem.
However, though the central topic of her essay may be boring, Zacharias is an excellent writer. She uses pathos, arrangement and logos well to describe her relationship with her father and buzzards. I found pathos everywhere. I felt pathos in the first sentence: “They woof” (260). Zacharias used this line to catch the reader’s attention, which also plays into her chosen arrangement for this piece, and to get some sort of emotion out of the reader.
In descriptive passages, Audubon and Dillard both describe large flocks of birds in flight, Dillard artistically pondering how exhilarating and beautiful these creatures are while Audubon observes them scientifically taking note as they fly over him. Dillard uses an artistic approach to her observations, describing the flying birds a “flight extended like a fluttering banner, an unfurled oriflamme”. Her metaphors constructs to her artistic point of view and letting on know she is taking this sight as a spiritual experience rather then a scientific observation. Dillard gives the birds an overview like if they were magnificent creatures and appreciating a simple pleasure one may take for granted. She ends the passage describing
But Heron just kept flying steadily forward all night long, flapping his giant wings.” The heron represents the person with great intelligence knowing that it will achieve its goal without struggle and without any problems. The Humming bird represents the person with great skill that is very flashy who likes to make an impression. With the hummingbird being so quick it is incredibly easily