The right words
The stone lion (Wild and Voutila, 2014) begins and ends with the lion being a statue in front of the library. The journey taken through the beginning and the end of the story allow the readers to feel, dream, imagine and think about feelings of the lion and the feelings that he encounters. Margaret Wild and Rita Voutila allow the readers to embark on the same journey through the use of emotive language and pictures throughout the story. Humans are able to gain the information though the use of their senses, sight and sound (Tunnell, 2008). The words used through out the story allow the readers to believe the story and embark on the fantasy journey with deep emotional responses. The gothic elements used in this story for example, …show more content…
The vocabulary used in this particular sentence allows the reader to feel the emotion of the character by the use of the descriptive words "she sank to the steps". The reader is thinking about the emotions and presented with words that allow them to create the image and experience in the situation (Tunnell, 2008).
Figurative language
The use of figurative language allows the reader insight into the story and the power of words create the tone (Tunnell, 2008). "Inside the library the light shone like the sun, it was as warm as a summer day but it was silent" allows the reader to imagine the happiness of the light and the contrast from winter and snow that was felt from the lion as statue. The light is being compared to the sun and the heat inside the library is being compared to a hot summers day, this allows the reader to imagine and feel what it would be like to be homeless in comparison to living inside a home (Tunnell, 2008). …show more content…
The lion is unable to feel or describe his feelings. After the lion has come to life and saved Sara and her baby brother, he turns into a statue again but only to become a warm and popular statue. "He looks as cold as stone but he feels as warm as toast" (Wild and Voutila, 2014). The reader is able to see the transformation of the lion and this provides personal connections to each individual as each person has grown and transitioned in their own journey (Tunnell, 2008). The unexpected insight of the lion becoming warm in comparison to the beginning of the book where he is cold shows the positive
The stone lion (Wild and Voutila, 2014) begins and ends with the lion being a statue in front of the library. The journey taken through the beginning and the end of the story allow the readers to feel, dream, imagine and think about feelings of the lion and the feelings that he encounters. Margaret Wild and Rita Voutila allow the readers to embark on the same journey through the use of emotive language and pictures throughout the story. Humans are able to gain the information though the use of their senses, sight and sound (Tunnell, 2008). The words used through out the story allow the readers to believe the story and embark on the fantasy journey with deep emotional responses. The gothic elements used in this story for example, …show more content…
The vocabulary used in this particular sentence allows the reader to feel the emotion of the character by the use of the descriptive words "she sank to the steps". The reader is thinking about the emotions and presented with words that allow them to create the image and experience in the situation (Tunnell, 2008).
Figurative language
The use of figurative language allows the reader insight into the story and the power of words create the tone (Tunnell, 2008). "Inside the library the light shone like the sun, it was as warm as a summer day but it was silent" allows the reader to imagine the happiness of the light and the contrast from winter and snow that was felt from the lion as statue. The light is being compared to the sun and the heat inside the library is being compared to a hot summers day, this allows the reader to imagine and feel what it would be like to be homeless in comparison to living inside a home (Tunnell, 2008). …show more content…
The lion is unable to feel or describe his feelings. After the lion has come to life and saved Sara and her baby brother, he turns into a statue again but only to become a warm and popular statue. "He looks as cold as stone but he feels as warm as toast" (Wild and Voutila, 2014). The reader is able to see the transformation of the lion and this provides personal connections to each individual as each person has grown and transitioned in their own journey (Tunnell, 2008). The unexpected insight of the lion becoming warm in comparison to the beginning of the book where he is cold shows the positive