Homesick I’ll be Home for Christmas is a huge Christmas hit by Meghan Trainor about complications in a person’s life impeding them from being home during the holidays; but he/she promises their family or lover that they will be home for Christmas. The sensational hit by Meghan Trainor brings warm and loving memories about Christmas and what it's all about through different literary devices such as dialogue, imagery, and repetition. Throughout the song, Meghan Trainor used dialogue in order for her create a mood of conversation . As for the first example (Trainor 1:2) “He said winter love is spreading everywhere” . The more profound meaning, rather than the literal meaning, is that winter is starting and families are joining together in unity, peace, and love. The second representation of dialogue Meghan Trainor utilizes in her song The beginning example in the song would have to be where the song says “ I’ll find my way back home and light up every tree.” This creates imagery because it composes a picture in your mind of a neighborhood of houses. All the houses with their trees lit up and someone is trying to use the trees as direction in order for the person to get home. Subsequently, the second example of imagery in I’ll be Home for Christmas would be “We will hang our stockings for you and for me.” Here, you can imagine in your mind that there’s a family or a couple hanging stocking up on a wall or fireplace. The third example of imagery in the song I choose to analyze was “The wind blows the snow up in the sky.” This clearly shows snow being blown up in the air by the wind. This brings the feel of winter to the overall theme of the song. The last literary device analyzed from the song I’ll be Home for Christmas by Meghan Trainor, is repetition. This is usually is the most commonly used literary device in most songs, which brings us to the first example of repetition in the
Imagery of A Christmas Memory A Christmas Memory is a short story by Truman Capote and in his story, his words written on the pages make you visualize a picture. Every page has a different picture to see and the settings are brought to our minds. All of the images bring a sense to mind. Either it’s sight, smell, sound, taste or touch, each impressions brings a sensibility to perception.
“Happy holidays” uses the literary devices of alliteration to let us know about people would tell each other to have a wonderful holiday season. “Pumpkin pie” uses the literary devices of alliteration to let us know what foods were enjoyed in the holidays. “Sentimental singing” uses the literation device of alliteration to let us know about how some holiday songs tend to be sentimental. Alliteration is the 2nd literation device that was used in the song.
1) This quote is an example of imagery because it uses figurative language to describe what New York is like late at night. As well as it uses words
While going shopping the narrator spots a shiny milk glass that stands out to her. While paying for the bowl she describes the scene perfectly with great description. “I finished paying for the bowl just about the time that red and green lights and star motifs were strung across Main Street. It was dark by five and the colors reflected in the black ice on the street”(Johnson Line 22). The narrator remembers the moment she bought the glass bowl. She remembers how consequently Christmas decorations were being put up as she bought the bowl. Symbolism is shown when she specifically describes the lights and the stars. The narrator not only values having the bowl but also the purchase of the bowl. She symbolises the bowl as Christmas. Johnson used imagery in this case to show the reader that the narrator values Christmas and the bowl is one of the centerpieces of Christmas. Another example is shown when the narrator describes another year. Her house is decorated from head to toe with her favorite decorations. Christmas time for the narrator is time for giving and celebration. Its warmth and joy. “Packages were toted hme so as not to crush the bows. Lights were strung in merriment across Main Street and the department store windows were so beautiful that people went downtown just to see them” (Johnson Line 49). Christmas time is the time for lights and joy. People go and exchange presents and decorate their houses in lights as they sing with glee. Johnson wanted the reader to infer that this is how the narrator references Christmas with. Imagery is used to show how Christmas looked like in her perspective. The reader can infer that the narrator does not only value Christmas but she also values joy and
The title to the novella 'A Christmas Carol' this suggests that the story will be a joyful Christian message. 'Christmas' is a time for celebration and togetherness. It is the time for forgiveness, kindness and charity. 'Carol' is a chant which a group of people sing Christmas and Christian songs, so this is meant to be a time where people have fun and are united with family and friends.
Imagery is when the author uses detail to paint a picture of what’s happening. This is shown when Kendra is looking out of the window, “...fixed her gaze on a particular tree, following it as it slowly approached, streaked past, and then gradually receded behind her..” (1). This is imagery because you can imagine the tree flying past. These literary devices help deepen the plot of the
Imagery is when the author presents a mental image through descriptive words. One prime example of imagery that the author uses is in paragraph 3; where she tells of a moment between a man and a woman. In this narration she states the time, year, outfit of each character described, and what the female character was doing. These details might come across as irrelevant, or unnecessary, but this is Didions way of showing what the blueprint of notebook it. Using imagery reinforces the foundation of the essay, and what the essay’s mission was.
The play opens up with the Christmas tree being symbolic. The tree symbolizes Nora’s position in the Helmer household. The tree can also symbolize Nora’s personality. In the play the Christmas tree is a materialistic object used only for
He uses imagery to reflect that the son sees his father as he says, “I have begun to see my father's hands out at the end of my arms.” Imagery is used to express the five senses, and to show what has happened or what the character has experienced. “I hear him singing, softly singing, the words buzzing deep in his chest.” The son is hearing his father sing peacefully as he is dying, this may have been the last thing the son could hear.
For instance the text states “Every man moves on...but there is no need to grieve. He leaves good things behind.” (MacLeod 305). This statement shows that although he stops believing in Santa Claus and moves on from his childhood years, his memories will always remain with him throughout his adulthood even though he knows that Santa Claus is fable. An example that supports this argument is when the narrator is describing his father's health, “He has “not been well” for over two years...he is most sympathetic of all concerning my extended hopes.” (MacLeod 302) .The main character realizes how ill his father is, he will have to soon replace his role as man of the house which requires him the move on from Santa Claus and become an adult. The last example supporting this argument is “The ones for my younger brothers say from Santa Claus but mine are not among them any more...It is as if I have suddenly moved into another room and heard the door click lastingly behind me.” (Alistair MacLeod 305) This shows that he is now an adult, the gift giving experience with Neil that Christmas. It shows his coming of age through his brother's gesture of letting his stay up at night to see the grownups in the family putting presents under the tree other that a jolly old man in a red
Too many of us family is the most important thing in our life. They will always be there for us when we need them, there our backbone. In Joan Didion 's “On Going Home” she tries to explain to us what family to her is. What I think she wanted to tell us was that family is supposed to be sacred but there are circumstance where it may become a burden or you might have to distance yourself from them. Once she left home her life changed drastically, she now has to worry about her marriage, raising her daughter, and dealing with her family.
The first part of the poem is a sonnet consists with an octet followed by sestet. Poe uses sound to create a rhyme scheme following the traditional pattern of a Petrarchan sonnet. The use of sound conveys a theme of a holiday celebration, particularly Christmas. Additionally, Poe uses imagery with wo...
In the opening verse of the song, the speaker discusses the need to see her childhood home at least once more before moving on with her life. She shares with the current homeowner some of her experiences while growing up in the house. For instance, she says, “I know they say you can’t go home again, but I just had to come back one last time.” This shows that the speaker realizes that returning “home” is going to be a different experience than it was when she lived there, but she cannot resist the temptation of a final visit to the “house”. The speaker says that “Up those stairs in that little back bedroom, is where I did my homework and learned to play guitar. And I bet you didn’t know, under that live oak, my favorite dog is buried in the yard.” This indicates some of the significant memories the speaker has of her time in the house, such as honing her...
Christmas at home, I know that all I will have to do is listen to the old familiar notes of “Holy Jolly Christmas” to feel right at home.
Going away to college is characterized by two big changes: moving out and living independently without the comfort of parents, siblings, and old friends. Students are forced to make new acquaintances, care for their own needs, and adjust to new situations, routines, and most importantly a different environment. Although many students do not confess this, about 60% to70% of those who reside away from home for the first time develop feelings of homesickness (Van Tilburg, Vingerhoets, & Van Heck, 1999). Of that, about 7% to 10% develop a serious form of homesickness (Eurelings-Bontekoe, Brouwers, Verschuur, & Duijsens, 1998). These studies suggest that homesickness is a prevalent problem for college students. The purpose of this paper is to research