Rhetorical Devices In The Birthday By Sandra Cisnero
analytical Essay
758 words
Our ideal thought of birthdays is that we are just getting a year older, naturally maturing and that there is not going back. But Rachel’s is entitled to her own mindset. Her beliefs states that “when you’re eleven, you’re also, ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two, and one.” At times in our life, in different situation, our inner child or adult will be visible. Sandra Cisnero portrays Rachel as wanting to be older , as old as 102, so that she can have a lot of experience and that she will be an adult and that she can be right and mature. Because seemingly a young person’s voice is dispensable and actions silly. Cisneros 's characterize Rachel’s feelings about her eleventh birthday using rhetorical …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how sandra cisnero portrays rachel's feelings about her eleventh birthday using rhetorical devices by repetition, imagery, and stream-of-consciousness.
- Analyzes how the rhetorical device that is being used here is repetition which brings out her inner childlessness for not being able to speak up the truth because of fear of an adult.
- Analyzes how rachel tries to avoid mrs. price's sweater, but when the sick feeling goes away, the red sweater sits there like a big red mountain. the imagery of this content is self-explanatory.
- Analyzes how rachel's stream-of-consciousness is constantly appearing in the story. she lacks speaking up for herself and will only rant in her head.
- Analyzes how portrays a great message about aging through rachel. the way she reveals herself in this situation is surely childlike, but her honesty is what makes her mature.
Rachel tends to keep things to herself a lot. She lacks speaking up for herself and she will only rant in her head. “..are pushing at the back of my eyes when I put arm through one sleeve of the sweater that smells like cottage cheese, and then the other arms apart like if the sweater hurts me and it does, all itchy and full of germs that aren’t even mine.” She perpetually brings up about this red sweater that is not of hers and still not denying it considering her teacher has left her no choice because otherwise consequences will be faced. At this point she is being forced to put it on even though she clearly feels uncomfortable in it but still is trying to put herself into it. She rambles on and on about it in her head but still doesn’t show it which may show that she’s being mature and keeping it to herself to avoid conflict on her special day. Considering multiple times she mentions about going home and having cake with her family and she doesn’t want her day to be …show more content…
And that’s with everyone. Even a 55 year old man can act like a 5 year old. No matter how old you age, your past ages still exist and they will always show themselves. The author portrays a great message about aging through Rachel. The way she reveals herself in this situation is surely childlike but what makes her seem mature is by admitting that even when you’re eleven, you’re also all those other years before that. “I’m eleven today. I’m eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, but I wish I was one hundred and two.” Her honesty is what makes her mature because a child would just deny. But even being one hundred and two, you are still also those ages
Related
- analytical
- explanatory
- Cisneros Rhetorical Analysisanalytical essayThe imagery really helps in believing this is an eleven year old telling the story. This voice doesn't feel like a grown-up essayist putting his or her words in an eleven year-old storyteller's mouth, and these pictures develop a world originating from a kid's perspective. All devices that are used in this short story really do help the reader relate to Rachel. Cisneros does a very good job in showing relation to any age group to whatever the reader is. It really does feel as if the reader is the one in the place of writing this instead of reading it. This short story is real enough to make the reader believe that it is their own words and that is exactly what Cisneros is trying to do so that she could show the emotional experience that everyone
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how cisneros uses imagery to help the reader relate to rachel's story. she shows the emotional experience that everyone goes through when they grow up.
209 wordsRead More - The World Before Eleven Rhetorical Analysisanalytical essayIn this passage, Sandra Cisneros explains the world of a small eleven-year old girl named Rachel who has been disappointed but taught by her experiences. The author uses several literary devices such as simile, imagery, foreshadowing, tone, diction, etc., to address the neglected and sad feelings of Rachel and to portray Rachel as a character who changes as a result of experience. Rachel, as she explains her difficulty in growing up, she is embarrassed and feels helpless. Though she just turned eleven, all the years before eleven are "pushing at the back of her eyes". The author shoots all these emotions out from Rachel and characterize her actions as that of which small kids would do so they can solve problems. Cisneros uses all these various literary techniques to create the development of the character of Rachel in that she is complex and round
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how sandra cisneros explains the world of a small eleven-year-old girl named rachel, who has been disappointed but taught by her experiences.
- Analyzes how uses hyperbole and simile to make rachel's feelings toward the sweater more defiant.
356 wordsRead More - Characterization of Rachel Through the Use of Literary Techniques in Cisneros’ Elevenanalytical essaySandra Cisneros writes a memoir through the eyes of an eleven year old. Turning eleven happens to be a tragic day for the main character, Rachel. Through various literary techniques such as hyperbole, simile, and syntax, Rachel is characterized. Rachel is a fresh turning eleven year old who finds herself in an awful situation on her birthday. Forced to wear a raggedy old sweater that doesn’t belong to her, she makes it defiantly clear her feelings towards the clothing item, and we see this through use of hyperboles. Rachel describes the sweater as ugly and too “stretched out like you could use it for a jump rope.” This extreme exaggeration demonstrates the fire within Rachel. She is a defiant and pouty little girl who out of stubbornness has to defy the sweater in her mind. “It’s maybe a thousand years old”, she says to herself in act to degrade the filthy red sweater even more. The sweater to Rachel has become an eternal battle of ages. She is torn on whether or not to stand up and act bigger th...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how cisneros writes a memoir through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl, rachel, who finds herself in an awful situation on her birthday.
- Analyzes how cisneros brilliantly weaves a series of vivid metaphors that of an eleven year old to further portray rachel's character.
- Analyzes how cisneros manipulates syntax to modify rachel's age and personality. rachel possesses the unique quality of analytical imagination that sets her apart from most eleven year olds.
652 wordsRead More - In “Eleven”, written by Sandra Cisneros, Cisneros uses literary techniques such as diction and imagery to characterize Rachel’s character during her transition from age ten to age 11. These literary techniques help to describe how Rachel feels in certain situations while also explaining her qualities and traits. Through the use of these literary techniques Cisneros also collaborated on Rachel’s feelings when she was other ages and how she felt at that time during her life.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how cisneros uses literary techniques such as diction and imagery to characterize rachel's character during her transition from age ten to age 11.
- Analyzes how cisneros' descriptive diction helps explain rachel's feelings more in depth. she paints a picture of how rachel feels about turning eleven.
- Analyzes how cisneros paints a picture of rachel's facial expression and reaction to having to admit that the sweater belonged to her.
- Analyzes how cisneros' use of imagery and diction shows that rachel was not very excited about turning eleven and feeling the exact same way as she did when she was ten.
570 wordsRead More - Catcher In The Rye Innocence Essayanalytical essayAt the age of 9, a little girl is counting down the days until her next birthday because double digits are a big deal. Now she is 12 and is still counting the days until she can call herself a teenager. For years people cannot wait to be another year older… until they actually become older. As people grow up they accept that maturing means taking on responsibilities and adulthood. Having sleepovers and play-dates, taking naps, and climbing the monkey bars becomes taboo. The simplistic life of a child quickly changes into the dull reality of school and work. People will spend years wishing they were older; but when the time comes, they hope to go back to their innocence. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger writes a stream of consciousness
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how j.d. salinger's stream of consciousness novel, the catcher in the rye, focuses on a troubled teenager, holden caulfield.
- Analyzes how holden shows protection over innocence through what he expresses to the reader.
- Analyzes how holden isolates himself from the people he cares about most in order to prevent confrontation of his responsibilities.
- Analyzes how holden spends almost the entire novel running away from everything that is "phony," which happens to be every aspect of adulthood.
- Analyzes how the death of allie caulfield symbolized the halt of holden's emotional growth.
- Analyzes how holden is a troubled teenager who needs to let go of his fixation of innocence. j.d. salinger tells his reader that growing up is inevitable and running away from it is useless.
1680 wordsRead More - The Wife's Story Rhetorical Analysisanalytical essayIt is safe to say that the box next to the “boring, monotone, never-ending lecture” has been checked off more than once. Without the use of rhetorical strategies, the world would be left with nothing but boring, uniform literature. This would leave readers feeling the same way one does after a bad lecture. Rhetorical devices not only open one’s imagination but also allows a reader to dig deep into a piece and come out with a better understanding of the author’s intentions. Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Wife’s Story” is about a family that is going through a tough spot. However, though diction, imagery, pathos, and foreshadowing Guin reveals a deep truth about this family that the reader does not see coming.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that rhetorical devices open one's imagination and allow a reader to dig deep into the piece and come out with better understanding of ’s intentions.
- Analyzes the use of diction and imagery in guin's short story.
- Analyzes how tugs on the reader's heart strings more than once through this story.
- Analyzes guin's use of imagery on page 28 to reveal the truth about the transformation of the husband from werewolf to human.
967 wordsRead More - Rhetorical Analysis Of Two Days In October Rhetorical Analysisexplanatory essayWithin this semester of writing 120, I have improved on many different skills this semester. For example, I have bettered my understanding of the concepts of purpose, audience, and rhetorical situations. One was that this can be demonstrated is within my essay, “Rhetorical Analysis of Two Days in October.” In this paper, I dove into how audience can be crucial when deciding to write or produce something. This documentary was made quite a while ago, which means that its target audience may be different now than it was when it first came out. It came out at a time where many people may have been involved in the Vietnam War, whether it was protesting or fighting. However, today when it is shown in classrooms, most of the students would not have
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they have improved their understanding of purpose, audience, and rhetorical situations in their essay, "rhetorical analysis of two days in october."
- Explains how they improved their writing skills by demonstrating rhetorical awareness through tone, style, format, and structure.
- Explains that the class helped them break the habit of only using one type of source and learn how to use the different kinds of sources.
- Explains that images, sounds, and animations constitute the building blocks of 21st century communication.
- Explains how they have improved their skill of understanding the extent and nature of the sources needed to meet rhetorical goals within a specific writing situation.
- Explains that writing 120 was a class they had to take because their writing credits did not transfer from their previous school. it has broadened their horizons.
900 wordsRead More - Rhetorical Devices In The Birthmarkanalytical essayThe Death of the Birthmark-A Quest for Perfection In the short story, “The Birthmark” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the characters, foreshadowing, symbolism, and other rhetorical devices to alert people of the consequences of man having the power to control and alter nature. Additionally, through his skillful usage of diction, Hawthorne warns of the effects of seeking perfection through science. In “The Birthmark”, Aylmer, a man devoted entirely to science, marries Georgiana, a beautiful young woman with a single imperfection. Georgiana’s imperfection bears the resemblance of a tiny crimson hand and is visible on her left cheek.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how nathaniel hawthorne uses characters, foreshadowing, symbolism, and other rhetorical devices to alert people of the consequences of man having the power to control and alter nature.
- Analyzes how aylmer rendered georgiana's birthmark as a symbol of her liability to sin, sorrow, decay, and death. hawthorne portrays that nature didn't intend for things to be perfect.
- Analyzes how the birthmark symbolizes the downfall of society through science and the impending death that is to come for georgiana.
- Analyzes how each character in the story represents an aspect of science, nature, or humanity. aylmer symbolizes science and intellect, while aminadab represents nature.
- Explains that the laboratory and the boudoir where georgiana waits for her procedure represent earth and heaven. the lab is littered with soot and odors which create an oppressive atmosphere.
- Analyzes how nathaniel hawthorne uses foreshadowing to build suspense and let the reader know that the actions of the main character are not likely to end well.
- Analyzes how hawthorn alludes to the greek myth of pygmalion, which is about a man and an unnatural event that are used to create the perfect woman.
- Analyzes how hawthorne's style is descriptive and emphasizes the setting, and the thoughts of the characters.
- Analyzes how irony is used to teach a moral lesson, that people should ignore the flaws of others, and look at what truly makes them beautiful.
- Analyzes how hawthorn uses antithesis to strengthen the readers understanding and to help readers notice what he is trying to address through balance and emphasis of words.
- Analyzes how hawthorne uses paradox to show that one should not prolong life indefinitely through the power of science.
- Analyzes how uses anaphora to emphasize what aylmer lost.
- Analyzes how nathaniel hawthorne wrote the birthmark to show what happens when someone falls into the pressures of society and yearns for something which is not attainable through human intervention.
1416 wordsRead More - Mary Fischer's Rhetorical Techniquesanalytical essayOverall, Mary Fischer’s rhetorical techniques proved to be effective towards many, myself included. Mary established credibility throughout her speech by using her relationship with the President of the United States and the First family to impress her audience to boast her message of acceptance, empathy and awareness. She delivered sound logic with her statistics on the disease and her passionate and emotional pleas helped to draw the audience in and made her speech extremely relatable to many.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how mary fischer's rhetorical techniques proved to be effective towards many, including myself. she established credibility throughout her speech by using her relationship with the president of the united states and the first family to impress her audience.
77 wordsRead More - Rhetorical Techniques In Maxe Hong Kingston's No Name Womananalytical essayAnalysis of Rhetorical Techniques of No Name Woman In Maxine Hong Kingston story, “No Name Woman,” the author told a story of her aunt who was punished for committing adultery and died in order to express her thought and spirit of revolt of the patriarchal oppression in the old Chinese society. My essay will analyze the rhetoric and the technique of using different narrators to represent the article and expound the significance of using those methods in the article. The story was titled by “No Name Woman” which seem to mean the aunt is nameless.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the rhetoric and the technique of using different narrators to represent the article in the maxine hong kingston story, "no name woman."
- Analyzes the implication of "no name woman" which refers to something that is an unknown or materials whose name was not entitled.
- Explains that the family refuses to mention her aunt because the households believe that she does not have any virtue. if someone speaks out her name again, her sin will haunt everyone.
- Argues that the betrayal and courage of the woman are also reasons that affect her to become a no-name woman.
- Analyzes how kingston's mother betrays their oath and antagonism to the regime. she publishes the story to everybody which shows her desire of arousing more people to resist the hierarchy.
- Analyzes how the "well" is an irony about the aunt's fate. it is used for keeping and protecting the water, which can be regarded as "domination" which refers to the patriarchy.
- Opines that kingston needs to use the miserable scene to evoke her author to consider of equality deeply.
- Explains that "her and the baby plugging up the family well" illustrates confrontation to the society. the death of the child indicated the wish to terminate forever the hierarchy which will not haunt the offspring.
- Analyzes how kingston uses the harsh responses of the villagers to expose her aunt's challenge to the society.
- Analyzes how kingston uses her imagination to describe the threat that the aunt may suffer from the unknown man. the no name man is a symbol of the corrupt regime.
- Analyzes how kingston didn't accept her mother's story because she put her personal emotion in the story, which can make people misunderstanding it. her mother was focusing on teaching her daughter the lesson.
- Analyzes the imagery of the meeting between her aunt and that man shows the indignation of kingston.
- Analyzes how the imaginary of her aunt keeping silence to save inseminator's name presents her as a virtuous or rational woman. under that culture which women are powerless nobody would trust her.
- Analyzes how kingston criticizes the culture by saying that the family has forgotten the tradition which a family must be whole.
- Analyzes how kingston expresses the treatment of the wrongdoers in paragraph thirteen. "feed" represent people treat the sinners like animals.
- Analyzes how kingston imagines her aunts as a ghost which is always hungry, always needing help, but the deliberate forgetting has demonstrated that they will not help her. deliberate ignoring is the most severe punishment.
- Analyzes how kingston constructs the gender of the baby was a girl and describes the child and the aunt as "waste enough."
- Analyzes how kingston describes that her aunt's ghost haunted her, which may symbolize the same culture that existed in the american.
1624 wordsRead More