Scythe

to hit any large rocks, stumps or roots. Next, a harrow, a large rake-like object with rows of teeth, was pulled over the soil to break up the lumps and smooth out the ground. The farmer then sowed the seeds. Farmers used to use sickles, scythes or cradle scythes to cut the crop down once they had fully grown. This task was often the most tiresome and time consuming. However, by the late 1830s, a new piece of technology came about: the mechanical reaper.…

It is a nice fall evening and Dante was heading home after a day of work when suddenly there is a loud boom, then the sky turned blood red and clouds became alarmingly dark. Out of nowhere his car stopped and when it did you could hear the screams of people. When he turned around he saw it the portal spitting out demon like creatures. Then he realizes that they are actually demons and starts running home. When he gets home he sees a gruesome murder scene. he sees his wife and two children dead…

Brynn readied herself for another long day at work. She tied her red hair in her signature French-braid and pulled her coat over her plain blue jumpsuit. She locked the door behind her as she left her apartment. It was late September, but the crisp cold of winter was already in the air. She pulled her ball cap down further and hunched into the wind, trudging through the rain on her mile walk to work. Restoring old artifacts was hard work, but it paid the bills. Brynn couldn’t wait to get back…

reapers” (line 1) as they sharpen their scythes “the sound of steel on stones” (line 1). The “sound of steel on stones” adds a whole new layer to the imagery as you can not just see the black reapers but also hear the actions of their work. “I see them place the hones in their hip-pockets as a thing that’s done, and start their silent swinging” (line 2-4) . When you see the reapers place the hones in their pockets you know they are done sharpening their scythes and something is about to begin.…

“At the Galleria Shopping Mall” is the story of an uncle, the speaker, and his niece at a typical American shopping mall. They travel through the stores, gazing at the merchandise. During this trip, the speaker observes his niece’s behavior and comes to a distressing revelation. The metaphors, similes, and allusions present in the poem characterize the speaker’s niece as materialistic. The metaphors and similes highlight the consumerist nature of the speaker’s niece at a young age. The niece is…

In “Evening Hawk,” Robert Penn Warren sets an eerie scene of a God-like hawk flying through day and night while silently judging human error and the concept of time. Through Warren’s grim diction contrasting the narrator’s awe filled tone, Warren shows a unique perspective of death paired with religious allusions and death imagery to illustrate the need for religious guidance due to human error and sin. Warren starts the poem with the God-like hawk high in the sky, symbolizing heaven, but,…

Allegory of Youth by Domenica Piola is a painting that can be easily categorized as a Baroque piece with a quick glance. Its appearance can be compared to the works by Gentileschi or Caravaggio that were discussed in class because they too conveyed a meaning behind what was initially shown. Piola crafted his piece circa 1680, and he did not stray from the traditional works created in this stylistic period. The title, Allegory of Youth, automatically makes the viewer aware of a deeper message…

that of the druggist. I hear a shrill, inhuman scream and a loud thump. Out of shock, I cease screaming. A tall, slim man with a blood-spattered face waltzes out from the shadows with a scythe and a crazy grin, a trail of blood licking his heels. “Thank you,” he snarls, caressing my face with the blade of his scythe with just enough pressure to produce a little blood. “Now I couldn’t have some phony impersonating me while I was gone, could I? Especially if he was planning on killing my next…

Tap...Tap...Tap. . . This was the only sound in the small, dark room. Tap...Tap...Tap. . . That's all I could hear. It was the sound of slippered feet climbing the ligneous stairs. Steadily the sounds got louder. Eventually, she'd sense me. They all could do that. Every time I was put in this situation it didn't end well. Just last week I ended up falling down some concrete basement stairs, landing in a huge pile of crimson apples. I'd hit my head on the wall and had gone out cold. Now, I…

In Anna Karenina, scenes often switch from taking place in the city to setting in the country. The city and country contrast in many ways, and impact the way characters behave and think, as well as reflecting their morals and motivations and impacting how the characters interact with one another. In the country, characters are generally calmer and happier, while in the city, chaos often arises and illness occurs. One theme that comes up several times is that of rebirth, particularly for Levin…