Comment below to publish your journal entry containing a point/topic sentence and one chunk of thought. (CD+CM+CM). This entry should focus on style for your independent read. Think DIDLS!
Make sure to begin with the title and author of your book. This will be a LOT 3 entry, so make sure to label that in your journal.
The narrator displays a passionate reverence for the sea. As the ship waits for the tide at the base of the Thames River, he meditates on the "greatness [that] had ... floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth" carrying "the dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires." This description of the ocean as mysterious and "unknown" reminds readers that endless possibilities await beyond the tide, and the parallel phrases connect these "dreams of men" with the beginnings of great and terrible civilizations while providing a flowing cadence that mimics the rhythm of the tide. The author is building the narrator's persona as a dedicated sailor by displaying this sense of awe on the cusp of setting sail into the dark, distant horizon.
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The author demonstrates the confidence of Herbet William Cluster with diction. Herbert is the "master of River Valley Farm", and he has a "confident face." The vivid description that the author gives of Herbert when he uses words like "confident" and "broad-shoulderd" make him seem like he is a man in charge, a "master" not just an owner of the farm.
Sophocles, in the book "Antigone", reveals how much a brother (Antigone) and a sister(Ismene) care to bury their dead brother. The characters talk about risking being stoned to bury their brother because of how strong their love is for his soul. "What is the Venture?" was a question Sophocles used to show the readers his way of expressing the task it would be to actually get him. His imagery shows the reader the "blood on his clothes" and lets you see what Sophocles sees.
ReplyDeleteThe narrator shows the rhetorical device in her writing often. Esperanza, the main character talks about how they abundantly move. Every house with a "new room for a new member of the household." she repeats the name of the member of the house "mamma and papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny." To add the effect of her scrunched lifestyle in such a petite home.
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ReplyDeleteThe mother as soon as she laid eyes on the child she fell in love with her. The child had a "sweetness that none could behold." That discription shows that the child is pretty, that the mother sees her as the most beautiful being the earth has ever seen. The author is showing that the mother is slowly wanting the little girl as her own daughter, and that she will stop at nothing to get her.
The author uses diction to describe the characters in his book. The stranger was "staggering", and was completely "hid" in his clothes. The author uses the word staggered to emphasis on how tired he was. The stranger also was not just covered, but hid in his clothes, indicating that he had something to hid.
ReplyDeleteThough published in 1985, Amusing Ourselves To Death by Neil Postman provides a compelling argument against how electronic media is turning into our only mean and reason of communicating. Throughout the book, Postman refers to and makes comparisons of the books 1984 and Brave New World (by Orwell and Huxley, respectively).
ReplyDelete"Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an eternally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity, and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think." - Postman
Postman's frequent allusions to Huxley and Orwell are used to steer the reader towards his conclusion: that we will eventually give away our freedoms to big corporations so that we can be entertained, like the inhabitants of Huxley's world.
His repeated usage of two dystopia-fiction novels as his examples of "what-ifs" for society likely aid him in persuading the reader, since self-centered fear is a motivator for most people.
IN COLD BLOOD, TRUMAN CAPOTE, SUMNER BARNES
ReplyDeleteThe author describes the village of Holcomb with the use of diction. "A lonesome area that other Kansans call "out there", is the first quote used in describing how lonesome and desolate the town is. The choice of words the author uses including "stands" and "lonesome" gives the story a very creepy vibe. Just by reading the first page the author is skilled enough to already make the story suspenseful.
Wuthering Heights by: Emily Bronte
ReplyDeleteHeathcliff does not bear the news of his true loves passing very well. When he learns of Catherine's death, he "[stamps] his foot and [groans] in a sudden paroxysm of ungovernable passion" to illustrate his conflicting emotions of fury and sorrow. Heathcliff cannot help but be angry that Catherine "died a liar", and Bronte's use of parallel structure packs all of his anger into a few movements listed one right after the other to exemplify his raging emotions. Heathcliff is angry, but also sad, because he has lost his true love, and the opposing emotions racing through his body caused him to lash out in unreasonable anger.
In cold blood
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Capote reveals a rather peaceful scene. The scene is being described as a place that is rather "out there" with "hard blue skies and desert-clear air." Capote shows of the calmness in the land the could easily be broken by an unknown force or action. The blue in the skies are a symbol of peace and calm, while the "desert-clear air" has a more refined feeling of the environment.
Atonement By: Ian McEwan
ReplyDeleteThe author describes a girl with a love for a play. She describes that the play depicts " a love which was doomed" and a "heroine who discovers in herself a sense of humor." The authour choooses the worls "humor" and "love" along with "doomes" and "humor" to describe what the young girl sees in herself. As if she was writting her own story or fanasty through the play.
The Hobbit
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Throughout the first chapter Tolkien uses diction to express a foreboding a worrying tone. In Bilbo's journey, he will have to travel over the "misty mountains," but the word misty has a mysterious and dangerous tone. Tolkien uses the word misty specifically to foreshadow things that will happen later in the book during his journey. This diction gives off an overall tone of mystery because Bilbo does not know anything about what he will find on his journey, because he has never adventured before.
"I know why the caged bird sings" by Maya Angelou
ReplyDeleteAngelou starts off her autobiography with a quote from a poem she couldn't remember. She then talks about the dress she was wearing, which made her feel like"sucking in air to breath out shame". this demonstrated a metaphor.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
ReplyDeleteThe author demonstrates the immaterial effect the peom plays on the girl. The truth of the statement was "like a wadded-up handkerchief, sopping wet in [her] fists," as she waited for "them" to accept it. The author uses diction when explaining the simmilarites between the poem and handkerchief. The simile refers to how she feels under pressure, wanting to be done with this and move on to more important things.
Wuthering Heights by: Emily Bronte
ReplyDeleteThe narrator shows fascination towards the dark, angry Mr. Heathcliff. As the narrator arrives at his new home, he encounters his landlord, the "exaggeratedly reserved" Mr. Heathcliff, who "sour" distaste for the new arrival is obviously displayed as he speaks through "closed teeth." The use of "closed teeth" gives the reader a clear mental image of a stern, unsmiling face. The use of the word "reserved" used in combination with the first description reveals Mr. Heathcliff to show little emotion in his behaviors as well as in his apperance.
Starbucked by Taylor Clark
ReplyDeleteClark reveals an astonishing phenomenon that started with a small coffee shop and ended up changing the modern world. Former Starbucks CEO Orin Smith even stated that they "changed the way people live their lives". This statement alone illuminates the fact that a single coffee house has been able to turn the coffee house industry from hundreds to thousands. This overpriced coffee drink has changed our culture forever.
The Kite Runner
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Hossieni's use of metaphors in "The Kite Runner" foreshadows what is to come later in the book. From Amir's point of view, he recalls that his best friend, Hassan, spoke Amir's name as his first word, and "the foundation for what happend in teh winter of 1975-and all that followed- was...laid in [that word]." This foreshadowing metaphor implies that many things will happen in Amir and Hassan's friendship. This is where teh background information ends, and the story begins.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
ReplyDeleteMrs. Bennet has yet to acknowledge the more essential aspects to life. Upon hearing of her daughter's engagement to Mr. Darcy, her primary compliments were composed chiefly of "how rich and great" Elizabeth was to be and of the "jewels" and "carriages" that awaited her. The diction was overlaid with a sense of unintentional vexation, for Mrs. Bennet not once congratulated her daughter of her success in finding a proper gentleman, nor did she wished her everlasting happiness in her marriage. She had only a mind for the income and fame that would follow their fateful pairing.
The House on Mango Street By: Sandra Cisneros
ReplyDeleteThe narrator is fasinated with the idea of living in a house. She has grown up "moving every year" and her dad always talks about moving into a "real" house. When using the word "real" to describe a house it makes the reader feel that she hasn't lived in a environment she can call a home, it makes us think of something like an apartment or a small condo. Though everyone has a different opinion of what a "real house" actually is, the thought that I feel Sandra Cisneros is trying to portray to us is that the narrator isnt wanting a huge house, with four rooms and 3 bathrooms, she just wants something that she can call her own.
Pride and Prejudice By: Jane Austen
ReplyDeleteAs the writer begins to speak of marriage there is no sense that love could have any importance to the relationship. Elizabeth's mother refers to marriage as an "establishment". The use of the word makes marriage seem as but a business transaction. She seems to see no need for love or any feeling in the relationship as long as business is good and there is great income to the family.
The narrator displays a longing for the ending to her mom's Kweilin story.Ever since the teenage girl could remember her mom told her the story of starting the Joy Luck Club in America. Her parents left China for an unknown reason in 1949. While she never revealed the end, it began to "[grow] darker" shich cast long shadows into the mom's life, as well as hers. These few chosen words were intensely placed here to narrow her feelings on how the emptiness is taking a firm hold.
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ReplyDeleteHareton Earnshaw is a very mysterious man. When Mr. Lockwood first comes to Wuthering Heights, he "[detects] the date '1500,' and the name 'Hareton Earnshaw' in front of the house" later on he meets a man with the same name whose "dress and speech were both rude," and "rough and uncultivated"; and also, Catherine has written "Catherine Earnshaw" on her wall. All of these things were the authors little ways of hinting at his importance. With so little detail about him, Bronte makes us ask ourselves what his place is in the story she is about to tell.
Hey, Kiddos! Remember that this needs to be a solid "chunk" analyzing the author's STYLE! Focus on some part of DIDLS for your analysis. You might want to look at Kali's, Rebecca's, Ethan's, Emily's, and Casen's. These people did just that!
ReplyDeleteWater for Elephants By: Sara Gruen
ReplyDeleteThe author shows the readers the tone of voice in which Kinko was speaking while using personification. She reveals his tone by saying, “His voice drips with sarcasm” while using personification to allow the reader to understand that he was being sarcastic. She used this literary device to make the story more dramatic and interesting. She wanted to convey a mood of fascism coming from Kinko.
I did not mean to put fascism. **acrimony
DeleteThe author's style emphasizes the befuddlement of Mrs. Bennet, along with her husbands loving amusement. Mrs. Bennet feels that Mr. Bennet "[has] no compassion for [her]poor nerves," whereas Mr. Bennet "[has] a high respect for [her] nerves."
ReplyDeleteThe term "old friends" used by Mr. Bennet, in freference to his wife's nerves, reflects his love for his overly excitable wife. The author uses a style that is light and comical.
Anna Heringer, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
ReplyDelete"'Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting HIS fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and conceited is he that there is no enduring him! [...] Not handsome enough to dance with! [...] I quite detest the man.'"
After hearing about Mr. Darcy's indirect snub of Elizabeth at a party, Mrs. Bennet immediately takes the slight as a personal insult to herself, showcasing her frivolous and self-centered mind-set. In her dramatic censure of the man, Mrs. Bennet initially begins with "Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting HIS fancy", and then uses her daughter as a springboard to plunge into a tirade against Mr. Darcy, calling him "disagreeable", "horrid", and "high and conceited", even though she has never spoken to him. By finishing with "I quite detest the man", Mrs. Bennet's self-absorption reveals itself — she turned the matter around to make it about her in less than two sentences.
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