Cognitive metaphor

There is a language difficulty level in Because of Winn-Dixie novel as it incorporatesd background knowledge, theme, symbolism, text length, plot, and vocabulary, language conventionality in figurative language /idiomatic language/dialects, similes, metaphors, and idioms. Howeveridioms. However, this novel has a real life application and captures the attention of students quickly based on the adventures of Opal andwith her newly dogacquired pet,…

Discoveries are indefinitely made memorable, through the composer’s unique thematic concepts and powerful literary devices. This notion is displayed in Ang Lee’s film “Life of Pi” and Adriennce Rich’s poem “diving into the wreck”. Both texts feature self-discovery through the exploration of new and unfamiliar worlds, the unique context and the overcoming of challenges encountered throughout the process of discovery. The exploration of new and unfamiliar worlds results in a memorable experience…

out of my body’ suggests that this woman is incredibly beautiful and has complete hold of the protagonist’s heart. Also, when the main character said that his heart ‘swelled’ when she put his wedding ring on her finger, it used the technique of metaphors. An example of Stevenson using sophisticated vocabulary was when he used ‘hithertopyly’ instead of however. By using this word instead of however it essentially ‘mixed things up’ and made the vocabulary choices more exciting; he didn’t use the…

to add a personal, familial touch. The metaphor can be interpreted to show that Weir is unable to speak, being so overcome with emotion and grief. The metaphor also transforms halfway through as the second stanza progresses into the third “[…] turned into felt, slowly melting”. It’s almost as if halfway through her train of thought, she managed to regain composure but shifted the subject on as to not fall victim to her emotions once again. Another metaphor represents the closure, and the letting…

Lost and Found: Identification and Community in “The Stenographers” and “This is a Photograph of Me” P.K. Page’s “The Stenographers” and Margaret Atwood’s “This is a Photograph of Me” navigate the state of being ostracized from the larger community. The poetic devices utilised within the poems create a sense of community and belonging for the lost or unnoticed. In Page’s poem it illustrates the mental condition of the stenographers, a profession women took up during the Second World War, in an…

VEDANT VASHIST YEAR 10 ENGLISH CLOSE READING-POETRY Poetry is a type of writing in which the outflow of feelings and contemplations are appeared by writers in rhyme, examinations and representations. Verse has been used for a significant long time to show cleverness, sentiment and to grant feeling to others, for example, it could be about something exciting that happened on your approach to class and you need to review it. In now days, verse has been utilized as verses as a part of the…

The Alchemist is a fiction novel by one of the best-selling and most influential authors all over the world, Paulo Coelho. It talks about Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, who frequently dreamed about finding a treasure in the base of the Egyptian Pyramids. Santiago is a smart boy who was studying at the seminary to be a priest, but that was his father’s plan for him. In fact, Santiago wanted to be a shepherd because he values freedom a lot; he wanted to wander and discover. His desires in…

Both Wilfred Owen and Seamus Heaney present the power of nature in their poems “Exposure” and “Storm on the Island”, respectively, as overwhelming and uncontrollable. Between the two, they both emphasize nature as an unparalleled power, however, Owen’s poem is a visual representation of life in the trenches of WW1, contrasting from existing government propaganda glamorising the adventures of war and emphasizing the futility of the situation by depicting the fate of soldiers suffering from…

A Negative Experience In this poem, it is decided whether or not a father treats his son well or not. The poem conveys a very broad spectrum through the ways that the son is treated and the items that are discussed. It seems like the son is unsure of what is going on throughout the story and during the events that occur and are discussed, the context seems to change that idea a few times. “My Papa’s Waltz” written by Theodore Roethke displays a negative experience for the child through tone,…

Even though throughout church history Parables have been interpreted in many ways, Parables are the most fundamental component because they are filled with hidden meaning, because early Christians began interpreting the text allegorically, through the “Many years of debates among evangelicals were about whether each parable teaches only one point or whether a parable may have several main points." In this research from different perspective will exploratory examples will be explained as…