Della The Magi

Metaphors are considered to be one of the most important forms of figurative languages used in everyday speech, prose, fiction, and poetry. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, a metaphor is “a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison” (Van Engen, 2008). Metaphors are used to enhance imagination of the reader when reading stories and poems. Metaphors make imaginative comparisons between two completely different objects; one object said to be another. For instance, in the poem Casey at the Bat, the author uses a metaphor to compare players to objects by stating the players are those actual

A simile is a form of figurative language that uses the word “like” or “as” to make a comparison. An effective simile can tell a lot about a character or scenario. Early on in Wiesel’s book he describes Moishe as “Physically, he was awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people smile” (3).

For my poem I decided to look at Angel Butcher by Philip Levine. Levine was born and grew up in Detroit during the early-mid 20th century, and this upbringing helped to shape his writing style and subject matter. He spent his early adult years working in car factories, which is a common setting for many of his writings. He described these jobs as “stupid”, and it is easy to see in his works that he did not think highly of this industrial life. Levine was also the son of Jewish immigrants and this upbringing added another level of inspiration, but he also faced anti-Semitism throughout his childhood which greatly affected him. For a poet that later became known for his poems that supposedly authentically depict working class factory life in

In the second chapter of John Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, there are many examples of two distinct types of characterization: direct and indirect. So far, the two protagonists, George Milton and Lennie Small, are settling into the ranch they’re planning to work at. They have been slowly introduced to the people who live there, including Curley, the boss. Direct characterization is when the author explicitly states a detail about a character. For example, Steinbeck states that Curley is “a tall, stoop-shouldered old man [...] in blue jeans and […] [carries] a large push-broom in his hand” (Steinbeck 18).

They are tired of scrimping for little amounts of money. Her dad, strong and courageous, starts to cry. Lizabeth hears her dad’s long and mournful sobs, and she cannot get to sleep. She is so upset, that she wakes up her brother, and they sneak out of the house. Lizabeth is so worked up over her family’s poverty, she goes to the only place she can think of, Miss Lottie’s front yard.

" The comparison in a metaphor is implied -,and the writer states that one thing is another (though it it clearly not:) " His heart is a stone." Either type of figurative language creates a vivid image in the reader's mind. Examples of simile and metaphor is found throughout literature. In his play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote a metaphor comparing

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Jim and Della perform an act of selfless love by their willingness to give something that held great value to them in order to get special presents for each other on Christmas. They do all of this out of love for the other. However, you will see that these gives prove to end up having no use in the end but that is not the main point. The main point is that although this ironic situation occurs, they both find joy in the thought that they would do this for each other. This love that they have for each other is far greater value than any gift that could be given. Jim doesn’t overreact or get angry with this conclusion.

Strapped for cash and wanting to give her beloved husband the most luxurious gift for Christmas to express her deep passion for him, we are immediately introduced to the initial situation at hand. With only a dollar and some change to spend on Jim, Della is forced into a situation

Della is willing to cut her gorgeous and flowy hair so that she can afford a Christmas present for her husband Jim. Della’s hair is admired by everyone, but she would have felt guilty if she did not get Jim a present. When Jim is standing before Della and her shortened hair, she gives him a fob chain. Also, Della explains to him that she, “couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving [him] a present” (Henry 264). Della has an altruistic disposition whereas Madame Loisel has a selfish and greedy personality.

Love is a defining force for Della and Jim too, overshadowing the poor condition of their finances. Jim and Della do not have much. They would most certainly be considered to be in the lower class, living in a little $8 a week flat in the city and going from a sufficient income of $30 a week to a less than adequate $20 a week with Jim in need of a new overcoat and pair of gloves (Henry). Henry articulates how their love for each other transforms their drab house and surroundings and gray circumstances into a warm and inviting refuge called home. “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all Della had,” not nearly enough to get a gift worthy of her beloved Jim (Henry). She desires nothing but to please him and considers him worthy of something

Nobles, Priests, Peasants, and scholars few of many descriptions given to people living in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages, was a time in European history when people were separated by jobs, religious beliefs, and money. During the Middle Ages a class system began to develop and out of that rose the middle class. Middle class is the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business workers and their families. In literature many writers have been able to depict economic and social changes through poems, novels, and short stories. Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem, The Canterbury Tales, depicts the rising middle class in the midst of the Middle Ages through the use of characters, their actions, and language.

Situational irony is another element that is present throughout the short story. Della and her husband both buy each other gifts for Christmas at the end of the story. Ironically, Della and her husband bought each other gifts for what they gave up: Della bought her husband a wrist watch strap and Jim sold his watch to buy Della the combs she wanted for her hair. In the short story, Jim is seen grieving about the fact that she had cut her hair off, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on,” (O. Henry 121). The ending is situational irony because the reader was expecting that Della would buy her

metaphor. Which is basically comparing two things without using like or as. The poem starts