More than paint, more than canvas, art is influenced by the expression of human creativity and imagination resulting from the will and desire of the artist. As an artist carefully applies obscured devices to create their work, the writer, through the use of rhetoric, fashions their work to portray their perspective and perception. Within each intensional and maneuvered stroke of the artist, he or she further depicts their concept or purpose. The same applies to the work of the writer; each line is carefully crafted and calculated to deliver their message. The painting Mercury, Argus, and Io by Salvator Rosa demonstrates the use rhetoric creating both a sinister and dark scene while also depicting abandonment and isolation. These two descriptions …show more content…
Within the primary essay, convoluted sentences are used on numerous of occasions. Convoluted sentences allow the passage to possess importance located at the beginning and end. Convoluted syntax also provides detail towards the scene but particularly the middle portion of the sentence. An example of convoluted syntax which exercises pauses can be seen periodically, “A twisted tree trunk protrudes out of the silt like earth, covered in crude knots and lanky dead branches, hover over the small stretch of land it’s rotting roots are positioned in.” The separation causes the beginning and end to hold more importance and to be emphasised by the interruption. The repeated use of convoluted syntax gives the sentences a rhythmical and somewhat choppy feeling. The separation of clauses, combined with details, also provide a break that adds to the anticipation and obscurity of the painting, in turn portraying the dominant impression. Another use of convoluted syntax incorporating a sense of obscurity can be seen within the following phrase, “The ridge on the top of the towering stones, a vast forest of wild grass and hovering trees stretch as far as the colossal mountain range in the distance, cast a shadow over the land.” The clause is broken apart by the detailed description of the forest, therefore it provides an extensive break from the main clause. The effect this creates …show more content…
While similes within the essay are beneficial to the description of the scene, they do not depict the mood or the author's purpose. The simile “The cow's coat is as white as freshly fallen snow reflecting off the midday sun,” does not represent the feeling of abandonment or forgottenness in which the essay is portraying. While the simile can be seen as descriptive and providing a familiar basis through comparisons in which the reader can relate, it does not function properly within the text. Another example of figurative language which does not effectively portray the dominant impression is within the use of personification, “At the base of the closest towering peak sits a city, exposed by the light softly kissing the countryside.” This use of personification does not apply to the mood or any form of detachment, and while it may be effective in the sense of juxtaposing the surrounding text, the personifying of the light is not necessary. Giving the light human characteristics does not influence the reader toward the dominant impression and is not needed. Its use might confuse or obscure the desired perspective of seclusion to the reader, therefore this use of personification is not beneficial to the essay. Using figurative language is an essential aspect to create rhetoric, however,
Authors use many different types of imagery in order to better portray their point of view to a reader. This imagery can depict many different things and often enhances the reader’s ability to picture what is occurring in a literary work, and therefore is more able to connect to the writing. An example of imagery used to enhance the quality of a story can be found in Leyvik Yehoash’s poem “Lynching.” In this poem, the imagery that repeatably appears is related to the body of the person who was lynched, and the various ways to describe different parts of his person. The repetition of these description serves as a textual echo, and the variation in description over the course of the poem helps to portray the events that occurred and their importance from the author to the reader. The repeated anatomic imagery and vivid description of various body parts is a textual echo used by Leyvik Yehoash and helps make his poem more powerful and effective for the reader and expand on its message about the hardship for African Americans living
Many poets use different types of figurative language to express themselves and convey a message, theme, or idea. In the poem The Day Brushes Its Curtains Aside, by Jimmy Santiago Baca, he describes a man in prison by using figurative language. Reading this poem has helped me grasp a deeper understanding of different ways an author can incorporate figurative language to make the reader feel as if they are in the story right next to the character.
The use of figurative language amplifies the theme of willingness to sacrifice for loved ones. For example “fog hanging
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis (1811) and Magritte’s The Liberator (1947) both reflect traditional gender roles. For example, Ingres and Magritte both center their male subject in their painting. Ingres shows how Jupiter has power over the woman. Magritte shows how the traveler is free to be in his own inner world, while the woman is trapped inside an object. The woman in Ingres’ painting has a submissive characteristic about her and clings to Jupiter, and the woman in Magritte’s painting has a passive characteristic about her and classified as an object. Both paintings have a dream like quality about them. The time period and significance in art was very different. Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis was after the French Revolution, and Magritte painted
Within “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant, he states “She has a voice of gladness, and a smile/And eloquence of beauty, and she glides/Into his darker musings, with a mild/And healing sympathy (Bryant, 4-6).” The “she” Bryant is referring to is Mother Nature, which makes his statement that nature can take away a man’s pain that much more powerful. By personifying nature, the reader feels as though they can relate to “her” in a different way. A poem that uses powerful metaphors is “The First Snowfall” by James Russell Lowell. Within his poem, he states, “From sheds new-roofed with Carrara/Came Chanticleer’s muffled crow/The stiff rails were softened to swan’s-down/And still fluttered down the snow (Lowell, 9-12).” The line “from sheds new-roofed with Carrara” is referring to how pure and white the snow that had just recently fallen looks. Carrara is an expensive white marble. So, Lowell is comparing expensive items to the snow, which helps put an image of a beautiful snowfall into the reader’s head. By using both personification and metaphors, the reader can relate to the words being said in a completely different way, and thus understand the abstract ideas that the authors are trying to convey in their Romantic
In this poem called “Creatures” by the author Billy Collins there are three examples of figurative language helps convey the meaning that the author Billy Collins is conveying. The three examples of figurative language that the author Billy Collins uses are a metaphor, enjambment, and imagery. These three examples of figurative language help illustrate Billy Collins” theme in this poem called “Creatures” that he is writing because these three examples of figurative language help emphasize the theme of the poem. These three examples help emphasize this poem called “Creatures” meaning because it makes the theme of this poem have a deeper meaning. The theme of the author Billy Collins poem called “Creatures” is that the reader has to imagine
Short stories are a form of literature works that authors use to communicate various themes and issues to the reader. As such, it is common for different short stories authored by different people to have a central meaning or theme that differs from each other. In addition, the way the author portrays his/her central theme or meaning would differ from the way other authors would craft their short stories to best portray their central meaning. While some would use characterization as a means of portraying the theme of their story, other authors employ the use of symbols to better communicate their theme. However, some slight similarities can always be drawn between short stories. ‘Hills like White
We see a fine example of how the poet uses simile during his descriptions of nature as in lines six and seven which s...
Two of many popular poetic strategies are rhetoric devices and figurative language. Rhetorical devices make the poem less straightforward, thus allowing it to be more sophisticated. For e...
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Another rhetorical strategy incorporated in the poem is imagery. There are many types of images that are in this poem. For example, the story that the young girl shares with the boy about drowning the cat is full of images for the reader to see:
Imagery is used many times in this poem .The strongest example of imagery in this poem is when Frost explains the setting of the story he uses the words “Between the woods and the frozen lake, the darkest night of the year” leaving the reader feeling that he or she is sitting on a horse watching the snow fall and debating on whether or not to leave.
The poetic devices that are used in this poem, as stated by critics are described. Personification is immensely used in this poem, which is a special kind of comparison, closely related to metaphor that gives life or human characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas (Kirzner 767). Imagery is a language that evokes a physical sensation produced by one or more of the five senses: sight, heari...
One of the strongest reasons for personifying an object is for making connection with the reader. When a flower or the sound of nothing bears attributes that are familiar to the reader, an immediate connection sparks in her mind or upon her emotions. In the third stanza of “Lines Written in Early Spring” personification and imagery becomes evident, when he gives flowers particular human abilities such as breathing and the emotion of enjoying setting a clear image in the readers mind.