Moths that fly by day are not properly to be called moths; they do not excite that pleasant sense of dark autumn nights and ivy-blossom which the commonest yel- low-underwing asleep in the shadow of the curtain never fails to rouse in us. They are hybrid creatures‚ neither gay like butterflies nor somber like their own species. Nevertheless the present specimen‚ with his narrow hay-colored wings‚ fringed with a tassel of the same color‚ seemed to be content with life. It was a pleasant morning‚ mid-September
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In “The Chase” by Annie Dillard‚ the actual chase sequence is only six paragraphs long‚ a relatively short selection. But when read by the reader the passage seems to be much longer than only six paragraphs. This effect is made possible through Dillard’s excellent use of description‚ details‚ transitions‚ repetition‚ sentence variety‚ parallelism‚ point of view‚ and tension. “He ran after us‚ and we ran away from him‚ up the snowy Reynolds sidewalk. At the corner‚ I looked back; incredibly‚ he
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In each of their works‚ Dillard‚ Heat-Moon‚ and Hutto illustrate that every moment holds boundless wonder. As humans we are wired to look at the future. It is basic preservation. We are always thinking about the next step. Unfortunately‚ this means that we are often oblivious to the breathtaking world we live in. Throughout “Seeing”‚ Annie Dillard described in exquisite detail the world around her‚ from the creek near her house to the reactions of people newly given with their sight‚ she tells
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In “The Death of the Moth”‚ Virginia Woolf uses elements such as the tone‚ sentence structure‚ and the use of motif to connect the theme as being the paradox of death and the coherence of the moth with the true essence of life. Woolf utilizes a moderate tone in explaining how the struggle of the moth is affected to the role of life. She uses this element to display her undertone theme by explaining that the moth has no hope from being isolated from the world by a window pane to express that the
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at a Moth’s Death In her short essay “The Death of the Moth‚” English novelist and essaying Virginia Woolf transforms a prosaic experience into a deep philosophical meditation. Looking out the window of her rural home one day while reading‚ Woolf notices the exertions of a moth flitting inside the window. As she watches‚ the moth seems to lose its vital motivation‚ and eventually dies as the author watches. The sight motivated Woolf to write about how the moth’s struggle against death affected her
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Olivia Rytelewski Mrs. Albuquerque AP Language and Composition In the essay‚ “The Death of the Moth‚” Virginia Woolf illustrates the universal struggle between life and death by comparing the two in one metaphor. She portrays the struggle of life in the face of death‚ and acknowledges it as both valiance and fruitlessness. The diction Woolf uses also helps convey her perspective on this topic. The varied sentence structures as well as other literary elements add to the piece‚ to make it more powerful
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The Death of the Moth The Death of the Moth is the kind of essay that makes you step back and look at your life. It makes you reevaluate yourself. I find this essay quite intriguing; it goes from observing the moth to speculating the significance of the moth. The beginning is just an observation of the moth. The color‚ the wings‚ the size are all taken into account. Just like your everyday routine; when you look at your routine‚ that’s what it looks like‚ a routine. You go about your day
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also a mindset. In An American Childhood by Annie Dillard‚ the significance of feeling alive is shown in her every actions. As Annie Dillard is coming-of-age‚ feeling alive is important because it gives her freedom‚ it helps her to find herself and it drives her to find new things. As Dillard is coming-of-age‚ feeling alive is critical because it gives her freedom. After throwing a snowball at a car‚ Dillard and the boys are being pursued by
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In Annie Dillard’s “The Chase” she begins the short story by explaining how she was involved in the sports activities in the neighborhood. The audience understand that Annie feels like there is nothing more exciting than playing boys sports. We see that she is the only girl that plays with the boys. Then we are given a detailed memory of how one snowy day doing the usual snow day and her friends throwing snowballs at passing cars. However‚ one little mistake the author made‚ was throwing a snowball
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Will M. Annie Dillard’s “The Wreck of Time” Annie Dillard’s "The Wreck of Time" is a unique piece of writing. The essay has no clear thesis statement‚ lacks transitions between paragraphs and provides no obvious connection between its various subsections. Upon first reading Dillard’s piece‚ one might think that it’s little more than a series of unrelated statistics and a series of unanswered questions. But by using this unique style‚ Dillard puts the focus and thinking in the hands of the reader
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