Another example were Rich uses symbolism occurs in the second stanza: “The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band / Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand” (7-8). The symbol that is expressed in these two lines is the wedding band. The images that these lines portray are of a very heavy wedding band on the hand of a woman. Initially, you would think that the wedding band is very large and thick because the author explains that it is heavy on her hand. A heavy wedding band would be a problem for someone who enjoys weaving wool into tapestry, making it more difficult to maneuver your hand to do such intricate work. Yet, the underlying message of this symbol is that she has many restrictions in her marriage that are weighing her down, like a
In the first stanza, first line; I saw two trees embracing, this means that there is a couple that is in love. In the second and third line we see that the male is weaker “one leaned on the other, as if to throw her down” and in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh line we notice that the female has the strength, willpower and is dominating. In the second stanza, line one, two and three we see that the female being dominant makes the male feel broken and intimidated. In line four “the most wind-warped, you could see”, hear we see that there is a major problem between the two.
The song has heavily used imagery when stating “And the Legal pads were yellow, hour’s long, pay packet lean. And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been.” This is used to explain his stress of coming back to civilization after war and all the things that once traumatized you are now take place in a different way. The song also uses Social Criticism“And she was like so many more from that time on. Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one.” This is used to say that a female’s life is incomplete until they settle down and marry. Cold chisel has added this in to reconnect with their message to show that women are incomplete without their male counterparts and it makes it hard for both people in the relationship after war because of a miscommunication between love and
One of the techniques Hart Crane uses is imagery to show how delicate and nerve-wracking the situation with the speaker’s grandmother appears to be. The first example, which is a part of the title, is her love letters. When they are first brought to attention, the speaker describes them as “...brown and soft/And liable to melt as snow” this shows that they have been forgotten and they have aged quite a bit over the years (10-11). The details may be used to represent how fragile the situation may be. The second line that shows rather than telling and helps set the scene of the delicateness of the scenario is about halfway through the poem. The line “It is all hung by an invisible white hair” shows the relationship between the grandmother and grandchild, as it appears to be so thin that it hardly exists (13). As stated earlier, it also shows the delicacy of the situation playing out in the poem, as hair is easy to destroy much like the bond they appear to share. The line that follows suit also uses imagery to help convey the feel of the poem. Crane uses the phrase “It trembles as birch limbs webbing the air” to help picture in one’s mind the uneasy and nervous energy that appears to be tied in to the situation (14). As a reader, there are other interpretations to t...
With this image, the speaker expresses that she wants the readers to experience the literary work. The narrator wants the readers to imagine a water buffalo working hard, then imagining people who work just as hard as the water buffalo. The poet uses this stanza to conveys her messages, ideas and thoughts through. Next, the speaker uses a rhetorical device, metaphor, which is found in stanza two line one: “I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,” (8). The speaker uses metaphor describing people who work hard, to an ox working hard. With this metaphor, it enhances images described by the speaker by making them more creative and interesting. It also makes the story sounds poetic without writing the story in verses. The last r...
E- There are analogies like the slaves wanting to have the Great House Farm. There is a metaphor in the second paragraph of weaving. Parallelism with the saying the highest joy and the deepest sadness. I didn’t see any allusions anywhere.
...s the writer of the essay. Rich criticizes and critiques her own poems to demonstrate the differences in her writing. She transformed language by breaking the traditional views and by writing about man's power over women. At first it prevented her from writing the way she wanted just because she was a woman. Society did not expect a women to have a job as a writer instead writing was considered as a hobby for women. Rich had been taught that society considered poetry to be "universal" meaning non-female. Because Rich had been taught that poetry was "universal" it was very hard for her to write the things that she wanted too. Rich lost herself to society, becoming a mother and a wife and not being able to write as much as she liked. After a couple of years she divorced her husband and found herself again. As a result, Rich is her own teacher. She taught herself to have the courage to rebel against society and become a conscious being.
Nukkin Ya goes into complicated messages about teenage years, and sometimes feeling different among others at school. Symbols revolve around messages of belonging and self-knowledge. The main symbols are a Rasta neckless, a ketch a beached whale and the tides. These symbols support the messages about, having to move on and feeling like an outsider.
The most prominent literary devices used in this poem are parallelism and imagery. In lines 1, 3, and 5, Dickinson wrote “Her breast is fit for pearls” (Dickinson 1), “Her brow is fit for thrones” (Dickinson 3), and “Her heart is fit for home” (Dickinson 5). The repetition added rhythm, divided the poem into three sections, as well as drew attention to the three imageries listed: breast, brow, and heart. Breast is often associated with maternal qualities, which hints at the comfort and protection Susan brought to her solitary life. Moreover, pearls are sought after for their exquisite beauty. Dickinson showed the breast’s allure by describing it as suitable for pearls. Besides being a
These tenors represent the full spectrum of emotions and strength in life. It is as if he is discussing god and the life you have been given. It is gentle enough that you often feel strong and powerful but also strong enough to humble you.
The imagery is effective to demonstrate a heavy mood. The poem suggests the idea of pain and suffering that is still lingering and has no intention of leaving. Heaney talks about the stains
Furthermore, in this song, the poetic devices that are used are metaphors, personification, enjambment, repetition, idiom, rhyme, and alliteration. Examples of metaphor in the text are “We're the song inside the tune”- the song inside the tune is compared to something that is inside them, that is part of them, and “The piece is gone and the puzzle undone" which shows that the puzzle compares to their lives and “the puzzle undone” is because something is missing in their lives. The poetic device, personification is used in some lines, an example of this is “Trying hard to fill the emptiness” because it is giving the emptiness a characteristic of filling. An example of an enjambment is “Every day is so wonderful…Then suddenly it's hard to breathe” and this is an enjambment because it is an expression without a pause at the end of the line. Another poetic device which is called a repetition occurs with the lines “No matter what we do (no matter what we do)” or “…beautiful no matter what they say” where the lines repeat in the song multiple times. Furthermore, the next example of a poetic device is an idiom and a direct statement from the song is “So consumed in all your doom” because the person in this situation is experiencing sadness, but not
“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is a perfect example of Adrienne’s use of writing to confront matters of women’s oppression and the need for women’s liberation from a world dominated by males. “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich is about a woman, Aunt Jennifer, struggling to accept the indignities of her daily life. In the poem when Aunt Jennifer got married it can be inferred that she became unhappy and had to become submissive to her husband. The second stanza, “The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band/ Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand,” suggest the negative emotional effect Uncle, Jennifer’s husband, is having on Jennifer. Symbolically, the “massive
Alliteration is clear throughout the entire poem,"prancing,proud" (12), indicates the tigers are confident in themselves and fears nothing or no one. According to the sonnet, Aunt Jennifer 's, "fingers fluttering" (6) is an example of alliteration that shows the reader that she is serious about finishing the artwork. Rich uses a lot of constants in a repetitive motion in lines 6 and 12, she wants theses lines to grab the reader attention. As the reader moves along in the poem they will notice a rhyme scheme that is easy and gentle to follow. "Uncle 's wedding band" (7) and "Upon Aunt Jennifer 's hand" (8) are the example of rhymes in this poem. The rhyme scheme continues in a lyric verse, such as, AABBAABBAABB. Imagery 's are used to create the tigers that are proud and unafraid; dissimilar to Aunt Jennifer. She will never be strong, vibrant, and free as the characters in her panel
Her not standing straight signifies how weak and feeble she is. Not being able to stand straight signifies that the woman is not complete with her. Wearing white dresses signifies that the woman is a virgin, which is stereotypically feminine. Most people used to see women as innocent virgins.... ... middle of paper ...
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