"And you are right. There will be pain for us all;but it will not be all pain, not will this pain be the last. We and you too- you most of all, my dear boy-will have to pass through the bitter water before we reach the sweet. But we must be brave of heart and unselfish, and do our duty, and all will be well!"
In this the author uses contradiction going back and forth between how much pain this will cause. It confuses the reader into not know what to truly think about the situation. Also he uses repetition of the word pain to emphasize how all these men are feeling about what they have just done (killing Lucy's undead body.) The syntax of this paragraph breaks everything up. It makes you stop in awkward places so that you can analyze and understand what he is truly trying to tell you. Also he uses a metaphor. water can't be bitter, but he is using it to say that you have to go through the bad times before you can get to the good times. Also using this diction such as bitter and sweet gives two opposites which can represent good and evil; what they are up against.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Dracula pg 87
"The wind roared like thunder, and blew with such force that it was with difficulty that even strong men kept their feet, or clung with grim clasp to the iron stanchions."
"The wind roared like thunder" is a simile. This also reflects that spooky and dark mood of the story. It helps to create that effect and also relate it to a sound that we can relate to. Also the wind is a symbol for what is to come almost like Nature is in Frankenstein. It foreshadows what happens next. As the wind is getting rougher in this scene you can tell that the next few scenes will not be the happiest. Things will begin to go wrong as the wind gets rougher. Also the imagery used to show how rough the wind was. You can see the men holding on for dear life to understand the conditions that they were in. This also helps to add to the hopeless mood of the story.
I didnt know if there was a blog this vacation....and if there was I totally forgot about it so I'm making it up even if it doesnt count I still wanted to do it. :)
"The wind roared like thunder" is a simile. This also reflects that spooky and dark mood of the story. It helps to create that effect and also relate it to a sound that we can relate to. Also the wind is a symbol for what is to come almost like Nature is in Frankenstein. It foreshadows what happens next. As the wind is getting rougher in this scene you can tell that the next few scenes will not be the happiest. Things will begin to go wrong as the wind gets rougher. Also the imagery used to show how rough the wind was. You can see the men holding on for dear life to understand the conditions that they were in. This also helps to add to the hopeless mood of the story.
I didnt know if there was a blog this vacation....and if there was I totally forgot about it so I'm making it up even if it doesnt count I still wanted to do it. :)
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