Personification In The Pedestrian And A Sound Of Thunder

Andrew Davidson uses several rhetorical strategies throughout “Following my accident...,” an excerpt from The Gargoyle. These add great amounts of emotional depth, AND SOMETHING ELSE. In the opening paragraph, Davidson describes the doctor’s incisions to release a “secret inner being”(line 4), a “thing of engorged flesh”(6). This introduces a divide between the narrator, and his body; establishing it as it’s own entity.

Barbara Kingsolver does a wonderful job with incorporating literary devices into her novel. These literary devices help the reader to experience the words written on the page and it allows the reader to think that they are actually living the story. One major literary device that Kingsolver uses throughout the book to show her ideas to the reader is imagery. “Her dark hair is tied in a ragged lace handkerchief, and her curved jawbone is lit with large, false-pearl earrings, as if these headlamps from another world might show the way.” (pg 5) When I hear these words, I am able to paint a picture inside of my head of Orleana Price.

Distinctively visual techniques are crucial elements in conveying a sense of actuality of an event. They aid the reader’s insight and perspective sparking emotions of joy or empathy for the characters. In John Misto’s play, “The Shoe-Horn Sonata”, the use of distinctively visual assists in creating the atmosphere, in order to highlight the WWII catastrophe’s the protagonists encountered. In addition, this is thoroughly examined in the John Misto’s interview. Similarly, in the picture book “The Lost Thing” by Shaun Tan, the incorporated visuals assist in telling a young boy and a machine-like creature’s adventure in unraveling the true face of society.

In the short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” at the end when the house is slowly dying by the flames it has a very big impact with personification to the overall story. Something that had me feel weird was “ Ten more voices died. ” (line 190) That put into my head, watching 10 people die and stop talking to me but this is a house. Which makes me wonder a little bit about who died. This adds depth to the story and really gives it strong feelings.

Ray Bradbury is a renowned author famous for his short science fiction stories and his novel "Fahrenheit 421". His works have inspired many and raised numerous questions about what the future may hold. He's quoted as saying "I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it." (Bradbury), and in many ways you can see the motif of this mindset in his work.

The poem “The Vacuum” by Howard Nemerov tells the life of an old man after the horrific loss of his wife. His wife did everything he could ever imagine for him. She was his heart and soul and didn’t know what to do without her. The man saw her as his hero. Throughout the poem the man struggles to keep his emotions in as he thinks his wife soul has traveled to inside the vacuum.

The PBS article of the adaptation discusses the challenges of adapting a novel into a film and the changes of filmmakers must make. More than 65 percent of novels and stories have been turned into films. However, the narrator in stories or a novels are the main key because “In film the narrator largely disappears”(PBS). But in a movie gives the audience exactly what it should be seen, in stories, and novels the reader has to imagine in their own. The article explains that to do a film the filmmakers have to vision what's happening in the book to do the film.

B) Throughout the novel, Kindred written by Olivia Butler, there are three major characters, Dana, Rufus and Kevin. With this being said, major characters are given personalities that develop throughout the book and are given a significance. But even so, that doesn’t mean there aren’t other characters with a purpose to the book. One of them being Alice Greenwood. The significance of her to be involved in this novel allows Dana to open her eyes, historically speaking, to another kind of pain that slaves go through, and also to view a new side of Rufus she was unaware of.

What would you do if a stranger showed up to your door and expected you to go on a dangerous adventure to assist with an unrealistic task? Would you be willing to leave the comfort of your home and step out of your element? In The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, lives an unmotivated hobbit that is approached at his home by a group of intimidating dwarves. The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is asked to be a part of their long, perilous journey to retrieve the arkenstone from the dungeon of Smaug. the dragon.

Technology and Its Control Over Society In many of his pieces, writings, and novels, Ray Bradbury reflects the immense reliance and close connection that humanity has with technology. He also depicts the dangerous effects that could come from having this relationship, such as a loss of independency and self-control over one’s mind and actions. If humanity were to continue to allow technology to have this disastrous power and control, society’s downfall is certain and destined to come.

Stephen Hawking believes, “The development of full artificial intelligence [AI] could spell the end of the human race.” Technology is like a drug, people become addicted and can't go without it. A study has shown that at least 84% of worldwide phone users say they couldn’t go a single day without their mobile device in their hand. And that 26% of car accidents are caused by phone usage. In brief, technology can destroy human.

In “Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins uses the poet’s point of view to describe how poetry should and should not be analyzed. The poem’s imagery conveys how poetry is an art to be enjoyed, but academic settings create animosity towards poetry. The title refers to the scholastic setting of an English class focused on breaking down the elements of poetry. The poem describes how poetry students miss the excitement of the senses because they are required to examine and interpret poems according to stringent rules.

The core theme of Ralph Ellison’s short story ‘Battle Royal’ is racism and its manifestation in the society that the author lives in. The conflict between the two cultures, black and white, the segregation and suppression of the African Americans by the whites are emphasized through various incidents. The fact is that the narrator himself unconsciously gives in to racism and as a black man longs for the approval of the white man. He considers himself superior to the other blacks. But the ‘battle royal’ that he is compelled to participate in finally makes him realize that in the society he lives he is “an invisible man.”

The imaginary line between Reality and Illusion In many works of literature, short stories are fictional work used to elaborate on a theme but shorter than an novel. Ambrose Bierce, an american journalist and author, wrote “ An Occurrence at Owl Creek bridge to develop meaningful themes and symbols, correspondingly Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of many novels, and of the short story “ Young Goodman Brown” pursue the same idea. Both stories illustrated many topics, such as images and symbols,analysis of a fundamental issue, diction and many more, which were commonly used, however each story had a unique topic not spoken of; Loss of innocence, good vs. evil, etc… In the intention of analyzing a fundamental key issue-Reality vs Illusion,“Realism”- which takes place in both short stories, Ambrose Bierce’s “ An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, illustrate the issue by allowing us the reader to think and picture Peyton Farquhar’s escape in our mind. “As he rose to the surface, gasping for breath, he saw that he had been a long time under water; he was perceptibly farther downstream -- nearer to

Poetry is a medium for many to vent emotions and frustrations on paper without really explaining what it is talking about. It has many ‘around the bush’ ways to tell people how they feel but often makes it difficult to be understood. They use imagery and figurative language to help describe their ideas, but a poem is just gibberish if it has no purpose for being written. One author by the name of Billy Collins explains what he believes poetry to be the one way he knows how, through the use of his own poetry. Imagery is a very important aspect to poetry.