Summary Of In The Simple Gift By Steven Herrick

A smile. A hug. A gift. The smallest things can brighten a person’s day or put a smile on someone’s face. Humility is a virtue that not all people possess. Even if a person is down, it is still important to prioritize humbleness because it can make him find a light in a sea of darkness. The theme people who are hopeless can still be humble is relevant in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief as shown through Hans, Max, and Ilsa Hermann, who keep this mentality in mind while trying to overcome hardships.

Experiencing a transition can have the power to transform an individual’s attitudes and beliefs whilst continuing to challenge the world around them, this can been seen in the personas of Old Bill and Caitlin who both experience significant transitions when they meet Billy. Old Bill engages in a transition of self-pity emerging from the death of both his daughter and wife, which left him in a saddened state from which he was afraid to move on from. Caitlin on the other hand undergoes a transition of responsibility and self-growth, from being a young school girl with everything she could need ever need which leads her to be quite materialistic and judgmental to a respectable young lady who by the end of the novel, The Simple Gift written by

The book style is descriptive. The story is told by the main characters in first person although the point of view alternates between Sam and Grace. The story is fast moving, full with different scenes from the characters’ point of

Throughout the entire novel, the author’s use of literary devices is very clear. These literary devices, specifically similes and personification, help the reader get a better idea of the exact sounds and feelings which will allow them to know what it feels like to be there in that moment.

The structure of the story graphs out the narrator 's life in chronological order. Each year is unique by presenting new information about the narrator 's life along with simple conclusions within that year. Throughout the years, a reader can draw

In the novel, Anderson uses imagery to show Melinda’s mental state throughout the novel. For example, “I stumble from thorn bush to thornbush-my mother and father who hate each other, Rachel who hates me, a school that gags on me like I’m a hairball. And Heather” (Anderson 125). This quote shows that Melinda has no friends and is hated by many people, who she once called her best friends. It also shows how even her parents aren’t happy. Laurie Halse Anderson uses imagery by mentioning the thorn bushes and comparing herself to a hair ball. The use of imagery allows the readers to feel sympathy towards Melinda. For example, the simile the author uses is “a school that gags on me like I’m a hairball.” This reveals that no one seems to like

Imagery is use in the story to stimulate the five sense of the readers. For example in the story, the surroundings in the beginning is use to stimulate the senses of touch and sight for the readers when words like smouldering, dim and uncertain is use to emphasise the feeling of heat, warmth and darkness in the room where Brantain sat in the shadows while watching Nathalie who was sitting in the bright glow of the fireplace in the room. For example, “It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep

In this case, Kelly Cherry effectively uses imagery through various elements so the reader can visualize the man’s homecoming. These images are described with the things the man may be holding on to physically or mentally. For example, the suitcase “That contains shaving cream, a piggy bank, a book he sometimes pretends to read, His clothes” clearly identifies the little things familiar to him and items he values (4-6). Likewise, Cherry describes how the man once saw himself, “A younger man, in a tweed hat, a man who loves Music” (19-20). This creates a flashback moment to a time he enjoyed and one that identifies who he was then. Perhaps it also creates a mental picture of him for the audience. However, the “peculiar screeching of strings” and the “fiddling with emotion” causes the reader to see the confusion his mind is struggling with in order to decipher his surroundings (21-22). This all leads to the image of his significant other standing in the doorway as he has to decide “who this woman is, this old, white-haired woman” (27). Trying hard to recall this person, he presses on determined to make sense of his new world. The poet successfully illustrates the magnitude with which this disease can change its victim’s perspective about things and situations once familiar to

Hill used symbolism to embody and further explain, especially, Kingshaw’s fears. She also used the literary device of foreshadowing to create suspense of the unforetold events that were to occur, leaving all readers captivated by her suspicious words. Last, but not least, imagery was used by Hill to contrast the mood and tone of each environment and scene in relation to the surroundings of the characters. Susan undoubtedly achieved, with all of these aforementioned literary devices, the captivation and insight she hoped to portray to all her analytical readers. She depicted a world where love, the lack there of, destroys everything in its path, and how much it will impact and hurt all those around

Firstly, the first section in the book is divided into chapters 1-4. Beginning with the first chapter it stresses how the author

The first chapter serves as the actual introduction into the whole story behind the book and allows the reader to resonate with the human lens of the reading. George is neat in her writing style, which allows perceiving the heavy topic easier.

Billy Collins uses imagery in his poems to create intimacy with the reader. He uses common objects to make his poetry relatable, and “frequently addresses the reader directly, thereby establishing what he has described as a ‘temporary companionship’” (Poetry Archive). The goal of Collins poetry is to relate to others, and to let people know that there is someone who understands them. Collins uses imagery in his poem Purity to explain what purity looks like, and to make the theme of the poem tangible for his readers.

For example, the poem states, "or walk inside the poem / and feel the walls for a light switch" (7-8). This part makes it seem as if the poem is a human and owns a room. Billy Collins wants the readers to go inside the poem's room and turn the lights on. This is a positive connotation because when lights are on, the room is bright and full of energy. This is a metaphor comparing a well lit room to happiness. This ties back into the theme because Collins wants one to enjoy the happiness in life. Another comparison that is being used is when the poem states, "I want them to waterski / across the surface of a poem" (9-10). The use of a metaphor is being used when comparing waterski to reading a poem. When waterskiing, one skims the surface of water, but when reading a poem, one tends to skim through the words. The two metaphors stated above are opposites to each other. The first example describes what the author wants one to do and the second example describes what he doesn't want one to do. He wants the readers to read the poem, enjoy the poem, and then find the deeper meaning of it. He compares the poem to a living object and this literary skill of comparisons allows the audience to understand the poem in a different point of

Do you feel the structure of the novel (three stories told on one day) works well? Why or why not?

Masur’s book is broken down in seven chapters but actually could be broken down into two parts. The first part of the book is