Syntax While on an adventure Sal and her grandparents use a variety of different sentence structures. A few examples are when Sal uses long drawn out sentences to describe her stories to pass time during the trip. She may seem to ramble at certain points when the story gets emotional, but you can tell that Sal is well educated even though she lives on a farm in Bybanks, Kentucky. Sal's grandmother, which Sal called Gram, speaks in short stints, but this doesn’t relate to her education. Gram speaks only to make comments or interjections on Sal's stories such as saying “Goodness!” or “Gol-dang!”(pg.25) Gram is also very sick throughout the book and mostly listens to the stories because she is too tired to make comments. Another type …show more content…
The book also uses lots of figurative language such as “snake had a snack”(pg. 91) or uses phrases that are idioms like “spin us a yarn”.(pg 8) Gramps may use similes during the ride like saying “sometimes I am as ornery and stubborn as an old donkey”(pg. 7) and uses typical “old people” sayings. These phrases and descriptions really make this story come alive and plays with the heart. Many of the authors words are used for describing the overall nature and weather at Sal's home in Bybanks while she recalls to it multiple times in her story. Even the simple things could be made into a colorful image like “blackberries still shiny and wet from dew”(pg. 35) and many others that make this an award winning …show more content…
There's Sal's love for her mother (which is mixed with anger too). There's the love between Sal's parents. There's Sal and Ben's new love for each other and Gram and Gramps Hiddle's true love for each other and for their son and granddaughter. All these different types of love can get a little complicated, and Sal learns quickly that love doesn't always work out the way she thinks it will. It doesn't always move in straight lines. Most importantly, Sal learns that she can't take love for granted. Such as the love that was evident between Sal's parents, the love that is present in the Finney household, and the love that develops between Sal and Ben. Separation from others and growing apart, both as a natural part of growing up and unexpected
“ The horizon was the color of milk. Cold and fresh. Poured out among the bodies” (Zusak 175). The device is used in the evidence of the quote by using descriptives words that create a mental image. The text gives the reader that opportunity to use their senses when reading the story. “Somehow, between the sadness and loss, Max Vandenburg, who was now a teenager with hard hands, blackened eyes, and a sore tooth, was also a little disappointed” (Zusak 188). This quote demonstrates how the author uses descriptive words to create a mental image which gives the text more of an appeal to the reader's sense such as vision. “She could see his face now, in the tired light. His mouth was open and his skin was the color of eggshells. Whisker coated his jaw and chin, and his ears were hard and flat. He had a small but misshapen nose” (Zusak 201). The quotes allows the reader to visualize what the characters facial features looked like through the use of descriptive words. Imagery helps bring the story to life and to make the text more exciting. The reader's senses can be used to determine the observations that the author is making about its characters. The literary device changes the text by letting the reader interact with the text by using their observation skills. The author is using imagery by creating images that engages the reader to know exactly what's going on in the story which allows them to
In this short, but charming story, Amy Tan uses imagery to bring the story to life. With figurative language, the reader is immersed into the Chinese culture and can better relate to the characters. Tan main use of imagery is to better explain each character. Often instead of a simple explanation, Tan uses metaphors, similes, or hyperboles to describe the person, this way they are more relatable and their feelings better understood.
In the story Canyons, one technique the book uses is descriptive language. ¨There was no moon, but enough light came from the stars so that his eyes grew used the darkness he could see the canyons moving up into the sky.¨ The quote is showing descriptive language because it´s describing what Brennan's eyes saw in the sky, he says how the only light that he saw in the sky were the stars, it was dark because the moon was gone, and it was so dark the only thing he saw was the canyons going up to the sky.¨ Dust and sand so thick, they had
The Lovely Bones’s combination of themes work together to expose the raw emotion of a family in pain over the death of a precious loved one. The first and most significant theme to be presented in the novel is that of mortality. Throughout the novel, as Susie looks back over her violent death and its effects on her family, she makes a point that when someone dies, that person's desires and needs pass over with them into the afterlife (Thomas). For example, from watching her sister and Ruth Connor, she realizes that the concept of love is something she still wishes she could have, even in heaven. Her sister Lindsey meets a boy by the name of Samuel, and Ruth grows closer to Susie's first real crush, Ray Singh. These observations by Susie almost
The most prominent example of this is the imagery of the wallpaper and the way the narrator’s opinion on the wallpaper slowly changes throughout the story; this directly reflects what is happening within the narrator’s mind. At the beginning of the story, the narrator describes the wallpaper as “Repellent.revolting. a smoldering unclean yellow” (Gilman 377). As the story continues, the narrator starts to become obsessed with the wallpaper and her opinion of it has completely changed from the beginning. Symbolism plays a big part in “The Yellow Wallpaper” too.
An example is in the first page where it says,”But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.” . In the quote, it shows imagery because of how the author uses words to get to the reader. It also helps us readers get a clear image of what is happening in the book to our minds. Another quote from the book that shows an element of surprise is on page two of the story where it says.”How much do you charge?” “Five and sixpence a night, including breakfast.” That is very cheap and that was as he says later on half of what he was willing to pay. That shows foreshadowing because you can tell something bad is going to happen. People do not charge places that cheap and they really do not offer it at a cheaper price unless absolutely needed to. That is why I think this is another story that contains lots of
Rachel Anderson Date: 2/15/18 Analyzing Figurative Language For this essay I will be analyzing the poem “A Voice” by Pat Mora. The theme of this poem is that you must speak up for what you believe is right, despite your fear, and despite how long it has taken you to do so. Pat Mora used similes and metaphors to convey the tone of the poem, which is that of pride in her mother.
Imagery is used quite a bit when Goodman is in the forest “darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest”, Also selective description is used as well “beheld the figure of a man, in grave and decent attire, seated at the foot of an old tree” this is very important so that the readers understand where he is going, also so we are able to feel his urge to leave the forest to get back to faith. Repetition is used when Goodman Brown states “Too far! Too Far” letting the reader know that he frightened of the of where he is being taken. Reading the story I find that there are plenty of similes such as “Mingled with fine wheat and the fat of a new-born babe” this is important because it shows the evilness of the old man who when talks to Goodman Brown begins to loosen his
Throughout the whole story there are many word choices and phrases that make the story the way it is. The illuminating word phrases are a big part of this section of the book. The illumination makes all the words stand out from each other and make the island seem
In the short story,’’Checkouts,’’ the author uses figurative language such as similes, imagery, and hyperboles. In structure, using figurative language allows the reader to understand the story better and make it more creative, along with it becoming interesting. For example, on (page 47), it states, ”Like a Tibetan monk in solitary medication, she calmed to a point of deep,deep happiness.” Next, there is also imagery in the short story. An example of imagery in the story is how the narrator describes when the girl and the bag boy meet for the first time. “She interested him because her hair was red and thick, and in it she had placed a huge orange bow, nearly the size of a small hat” (47). For example, there is also some hyperboles in the
Salt to The Sea is a book by Ruta sepetys about 4 people trying to escape the grasps of the russians and in the case of Florian the nazis. They cross the countryside and land at a port. On the way there they lost people and possessions. When they get to the boat they get hit by a torpedo and 2 of them die, Alfred and Emilia.
The next literary device to be discussed is imagery. As previously stated, many sentences could serve as excellent example of imagery, however the sentence that most portrays an idea is on line 40; “The slop was sweet and gold-colored in the afternoon sun.” The line tells you how messy the pie was (slop), and then to tell you exactly what the pie mess looked like, it tells what color it was, and if the environment affected its color (gold-colored…afternoon sun). The idea behind Mr. Soto’s usage of imagery may seem simple, but it makes sure that the point is carried across to the reader.
Another scene I particularly enjoyed was the scene in which a large cask of wine had dropped and broken in the street. Because many people had very little to eat or drink, a large crowd gathered around the dirty puddle and began drinking what they could of the spilled wine. This scene was very descriptive, explaining how the people tried to scoop up the wine in their hands, and how they soaked it up with handkerchiefs from women's heads and squeezed the wine into infants' mouths. Other people licked the stones in the street or sucked on the pieces of wood from the cask. This passage showed how unfortunate many of the people were, without actually saying that they were just poor. Specific words and phrases were used to effectively paint a vivid picture of the scene.
Love has a powerful impact on the characters and their emotions. Nick is one character in particular that is affected negatively by love. Nick does not seem to care about his relationship with Jordan, absent-mindedly ignoring her to keep up with Gatsby’s affairs. This causes the relationship between Jordan and Nick to fade, and Nick to get hurt. “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” (Fitzgerald, 177). This love has caused a mix of emotions for Nick as he cuts off the connection with Jordan. Nick abuses love by not caring enough nor putting in enough effort to make the love last; as a result, he has to turn away from her and deal with confusing emotions and a lost love.
However deep these descriptions of setting and character pull you into the plot, the dialogue the author places in the story is what makes the story more impressive and impossible to escape. It is so captivating and original to us because we hardly ever hear it, and the phrases are very creative. An example is this quote from Long John Silver: " But for two year before that, shiver my timbers! the man was starving. He begged, and he stole, and he cut throats, and starved at that, by the powers!" The colorful language of the book even had me repeating phrases such as this one long after I had finished reading it.