Words in Literature
Many people believe that words have a set or fixed meaning according to Webster’s Dictionary. However, in Literature an author can assign a new meaning for a word in relation to the content of their work. In Naomi Nye’s poem “Famous”, the word famous is used quite frequently and defined in multiple ways. It shows how the link between objects and people are idealized in a way that embodies appreciation for the other.
For example, the author writes in the first of the poem “the river is famous to the fish”. However, without the river there will be no fish. Without the fish there would be no creatures to appreciate the river. All the examples given represent a kind of survival to one another. Although there seems to be a kind of longing between the object's ideas and organisms mentioned that would suggest a sense of wanting to become its opposite and eventually becoming …show more content…
The tone set is similar to the cat and bird, only being famous for moments that are sad or less than favorable, much like the relationship between a parasite and its host. This is showing the reappearance of an object or person. Furthermore, she writes about an idea being held close to the heart. This stanza is closer to symbolism than any other example shown. The feeling the heart holds and the meaning the idea embodies, though not explained can still be interpreted to be close enough to be considered one and the same. It gives the reader room to imagine or reminisce on a moment similar to the feeling the stanza gives. The word famous is personified in the form of the speakers ambitions. She is wanting to deem herself important for never forgetting what she can do. An example is given in the form of a pulley or a button hole. The lack of interest in doing something spectacular suggest that the speaker is finding meaning within herself and her abilities. This shows the speaker’s own needs to be significant to something or someone
Many people believe that words have a set or fixed meaning according to Webster’s Dictionary. However, in Literature an author can assign a new meaning for a word in relation to the content of their work. In Naomi Nye’s poem “Famous”, the word famous is used quite frequently and defined in multiple ways. It shows how the link between objects and people are idealized in a way that embodies appreciation for the other.
For example, the author writes in the first of the poem “the river is famous to the fish”. However, without the river there will be no fish. Without the fish there would be no creatures to appreciate the river. All the examples given represent a kind of survival to one another. Although there seems to be a kind of longing between the object's ideas and organisms mentioned that would suggest a sense of wanting to become its opposite and eventually becoming …show more content…
The tone set is similar to the cat and bird, only being famous for moments that are sad or less than favorable, much like the relationship between a parasite and its host. This is showing the reappearance of an object or person. Furthermore, she writes about an idea being held close to the heart. This stanza is closer to symbolism than any other example shown. The feeling the heart holds and the meaning the idea embodies, though not explained can still be interpreted to be close enough to be considered one and the same. It gives the reader room to imagine or reminisce on a moment similar to the feeling the stanza gives. The word famous is personified in the form of the speakers ambitions. She is wanting to deem herself important for never forgetting what she can do. An example is given in the form of a pulley or a button hole. The lack of interest in doing something spectacular suggest that the speaker is finding meaning within herself and her abilities. This shows the speaker’s own needs to be significant to something or someone