Connotation

Rhetoric is the act of writing or speaking in order to persuade. In order to excel as an orator or writer one must be able to convince an audience of the importance of their subject matter. By presenting information in a succinct manner and backing up the main points writers and orators persuade individuals. However, this is no simple task, when writing or preparing a speech the author must contemplate their message, and the audience in an effort to persuade even the most resistant spectator. So…

Both poems, “Five A.M” and “Five Flights Up” deal with the speaker’s reflections on their early morning surroundings and each utilize tone, structure, and imagery to make the speakers’ attitudes known to the reader. However, the attitudes of both speakers to the early morning vary immensely. Both poems show the speakers’ reflections on their early morning surroundings. However, the tone of both poems is vastly different. In “Five A.M,” the speaker is one with the environment. In the early…

night without day. In Elie Wiesel’s Night, he incorporates redemption in a darker stance and tone. Rather, redemption in his work is described as more of a resistance. Likewise, Ha Jin, in his work “Saboteur,” uses a more revengeful and negative connotation. There is a sense of conflict creating conflict. On the other hand, Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet” displays a restorative and…

Baines is the slave masters last name which was given to him. Guitar talks about he wants to keep the name because it is part of his identity. Unlike Pilate, Guitar lets his name define him. Pilate rejects her name because she is embarrassed by the connotation of her name. Guitar got his first name when he was crying for a guitar he wanted. Morrison included this to show the difference of characters between Pilate and Guitar. The death of Pilates mother and father weighted her down. The death of…

Gilman fluctuates the ownership of power to a significant extent within ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’. The Gender roles in the narrative of the ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ conform to stereotypes for the most part as the Male is a rich, high-ranking physician. Although, John appears to be a caring and devoted husband one could argue that he uses his gender and his developed educational history to manipulate and control the young female. However, to some extent this serves as a comparison to the change in…

This is the life story of a young boy, growing up in Geneva, by the name of Victor Frankenstein. He tells us how fascinated he became with discovering “the secret to life”. In the part of the story, some might refer to it as “curiosity killed the cat”. He then puts together everything that his professors taught him and created a monster so horrid. He later began to question why he created something so horrible and gave this creature life. His main purpose in life went from finding the secret of…

"Lessons for Women" by Ban Zhao has been a work of literature that has survived the many ancient empires of its time. This piece impacted the Confucian women of the Han Dynasty and has lived to keep on giving its lessons today. Her work has acted a legacy to a great woman and has offered insight in regards to the life in Ancient China. Except, where did Ban Zhao grow up in? What caused her to have these ideals? Why did she write this? How did she intend this piece to be used? As a successful…

Which words carry a connotation that says more than their dictionary meaning. In "Bilingual/Bilingue," Rhina Espaillat uses a combination of Spanish and English to show the two worlds she lives in. 5. Consider whether words we use have an emotional as well as a denotative…

use in our everyday lives as human beings. Despite it being such a simple word, it has wide-spread of meanings throughout the world. Some meanings are considered formal while some are consider slang. Some present a positive connotation while others present a negative connotation. Some uses of the word cool are used more often than others. The dictionary actually has a total of twenty-six definitions, all of them are correct, but the order of these definitions should be rearranged to fit this…

may seem as though images are innocent and have no real impact on those viewing them, would be a naïve statement and one that needs rethinking. Visual culture can lead to certain images, people, objects, etc. to have either positive or negative connotations to them. It is important to critically analyze the visual and…