Cognitive metaphor

Ali Nolan tells her personal story in order to deeply influence people towards her argument. Throughout the sharing of her personal story, she argues that running may seem like a hassle at first glance but in actuality running improves lives in various ways. Sometimes the time to start running doesn’t seem right or possible however an individual needs to make time for it. Contrary to the belief of most inactive people, running actually helps you cope with a busy schedule and is an incredible…

Sometimes life is best explained in metaphors. Sometimes the hurt, pain, and anger found in life are more easily grasped when one looks at them in terms of other objects. This is how the poem,“The Minefield,” written by Diane Thiel, looks at pain and anger. Written in short and choppy lines with no clear rhythm or rhyming pattern, this poem tells the story of a man who witnessed his friend blown to pieces in a minefield. Because of this, the man who witnessed this terrifying tragedy has grown…

A trope is a figurative of speech, such as a simile or metaphor. Through different tropes Bradbury can better show the reader what he is trying to convey. In this excerpt he is conveying how Montag feels like he is in a dark, depressing place. One of the most memorable similes Bradbury uses is, “He wore his happiness…

portray the idea that although his “dear” has many imperfect qualities, he loves her despite of them all. The author uses literary tools such as similes, metaphors, and personification…

In the short story "Scar" by Amy Tan, the title is thoroughly complemented to the story. The author creates an organized plot that exhibits the numerous uses of literary devices such as symbolism, figurative language, and progression in order to make it obvious to the reader that the title brings out the entire premise of the story. Amy Tan uses a great deal of symbolism in her novella which stands out in her work and makes her writing more compellingand appealing to the reader. Her…

1. Rhetoric is a form of persuasive speaking or writing with occasionally the use of figures and other compositional techniques. It’s a language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience. 2. “One should eat to live, not live to eat.” - Cicero. This statement is an example of chiasmus. 3. An argument is the persuasion that tries to alter your mood, mind, and willingness to do something. You succeed in an argument when you successfully persuade your audience. Fighting…

Have you ever read poetry that can inspire you in your everyday life? Poetry that discusses the deep truth about our world and the people who wander it? Well, there is some poetry that can give you a better understanding about life,ourselves, and how to handle situations that come across our path. Inspiring you and motivating you to do your best. This types of poetry can really give the reader a deep knowledge about how to challenge the unknowns. Guiding you on how to work on your up and down…

Peter Spiro, a poet, makes some very interesting connections between realities of people's lives and the paths that those realities cause them to live in his poem "Cause and effect." I strongly believe the reason behind the making of this Spiro poem is he is trying to get across the idea that realities like having meager income and going to sub par schools can be major contributing factors to why people go to jail and end up wasting their lives. I believe the messages of this poem are every bit…

In my opinion, Frost’s statement about his poetry does accurately reflect his poems as they all contain both a literal and a metaphorical meaning. This can clearly be seen in al of Frost’s poems that I have studied which include, “The Tuft of Flowers”, “Mending Wall”, “The Road Not Taken”, “Out, Out- “, “Spring Pools” and “Aquatinted with the Night”. In all six of these poems a message is conveyed both directly and indirectly. Frost uses everyday, ordinary people, living normal lives as the…

starvation and suffering in the refugee camp during the Biafran War. Achebe also describes the suffering of the child to create an emotional connection with the reader by describing the ‘rust-colored hair left on his skull.’ The use of the adjective and metaphor ‘rust-colored’ suggests that the child…