Hodan Hachi
Professor Brett Jenkins
October 3rd , 2016
Lyric Analysis Paper
The usage of a watch has played a key role in our everyday lives. Watches help people stay on track and also tells them what they should be doing at a given time. This lyric essay shows readers how a simple object can impact so many people by doing its constant task: displaying the time of day.
There are many literary devices being used throughout Holton Sailer’s lyric essay, Ticking and Tocking . One of the devices used was onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a word being described using natural sounds. The writer uses onomatopoeia frequently because it makes a reader feel like they are part of this lyric essay. The use of the natural sounds makes the lyric essay come …show more content…
John D'Agata writes,“ Have you ever let a clock disobey you?”. The writer wants their writing to make the readers feel lost and allow them to put each piece together to understand the entire piece as a whole. And the only way of doing that is by asking questions. Amy Leach's novel, The Things that Are makes readers question Leach’s belief and it also makes readers question what truly exists and what does not exist. In The Things That Are, Leach constantly discussed the importance of nature in each of her short story. Leach wrote twenty-eight short essays that all make up the collection of “The Things That Are” . This novel discusses all of the groups of animals and the breathtaking nature surrounded in the natural world. She uses all of her knowledge to inform readers that they too have a purpose in this world. Leach’s sharp eye for detail makes this collection seem as if it were an encyclopedia. Nature was a topic Leach was incredibly passionate about and as readers read this novel her drive of curiosity unravels a little bit more in each story. The narrator seems like someone who is curious about the world around them. The nature and the animals is her true passion, and this idea is what Leach is passionate about. Leach enjoys writing about the natural world because it sparks her curiosity. This all relates back to the lyric essay having the ability to voice what the writer is passionate
Professor Brett Jenkins
October 3rd , 2016
Lyric Analysis Paper
The usage of a watch has played a key role in our everyday lives. Watches help people stay on track and also tells them what they should be doing at a given time. This lyric essay shows readers how a simple object can impact so many people by doing its constant task: displaying the time of day.
There are many literary devices being used throughout Holton Sailer’s lyric essay, Ticking and Tocking . One of the devices used was onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a word being described using natural sounds. The writer uses onomatopoeia frequently because it makes a reader feel like they are part of this lyric essay. The use of the natural sounds makes the lyric essay come …show more content…
John D'Agata writes,“ Have you ever let a clock disobey you?”. The writer wants their writing to make the readers feel lost and allow them to put each piece together to understand the entire piece as a whole. And the only way of doing that is by asking questions. Amy Leach's novel, The Things that Are makes readers question Leach’s belief and it also makes readers question what truly exists and what does not exist. In The Things That Are, Leach constantly discussed the importance of nature in each of her short story. Leach wrote twenty-eight short essays that all make up the collection of “The Things That Are” . This novel discusses all of the groups of animals and the breathtaking nature surrounded in the natural world. She uses all of her knowledge to inform readers that they too have a purpose in this world. Leach’s sharp eye for detail makes this collection seem as if it were an encyclopedia. Nature was a topic Leach was incredibly passionate about and as readers read this novel her drive of curiosity unravels a little bit more in each story. The narrator seems like someone who is curious about the world around them. The nature and the animals is her true passion, and this idea is what Leach is passionate about. Leach enjoys writing about the natural world because it sparks her curiosity. This all relates back to the lyric essay having the ability to voice what the writer is passionate