Essays Tagged: "metaphors"
Shakespeare and his Theater
ntrol panels, Shakespeare had to indicate wether it was dawn or nightfall by using a speech rich in metaphors and descriptive details. Shakespeare's theater was far from being bare, the playwright did ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
Shakespeare and his Theater
ontrol panels, Shakespeare had to indicate wether it wasdawn or nightfall by using a speech rich in metaphors anddescriptive details. Shakespeare's theater was far from beingbare, the playwright did h ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
"Black Boy" by Richard Wright. An Oppressionist Impression
d through examination of Richard Wright's --author of "Black Boy" (1945)--use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather t ... ould not stir the readers emotions as it does. In a combination with paralellism Wright uses metaphors against his audience to sway the intensity of their emotions in his direction. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Analysis of "Raise the Red Lantern"
look and feel. The film would reflect Wells love for creating physical representations of thematic metaphors and the long take and Toland's brilliant use of deep space photography and mobile framing. ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
A review of Walt Whitman's "Live Oak, with Moss"
portrayal of love, both physical and mental. Throughout the poem, Whitman incorporates an array of metaphors symbolic of love and the many characteristics associated with love. Dissimilar to mainstre ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A look within Milton's " Paradise Lost " Looks at Satan as the tragic hero in the Poem
es in Paradise Lost, however, have a substantial life of their own; they are properties rather than metaphors.In the presentation of Satan, Milton is dealing with a special difficulty. He is not prese ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
How Does Lewis explain the dull monotony or "universal similarity" reigning in American Life? How many cultures does America have? What is the source of American culture?
he urbanites represent the capitalist class and rural people represent the working class. In Lewis' metaphors one can see evidence of both class struggle between serf and lord and also the contemporar ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Religious theme in Lord of the Flies
rences to religious persecution throughout history. Golding uses many religious elements along with metaphors representing the death of Jesus, the torture of Jews in the Holocaust, and the ascent and ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding
Comparing the sonnet "London, 1802" by William Wordsworth, and "The Lamb" written by William Blake
se defined by Wordsworth himself. This poem's origin is spontaneous in nature. The basic images and metaphors of the sonnet make extensive use of nature, realistic setting. The idea for the poem sprun ... arrator further conveys a visionary experience through the extensive uses of nature via similes and metaphors within the poem. On lines 2, 9, 10, 11 it states,England hath need of thee: she is a fenTh ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
analysis of Karl Shapiro's "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
scene of the accident to life and relaying the emotions of the spectators with language and several metaphors, the poem gains a realistic and sometimes transcendent effect. In some places in the poem, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Religious persecution, an underlying theme in "Lord of the Flies" by Golding
rences to religious persecution throughout history. Golding uses many religious elements along with metaphors representing the death of Jesus, the torture of Jews in the Holocaust, and the ascent and ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding
Major Themes in Faulkner's "Light in August"
an's future is inherent in that man...'Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is many metaphors, almost infinitely many. It is a jumble of allusions, themes, portraits, all of them uniqu ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
biblical illusions in "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
lliam Golding uses biblical allusion to enhance the reader's perspective on the story. Inevents and metaphors, the character Simon stands out as the Christ figure, and the Beastplays the part of the D ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding
The Satire of Johnathan Swift Revealed. Refers to "Gulliver's travels
ver's Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes this English society in many ways. In the novel, Swift uses metaphors to reveal his disapproval of English society. Through graphic representations of the body ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Cry for Freedom. Speaks of Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King, Jr. Skilled orators using similar rhetorical devices to appeal to their audiences, to call for freedom for two totally different kinds of people
as speakers through their use of these rhetorical devices. Among these are parallelism, allusions, metaphors, and rhetorical questions. Both speakers use these devices well. Martin Luther King, Jr. i ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Write one long paragraph analyzing Plato's thesis in the "Allegory of the Cave". How does he use metaphors to make his point? Is his point concrete or abstract? Do you agree? Why or Why not?
ing able to tap into that strength or power. The whole soul must be ready to accept the change. The metaphors of darkness and light used by Plato relate to the mind and the ability to understand and a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Scarlet letter
ges and themes within the story to follow. These images will recur in several settings and serve as metaphors for the underlying conflict.The prison represents several different symbols. Foremost it i ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Tyger" by William Blake, An Analisys.
sed with different meanings from those we use today ("frame"). Added to this, Blake uses many vivid metaphors, which produce strong images of beauty and power ("...burning bright / In the forests of t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Margaret Atwood's poem "The Interior Decorator" is described and explicated in a masterful and inspiring way.
Use of extended metaphors, and symbols to represent internal feelings and states of being are techniques Margaret At ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
"Imagery is the essential component in poetry". Discuss the appropriateness of this claim with reference to two poets studied.
here are various ways of doing this with imagery; with straightforward descriptive writing or using metaphors(of which there are a few different kinds), similes and symbolism. In order to show the abs ... effective in incorporating complex symbolism is Larkins 'The Whitsun Weddings'. Larkin controls his metaphors well, more startling still is Larkin's ability to convey exalted emotional states with ast ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry