Disney Days
The genre of this piece is reflective. James Pettigrew, the author begins the piece "In 2011, my family traveled to Orlando, Florida, to the Disneyland park". Pettigrew, then describes the long car ride down to Orlando, checking into their hotel, unpacking and uses figurative language when saying "unwound like a spring at the end of the day." He then discusses the extreme heat in the park the next day saying, "that felt like as if the ground was being bathed in flames." I can personally attest to this, because it feels like you are underwater because of the humidity, in a hot tub that is one hundred and ten degrees until it drops to a mere 75-80 degrees at night.
Pettigrew, then talks about going to Magic Kingdom, my second favorite
Kristin Lewis uses the literary device, a simile, in the first paragraph. She compares “New Jersey” having heat “like a hot blanket.” She uses this device to compare and help the reader understand how hot it was during “the summer of 1912,” in New Jersey.
The setting of this poem is in a rural part of an unnamed Southern state, off of Highway 96 at Cherrylog Road. It is at the peak of a summer afternoon in a junkyard full of discarded automobiles. This setting affects the reader’s perception of this poem by using a hot southern junkyard with an active sun that is “eating the paint in blisters from a hundred car
Imagery is used to portray the themes of For the fire by John Foulcher and The surfer by Judith Wright by a variation of literary techniques and contrasting imagery types such as natural, animal and sensory.
The beginning of the story opens up at the beginning of the spring season. Nature and human beings alike are waking up from their slumber. Everybody is excited for warm tolerable weather. The celebration of spring gives a dreamy feel to the opening lines of the story. This leaves a dreamy feel that invokes elements from a love story. Much to the reader surprise the story is not about a romance at all, but of pilgrimage. Excited for beautiful weather everyone seems to be playing out a venture to distant lands for spiritual indulgence.
developed through imagery is when the author says, “I feel not wet so much as painted and
What would happen if someone lost their identity? In “The Glass Castle” the author of the story, Jeannette Walls, talks about how this happens to her and her family. The book “The Glass Castle” is about Jeannette Walls and how she goes through tough times growing up with her parents. She tells the readers about her and her family’s problems and how they solve it or how they try to make the best of the problem. Most times it just gets worse, but sometimes they find a solution about all those problems or the problem. Jeannette Walls develops the theme of staying true to oneself is the key by using setting, imagery, and figurative language.
The entire essay sets a relaxing mood, especially with some of the scenery presented. For example, Agee describes the music of the water hoses, a seemingly mundane thing. “the intense hiss with the intense stream... Growing more quiet and delicate with the turning of the nozzle, up to the extreme tender whisper when the water was just a wide of film” (Agee). In the city, with life rushing around, people never have the chance to
Even in the movies, sociology can be found. Most people think sociology is limited to just worldly problems, but it can be it can be a very broad term. Symbolic Interaction is a communication theory that states society and individuals are created based upon the interactions between each other. One Disney movie that stands out is Aladdin. I feel this movie does a great job of providing examples of symbolic interactionism. My plan is to discuss symbolic interaction and provide examples of the theory.
The poem “Summer Rain” is about a driver stuck in traffic who, to pass the time, actually looks at the environment around him. In the end the accident is cleared and he moves on.
The appreciation of nature is illustrated through imagery ‘and now the country bursts open on the sea-across a calico beach unfurling’. The use of personification in the phrase ‘and the water sways’ is symbolic for life and nature, giving that water has human qualities. In contrast, ‘silver basin’ is a representation of a material creation and blends in with natural world. The poem is dominated by light and pure images of ‘sunlight rotating’ which emphasizes the emotional concept of this journey. The use of first person ‘I see from where I’m bent one of those bright crockery days that belong to so much I remember’ shapes the diverse range of imagery and mood within the poem. The poet appears to be emotional about his past considering his thoughts are stimulated by different landscapes through physical journey.
John Foulcher writes interesting poetry because he can make the reader see, feel, and think. Summer Rain , demonstrate to the reader that Foulcher’s poetry is not only thought provoking and realistic, but it is also able to capture aspects of society through his unique use of imagery.
What is there to not like about Disney movies? They appeal to everyone, the stories are always easily comprehensible and fairytale-like, but the main concern many people have about these animated films are hidden in metaphors and figurative language . Not to mention, these animated films have the most precise and definitive production value compared to many others. To top it off, they add catchy sing-along songs that would be sure to stick in your head and cause the films to constantly be popular for generations to come. You watched Disney cartoons as a child, but you probably never realized the subtle racist subtext hidden within.
Melissa Hamilton, a journalist for the Australian newspaper recently wrote an article tilted This (Transplanted) Life, which is a physical, inner and spiritual journey. It is a recount of her journey home, it’s written in first person to personalize her journey and evoke mood and tone with her audience. The composer uses juxtaposition to compare the city to her country home, “When we arrive I stumble with soft city feet over the gidgee stones” and to compare the people of the city and country “the quite is loud enough to keep them up at night.” Through her thorough description of the country surroundings and the lifestyle of the people that live there, she takes us on a spiritual journey of her hometown. The composer also uses creative language such as exaggeration, repetition, alliteration, personification and a metaphor to establish her love and knowledge of
Imagine living without the sun, the sun that gives off warmth and happiness for many people. Tom and Lily have not seen the sun in countless years. The setting illustrates what Tom, Lily and all the citizens are missing now that it has been gone for many years. The dress will symbolize the sunshine and happiness that has been lost ever since the nuclear bomb. The characterization focuses on Tom and Lily and how they are the dynamic characters to show that when something slips away from someone, they will do anything to get it back. In “Searching For Summer” by Joan Aiken, the theme appreciate what is given in life before it is lost is portrayed through the use of setting, symbolism, and characterization to reveal that people do not notice
“Summer” by Joanna Fuhrman is a very touching poem. I believe that the poet, Joanna, has lost her best friend. Her best friend is believed to the a host of some sort of party, but we are told that the host died from cancer. It’s also said that there was never a party, so most likely, Joanna is imagining this in her dream because she doesn 't want it to be true. Moving on to concluding that the poem is based on a so called, bad dream.