Synecdoche

drienne Rich (1929-2012) was by many regarded as the voice of her generation. Her work was often political, and her poetry explored themes such as change, feminism and sex. In the earlier years, having a family, she often wrote her poems in between chores. Perhaps it was her traditional lifestyle gave her work a “neat and orderly” (Rich, as cited in Mays 912) tint. “Aunt Jennifer's tigers” was published at the mere age of 21. As times changed, so did her poetry, growing more social and political…

Iago’s multiple soliloquy reveals his devious nature and his ability to manipulate others. It also reveals his sad state and gives the audience a reason for his evil nature. This allows the audience to sympathize and even understand why he takes these actions. A Renaissance tragedy also shows the issue of circumstance causing the ultimate conflict in the work. They also reveal how much power Iago has over everyone around him due to his honest outward appearance. He shows his ability to…

This quote is representing Tim’s plunge into savagery. Tim O’Brien uses synecdoche which is a type of imagery that symbolizes a big part of the story. O’Brien talks about the weight of the things they carried and Tim called the men “legs.” The soldier's legs are allowing them to walk all day in the tough terrain. Their legs also…

about to get his ass killed because some fucker went bloodthirsty on them” (485). Marlantes refers to Mole’s “ass” in particular to show how insignificant Hamilton’s death is in reference to the squad’s entire mission. “His ass” could also be a synecdoche for the squad’s ass because Mole needs to get everyone else out alive. Marlantes also shows that Hamilton’s death is meaningless by calling him a “fucker,” highlighting that Hamilton’s actions reduce him to the mere scum of the Marine Corps.…

To pursue their ultimate goal of obtaining absolute power the controllers (elite leaders) have expanded their authority beyond the confines of the State. The Native American Savage Reservation is a synecdoche of a pre-World State society. It is described as a “reservation containing 60,000 Indians [that] preserves viviparous life: marriage, families, religion, extinct languages, infectious disease, and priests” (Bloom). It is a safe haven for people…

Elizabeth Bishop proposed that “[i]f you’re in the right frame of mind, everything strikes you as poetry” (Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop 13). Bishop’s first collection, North & South, already demonstrates the finesse and themes of her later work. “Paris, 7a.m.” exemplifies Bishop’s mode of poetic process in that the poem very much reflects Bishop’s thought progression. Bishop gives the poem a specific geographic location in order to further contextualize her reflections. In her poem,…

Some of William Shakespeare’s favorite topics to write about include beauty and time, and Sonnet 106 is a medley these two themes. This sonnet attempt to describe an unknown person’s beauty by comparing him/her to the descriptions of past beauties, but, in the end, the speaker concludes that neither the past nor the present writers are able to do this beauty justice. Sonnet 106 criticizes itself for its failure to properly immortalizes the extent of this beauty through poetry, but it is…

Capital Steez was a young New York rapper that took the classic rap scene by storm with his incredible word play, his use of irony, and his critic of the injustices in America. Capital Steez took his own life on December 23, 2012 at the age of 19. He dedicated his life to shedding light on injustices in America and bringing rap back to its roots where there was meaning behind every line. Steez wanted to not only change the genre, but also the effect of rap on the community and the negative…

In James Joyce’s Dubliners (1914) and Seamus Heaney’s late twentieth century selected poems the treatment of personal loss simultaneously reveals similarities and reinforce the texts’ distinctive qualities addressing the question. Within both texts’ treatment of personal loss, each explicate critical and perceptive (context) insights regarding their respective social milieus (context) which expound visceral revelations relating to societal constructs and existentialism (context)…

Empowering poetry allows a poet to relate to their audience through universal ideas of death and loss and the consolation brought by childhood memories. Gwen Harwood’s Father and Child and focuses on a recollection of childhood memories that deeply impacted her perspective on mortality and her relationship with her father. The mirroring structure of the Father and Child depicts a complete role reversal between the persona and her father, showing a switch in comforting each other in the face of…