I have been exposed to language in many forms throughout my entire life, and the words that I am exposed to will have both favorable and adverse effects upon my life. These effects will thus shape my personality by influencing my relationship to the world around me, as well as my relationship with certain words. I plan to represent this thesis, based upon the effect of words on my life, in the form of a collage. I will have both a positive and a negative looking aspect to this collage, to show how certain words have had a positive or negative impact on my relationship to the world around me and to certain words. My collage will contain words, as well as images that relate to the connotation that I have towards them. I will also have a more …show more content…
I decided to represent the words “graceful,” “talented,” and “strong” in the form of a dancer due to my strong connection between those words and my history in dance, as that is where I most commonly heard those words used. I then depicted the phrase “you can do it” next to an image of weights, as I associate the phrase with both mental and physical strength, and overcoming difficult obstacles. I also utilized an image of a mirror to include the words “regal,” and “beautiful,” with a focus on the words “kind,” “powerful,” “creative,” “brilliant,” and “unique” because all of these words are ways in which people have described my personality or physical appearance or my personality. Thus, I see those words as what others would have me see in the mirror, with me focusing on the personality traits rather than physical traits, as that is what I view as more important. I then used an image of a person smiling to hold the words “safe,” “helpful,” and “capable” due to the joy that being all of these things brings me; as I enjoy helping people and making them feel safe in a situation in which they otherwise might not. Finally, I decided to portray the phrase “it’ll be okay” on top of an image of a …show more content…
I decided to show the words “annoying,” “weak,” “boring,” “weird,” “distracting,” “loner,” “quiet,” and “antisocial” on a pointed finger, as I associate these words with accusation, blaming, or bullying of some kind, and feel that those acts are best illustrated in a pointing finger. I chose to have the words “emotional,” “needy,” and “ungrateful” in a tear, as I have a connotation attached with those words of being emotionally hurt by those who are saying the words, thus causing me to connect the image of tears with these particular words. I then decided to represent the words “tired,” “nervous,” and “undesirable” as well as the phrase “too slow” on a pair of tired looking eyes, as I have a strong connection between these words and slights against my occasionally tired appearance, caused by asthma, or claims against my capabilities as a person. I decided to not only feature the word tired on this image, even though that is the most fitting to the image in terms of the general connotations, because I see a connection between all of these words and their meaning towards me; generally being that I look tired or that I seem incapable of completing a task the same way that others can, due to
I’ve done my visual representation inspired by the thematic concern of Harwood’s poem, ‘Alter Ego’. ‘Alter Ego’ is defined as, ‘a close friend who seems almost a part of yourself’. Harwood describes her alter ego as a part of her that she doesn’t quite know, yet it knows her. It stands
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The use of figurative language amplifies the theme of willingness to sacrifice for loved ones. For example “fog hanging
Some examples of metaphor within the piece are when it says “your laughter’s so melodic it’s a song” and “your creativity’s a compass that leads you to what you love”. An example of evocative language in the piece is “you don’t need any miracle cream to keep your passions smooth, hair free or diet pills to slim your kindness down.” These metaphors and instances of evocative language help emphasise the message that it doesn’t matter what you look like, the most important thing you can love about yourself is ____. Metaphors, evocative language, and repetition are also used to describe the expectations laid upon women by society. One particular phrase that uses both metaphor and evocative language “because the only place we'll ever truly feel safe is curled up inside skin we've been taught to hate by a society that shuns our awful confidence and feeds us our flaws”. Other examples of evocative language include “a reminder that the mirror is meant to be a curse so I confine her in my mind, but when he or she shouts ‘let me out!’ we're allowed to listen.” and “Don't you shatter the illusion you could ever be anything beyond paper fine flesh and flashy teeth and fingernails.” One instance of repetition includes “echoic accusations of not good enough, never good enough”. Another phrase that uses both evocative language and repetition
I chose to write about the artwork titled “Mule Deer Still Life” by Angela Prond. The artwork is oil on a canvas board. The artwork is a picture of a mule deer skull with its horns still attached. This picture reminds me of hunting, because I do a lot of it and I have shot mule deer before and saved their horns exactly like this picture is. Angela’s title for the artwork makes me believe that she is saying this mule deer still has life and meaning. There is not a lot of background in this artwork, pretty much just the mule deer skull and horns. She did this for a reason, even though the picture is pretty normal and there is not much detail to it, there is more meaning in her title for the picture.
...el and visualize mentally simply expressed outwardly and it is this form of representation that will remain constant in our society no matter how we attempt to rid ourselves of it. It is here for us to see rather than feel.
Joy Harjo uses a metaphor throughout the memoir Crazy Brave , in order to express her emotions about how she feels about art, her classmates , and the books she has read .
Jimmy S.Baca use of metaphors, similes, imagery, diction, tone and mood are used in a very effective way in his essay Coming into Language. His use of metaphors and similes really give the reader a visual, helping develop imagery. Baca’s use of imagery paints pictures in the reader’s head but also develops a type of emotion by the use of diction. The word choice used provides the reader with an understanding of where the author is coming from leading us into tone and mood. The author’s tone starts off very low but by the end of the essay you will feel very satisfied.
Language, whether oral, or written is the primary type of interaction we have. In “Learn! Learn!” by Hugo Martinez-Serros, the author stress the importance of language and education in society rather than your social class. He shows the importance of language to us by outlining the everyday life of a hard working Mexican that lingers in developing his authorship, and really likes to criticize the writing of the higher class enlightened priest. He lives in the south side of Chicago, and in his spare time he loves to study and critic others writings for improvement.
While thinking about metaphors, a poem came to mind. It's the one at the beginning of this paper. The poem portrays life as a journey. The road we tread stretches out before us. Around every bend lies a new experience. The adventure is overcoming any obstacles we encounter. Ah, but that is when the fun begins.
A good example of imagery can be found at the end of the story in the last paragraph. For this part of imagery, the main character Jackson Jackson has received his grandmother’s regalia from the pawn shop employee without having to pay the total of $999 he originally had to pay. (Alexie) “I took my grandmother’s regalia and walked outside. I knew that solitary yellow bead was part of me. I knew I was that yellow bead in part. Outside, I wrapped myself in my grandmother’s regalia and breathed her in. I stepped off the sidewalk and into the intersection. Pedestrians stopped. Cars stopped. The city stopped. They all watched me dance with my grandmother. I was my grandmother, dancing.” This statement made at the end of the story indicates a strong sense of imagery that details Jackson’s emotions towards getting his grandmother’s regalia from the pawn shop. The yellow bead he mentions was his strongest symbol of feeling toward his grandmother, feeling as if he were a part of that yellow bead, in this case, his grandmother. Jackson describes in more detail of how he felt more like his grandmother after he wrapped the regalia around him. The pedestrians, city, everything around him was watching him feel like his grandmother, like some sort of flashback he could be
The illustration I chose to draw, was a heart and a black hawk. Within “Yonec”, love is deeply expressed and the hawk is the knight who comes to awaken the love of the woman he has waited for. The knight told the woman, “I have loved you for a long time and desired you greatly in my heart; I never loved any woman but you nor will I ever love another” (127-130). Once the knight expressed his desire and love for the woman, their love story adventure. The pictures I chose to paint present a mere representation of what the story “Yonec” is about. The hawk in the image represents how their love was dark, due to the mere fact that the woman was married, which meant she was having an affair on her husband. The hawk displays how secret love can be destruction and cause death. Their love had to be kept a secret, because it was shameful to cheat, yet they continued the affair. The heart image embodies the entire story, because it’s a love story and the heart is the center of affection, which is displayed throughout “Yonec”. The heart is drawn in red because it expresses love, yet exhibits the blood that was shed in death, when the knight was killed for their
In her article, How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think, Lera Boroditsky (2009) explains how the results of her experiments support the idea that the structure of language shapes the way we think. In one of her experiments, she found that English speakers would place cards showing temporal progression in temporal order from left to right, Hebrew speakers would place them right to left, and that the Kuuk Thaayorre would place them from east to west. This shows that the written language affects how time is represented to them. In another one of her experiments, she asked German and Spanish speakers to describe some items and found that the masculinity or femininity of the noun in their respective languages affects how it is ultimately described. This can also be seen in how artists represent the human form of abstract entities like death. Boroditsky concludes that “Language is central to our experience of being human, and the languages we speak profoundly shape the way we think, the way we see the world, the way we live our lives.” (Core reader p. 49) I would like to add that language is also the foundation of a person’s culture, pride, and self by exploring articles written by Eric Liu, Amy Tan, and Gloria Anzaldua.
For example "fire burning in my bones" helps show her struggle or the pain that she has to endure but that she will preserver through her struggles. Also when she uses this phrase "wrecking balls inside my brain" helps over exaggerate how keeping silent has made her eager to speak up. with these examples of Imagery its clear to reader how her pain and struggles maker eager to make a difference which help support the theme of that any one can make a
Language is the basis of human communication. It is a cultural and social interaction, and the way language is used is influenced by the circumstances in which it takes place (Emmitt, 2010, p. 49; Green, 2006, p. 2). Children become aware that there are different types of language, including languages used at home, at childcare and at school, as they observe and participate in various language situations (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 39). Some of these languages may be unfamiliar, and children will need to learn the different roles and uses of language. The different roles of language in a child’s life are, therefore, part of their growing understanding of how to behave in society and in a particular context. As they experience different types and uses of language, children develop an understanding of how to use language appropriately for any given situation.