In the “Milk Glass” By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the author uses imagery to get the reader to cherish the things around them now before they change. In the “Milk Glass” By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the author uses imagery to help reader admire the things around them now before they are altered. In the beginning of the story, the narrator is talking about how it is saving up money to buy its mom a milk glass. Once it got it, it was talking about how the milk bowl was so shiny that “the lights from the tree puddled onto the sheen of the bow, settled and lengthened their images across the wrap” (Howard-Johnson 32-34). But in the end “the milk glass was in pieces on the floor reflecting red and blue light from our [its family] tree” (Howard-Johnson 57-58). The first quote provided the reader an idea of how beautiful …show more content…
When it takes the milk glass back to the house, it describes the room as “dark and smelled like pine” (Howard-Johnson 35). After the incident it describes the scent of the room as “the smell of stale pine needles and flat punch” (Howard-Johnson 75). These are examples of imagery. The imagery in the first quote provided the reader an idea of the room’s characteristics. It is dark and it smells like pine. The second quote provided the reader an idea of the room’s characteristics of the room after the incident. It smelled like stale pine needles and flat punch. They also send the message that we should cherish things in our life now before they change. That room was a part of its life that was very recognizable. After the incident the characteristics changed and it can’t recognize it at all. If it cherished it before, the change wouldn’t hurt as bad. In the “Milk Glass” By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the author uses imagery to tell the reader that they should enjoy things in life while they last before they
A figurative image means more than what it says it is. It suggests certain meanings that must be interpreted. Similes, met...
In scene 1, the author uses imagery to convey a mood that is not important to the story. On page 14 is said, “Jonas and Fiona ride their bikes down a perfectly manicured pathway.” This proves that the mood is not important because the mood of perfection does not contribute to the plot or story. Compared to scene 12, where the imagery created a mood that is important to the plot and story. On page 17 it says, “Jonas speeds toward the wall of Mist and punches through it, disappearing from sight.” This proves that imagery creates a mood that is important to the plot and story. The mood is exited, and it is important to building up the rising action to the climax in 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 first example of imagery is in Closed for the Season when the text says, “Arthur led me down an overgrown path, stopping now and then to examine a crumbling building or the remains of a ride.” This gives a slight bit of suspense because the young boys are in the middle of a strange dark forest that could be hiding “dangerous criminals or drug addicts” in the remains of the once thriving theme park. Someone could possibly try and hurt the boys if they are seen or worse, which gives readers a more unsettling feeling. The next example is from the Monkey’s Paw when on page 366, the text states, “ His wife made no reply. She was watching the mysterious movements of a man outside, who, peering in an undecided fashion at the house, appeared to be trying to make up his mind to enter.” This shows a vivid description of the event and the way that the character’s have taken the situation. This also shows the fear of the characters are on the man acting so out of the ordinary. The final piece of evidence is when on page 367, when the man from Maw and Meggins says that Herbert is gone, “She broke off suddenly as the sinister meaning of the assurance dawned upon her and she saw the awful confirmation of her fears in the other’s averted face. She caught her breath, and turning to her slower witted husband, laid her trembling old hand upon his. There was a long silence.” This shows that the readers the sight
The short story, “The Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge”, by Ambrose Bierce and the film version ,”The Owl River”, by Robert Enrico have extraordinary amounts of imagery. Ambrose Bierce revealed imagery through his words, while Robert Enrico demonstrated imagery through a camera. Although they both explored imagery some of their examples of imagery are divergent, while others are indistinguishable.
The writer uses imagery, because he wants to let the readers into his mind. By describing the scene for the readers, makes the readers fell like they were there. Therefore, it gives us a better ability to emphasize with him.
The purpose of this quote is to show how evocative the author uses imagery in the story.
Throughout the story, Walker uses brilliant imagery in describing each detail of what the mother sees through the eyes of her world. This imagery in turn creates a more interesting and imaginative story, and allows the reader to experience what the narrator is experiencing. The theme of imagery is not within the story, but how the story is told. However, the theme of love of one's family heritage is within the heart and not on the wall.
One example may be when describing when “ Prominent citizens who were supposed to keep Sabbath strictly, rushed out of saloons in their shirt sleeves, with billiard cues in their hands. Dozens of men with necks swathed in napkins, rushed from barber-shops, lathered to the eyes..” In the example, it appeals to one’s visual sense, for one can imagine the men bustling out into the street, the shaving cream cut by their sweat as they try to escape from any danger. When reading what occurs, one can easily visualize it , and by doing so, demonstrates how it is an example of imagery, but if one where to look closely, Twain describes how one example of how a facade is dissolved with the earthquake. With Twain’s argument in mind and when applied to this above example, one can see how by describing certain events, Twain also reveals facades exposed and therefore, he discreetly inserts his argument, for it is never explicitly said.. This meaning, Twain “decorates” the story with imagery such as “raising dust like a great volume of smoke” in order to imply the argument. Like from the example mentioned earlier, Twain used this scene to also describe “prominent citizens” pouring out from saloons as well, and uses the example as a continuation, when if one were to look closer, can see Twain’s argument. By using examples of imagery, Twain also inserts his argument as well, yet does not explicitly acknowledge
The use of imagery comes out all the time in the book and at times it is very vivid. In fact, when my own mom read this book, she wasn’t even able to finish it because it was too much for her. With the way Dave describes being tortured and hurt, it makes the readers feel beaten down themselves because they can’t do anything for him in his story. The images he makes his readers imagine are things like the scene where his mom stabs him, when she makes him inhale toxic chemicals, or even when she starves him then makes him puke to see if he’s been eating. Dave illustrates, “ Mother began creeping towards me…[eventually] Mother rammed the cold spoon of ammonia into my throat,” (75) explaining one of the first times his mother makes him drink ammonia. He continues, “I became terrified, tears of panic streamed from my eyes and I began to feel myself drift away…[and soon] knew i was going to die.” (75). Just reading that small part makes you able to image everything happening. With the way the author describes the cold spoon and how he becomes terrified and crying makes you able to try and imagine what is happening in your head. It also brings out the emotion I talked about earlier and makes you want to just go hit his mother over the head yourself. His use of imagery makes you want to save him yourself. The way his imagery is so successful is his way of words and
During imagery, it uses specific detail to describe something like the setting or mood. In Frost’s poem he says, “His house is in the village though, though he will not see me stopping here to watch his woods fill up with snow.”Anyone reading might be thinking; who? The author wants the reader to use their imagination. Imagination is another type of romanticism that is used in these poems. The author wants the reader to think; who is he? Where is he going? As he says, “My little horse must think it queer, to stop without a farmhouse near,” Why would this person be riding a horse? Frost
When reading, the majority of the readers in this world has a strong ability to visualize an image that the author is trying to describe. Whether the description is detailed or vague, we have a basic understanding of what the author is trying to present. When a passage is well described, we the readers had been given the ability to paint the event with great details. Many authors have used the skill of imagery to demonstrate their story. Descriptive words are utilized, metaphors are presented, similes are applied, these skills provide color to many pieces of writing. Rachel Carson, an individual with excellent techniques in writing, allows readers of any proficiency to visualize a vivid image in their mind. Within her short excerpt, “A Fable
Finally, another example in the passage that really stands out due to the use of imagery is when the narrator describes the setting of where he seemed to be during the first days of winter. According to him, “The space of sky above [him] was the colour of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns”. The “ever-changing violet” colour that the narrator describes the sky as having and the lamps lifting “their feeble lanterns” indicates that that part of the passage was during the evening, which the reader wouldn't have known otherwise. Imagery in this case, is used to describe the setting and how it looked and felt which is vital in order to create and give the reader a sense of the mood and atmosphere in the passage. Ultimately if it weren’t for the usage of imagery in the passage, the mood and atmosphere the readers would have hardly been able to notice or detect the mood and atmosphere of the passage as imagery had such an important role in conveying the intended mood and atmosphere that the author wanted the readers to
These two works use good examples of imagery. The first work is a poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” by Anne Bradstreet shows imagery by the statement “The flame consumes my dwelling house” (Byam and Levine 122). Bradstreet suggest this because she watches her house burn down in flames and destroyed. The second work is a poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” by Phillis Wheatley also shows imagery by the statement “Taught my benighted soul to understand” (Baym and Levine 403). Wheatley suggests that because her benighted soul is an image of her skin color which is black. She has learned of God and it has enlightened her. These works are good examples of imagery because they help show the theme of religion.
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: