Conceptual metaphor

Faulkner mainly focuses on Vardaman referencing animals, in the form of metaphors. The significance of Vardaman using a fish to symbolize his mom, is so the reader can understand his despair. Vardaman is contemplating people’s existence on earth and what life truly means. “I will be where the fish was, and it all cut up into not-fish now (Faulkner 53).” Vardaman questions if his mom is not an alive anymore, does that mean she never was? The question of Addie’s existence is reiterated several…

Emily Dickinson’s poems are rich with metaphors, specifically “Where ships of purple gently toss.” She conveys vivid imagery and uses detailed expression throughout. Through description, “Where ships of purple gently toss”, illustrates a beautiful sunset. Metaphors in the poem “Where ships of purple gently toss”, help to establish the meaning of a sunset. The author uses a metaphors containing key words that give indications to this poems allegorical meaning. The words “ships”, “sailors”,…

elements like hyperboles, metaphors and symbolism helps compose the story to make it more well-rounded. It is effective in its content and is distinct from other stories. Some people might say that it is unimportant to start a story off with facts. Others might say that it is important to start a…

Emily Dickinson Comparison essay Emily Dickinson was an American poet born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson was an introverted person, who usually kept to herself. Emily Dickinson’s style of writing was a combination of romantic and realist. As many of her poems show, she refers upon her romantic ideas. While in other forms of writing, she refers to realistic ideas through her use of harsh and true to life settings. She wrote on various topics that included: mortality, the natural world,…

In the poems “To Paint a Water Lily” by Ted Hughes and “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins the audiences notice similar patterns throughout them and end with a similar theme in the end. Both poems have a wave of rhythm with highs and lows at various points which mirrors the ways of teaching. Hughes’s poem tries to teach that nature is too complex to be captured and painted. Collin’s poem is a teacher talking to his students trying to get them to enjoy the poetry and admire the complexity…

Writing," shows betrayal and dishonesty. "Hunting, marrying, hating, killing," (49) shows their new leader abusing his power instead of supporting his people who once supported him. Some metaphors found in the writings also show this dishonest relationship. In "On African Writing," one in particular stands out as a metaphor for the untrustworthy government. "Drinking out of Palm wine tumblers." (50) Instead of helping his people he is living the life opf luxury with no cares in the world. The…

Before examining the characters and the effect decadence had on them it is crucial to put together a working definition of the genre. However, this is no easy task due to the inherent paradoxical nature of decadent literature. In the introduction to Decadence: An Annotated Anthology by Jane Desmarais and Chris Baldick a concise yet basic definition of the form is given to the reader. “Decadence represented a hedonistic embrace of self-destructive indulgence and a glorification of our ephemeral…

Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem, “Archaic Torso of Apollo” conveys the theme of appreciation as the speaker examines the broken statue of the Greek god Apollo. Rilke’s poem uses figurative language to demonstrate the theme of appreciation of art throughout the poem. Throughout the poem, Rilke frequently uses similes to support his overall theme of his appreciation for the art. A simile is a figure of speech that creates a comparison by showing similarities between two different things. The first…

Figurative language is used throughout writing to help illustrate the author’s writing. One common form of figurative language is irony. When using irony in a poem, the reader may stop to reflect on the writing. This gives the reader a moment to determine if what they are reading has more than one meaning. Emily Dickinson uses irony throughout her poems in order to help get her point across. “I stepped from Plank to Plank” is an example of how she uses irony in poems. She talks about moving…

something, such as a metaphor, simile, or personification. For example,“ Who’s eyes are are string and who throws coins like rain.” There are other examples in “Abuelito Who” which has many examples of figurative language in it. In “Abuelito Who” “his eyes are string” is a metaphor because it used the word is. Another example is “he throws coins like rain” which is a simile because it uses the word like or as. The last example is “ who is dough and feathers” which is metaphor.…