GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; (5) Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same‚ (10) And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black
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re-read my work over and over again. Played with what I wanted to say and did the best job I could do to put my message on the page. I feel I did a really good job on this paragraph and am satisfied. My second paragraph was denotation or the dictionary definition and connotation‚ other’s opinions. I followed direction. I used the Oxford English Dictionary as you requested. One thing that might hurt me here is that I got lazy and did not want to write out the whole thing every time I made a reference
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picture decrypting the moment of Icarus fall from the heavens. And the two poets William Carlos Williams and W. H. Auden each wrote a poem based on Brueghel’s painting‚ both of which developed a deep meaningful message to the reader. Diction‚ connotation‚ and denotation are all used to help describe the emotions and tragedies that Brueghel’s painting portrays. These poems are written based on the myth of Icarus. Pieter Brueghel’s painting tricks the observer. The viewer is first drawn left‚ where a red-shirted
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slang? • Does it create vivid expressions or innovative ideas by manipulating syntax (word order)‚ semantics (word meaning)‚ structure‚ effects or associations of normal language? • Do any words have other connotations: associations beyond the standard denotation‚ or definition? • Is the etymology (the history of a word’s meaning) of any word important to the meaning of the poem? This information can be found in any good dictionary‚ but especially the Oxford English Dictionary
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Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken" is a symbolic poem of the complications people must face in the course of their lives. Although it is not difficult to understand the meaning of the poem through its title‚ it is however hard to interpret what the author means when he describes the roads. Throughout the poem‚ the two roads appear similar at times and different at others. As the poem unfolds itself‚ the reader becomes aware of the the use of metaphors‚ diction‚ verb tenses‚ and title. One Critic
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wrote the poems: “Alter” and “Windows” that have a good use of metaphor throughout each poem. Herbert has a good use of metaphor in these two poems that greatly enhances the meaning of them both. The metaphors used have affect over the connotation and the denotation of the adjectives and the analogies that are made with the use of the metaphors “Alter” has a great use of metaphor in not only the words but also the shape of the poem its self. The altar Herbert is erecting to God in this poem is also
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Assignment #1: Poetic Terminology 1. Alliteration- repetition of a particular sound or syllable two or more times in a group [EX: Elderly elephants egress elegantly] 2. Allusion- casual reference or implication of something [EX: Titles of books often allude to what the contents will hold‚ subtly or not. A book titled Little House on the Prairie implies that there will be a small house on a plain of grass.] 3. Analogy-two things that have something in common making them comparable [EX:
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Comm201 Spring 2012 Exam Study Guide Preliminary Version: Subject to change through 26 April 2012 This version: 12 April Lectures‚ Etc. • Three basic types of metaphor • O’Keefe’s three message design logics • Modernism‚ postmodernism‚ structuralism and poststructuralism Lunsford’s The Everyday Writer • Top 20 most common writing errors • APA citation style (in-text and reference lists) Muller & Craig‚ “Introduction” • Definitions of theory • The relationship between professional/scholarly
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language‚ a farewell to Donne’s wife before their long partition. The writer assures his loved the parting will do no harm and praises on their endless love. With his competent writing style using extended metaphors‚ comparisons along with connotation and denotation throughout the poem‚ Donne expresses his belief in the strength of their angelic love to get through the physical separation. In 1611‚ John Donne had to leave for a Europe trip‚ leaving behind his pregnant wife (Brackett). He wrote this
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