Figurative Language In Happiness By Ron Carlson

I can tell you the authors style in the book In November by Cynthia Rylant. The style in her writings are mostly personification or figurative language. I know this because on page 4 it says "spreading there arms like dancers" based on what I read Cynthia Rylant uses personification also uses a simile. The book In November Cynthia uses tree limbs as dancers. She give a descriptive look as what the tree looks like. Cynthia Rylant uses a human action to a non human thing.

Parents cling to their children wanting them to stay young forever, wanting endless memories and nothing to change, yet they must be able to part from these feelings to allow the child to grow. In the story “A Private Talk with Holly”, the author, Henry Felsen, uses symbolism to convey the central idea that if you love someone you have to let them go. When Holly, the main character of the story, talks to her Dad about changing her plans, he is faced with a difficult decision, but in the end he allows Holly to chase her dreams for her own good.

Most poems, new and old, almost always have an important message to teach to all those who take the time to read it. Authors use poetic devices to get their message across in creative, yet effective ways. For example, Mary Oliver carefully uses several poetic devices to teach her own personal message to her readers. Oliver’s use of the poem’s organization, diction, figurative language, and title aids in conveying the message of how small, yet vital oxygen is to all living and nonliving things in her poem, “Oxygen.”

Success is extremely coveted in the society, however on the path to success, obstacles will stand in the way. Failure is inevitable and the response of an individual towards these obstacles and the failures in their lives determines whether or not they will have success. Failure gives allowance to learn from mistakes and motivates to do better the next time. The Pursuit of Happyness uses lighting, music and camera angles to give viewers an insight into Chris’ journey through the film demonstrating his resiliency, optimism and loving personality. Filmmaker, Gabriele Muccino, uses the protagonist, Chris’ final triumph to illustrate the significance of failure in achieving success.

In Ann Petry’s novel, The Street, the wind and the city come alive through Petry’s use of personification, imagery, and figurative language. The wind is bullying the people on the streets and Lutie Johnson is one of them. Lutie just moved to the city and is looking for a place to stay but the wind is trying to keep her out.

In his poem "Oranges," Gary Soto explores the concept of the coming of age and young love through structure, figurative language, and contrast. In everyone's life there comes a time where one is too old for certain activates and too old for others. This awkward phase is typically labeled the "tweens" in modern times, but this negative connotation does not capture the exploration of this phase. It is a time when tweens explore their identity and begin to try out more mature activities that they were previously uninterested in, such as dating. With more and more children acting like adults in today's society due to exposure to more mature topics at a younger age, be it violence or nudity in television or video games or picking up curse words from their friends at school, the transition between child and teenager or adult is also one of innocence and

In the short story "The Ascent", the author, Ron Rash, uses figurative language throughout the story that urges the reader to believe that the the whole story revolves around a theme of being unlucky. First, Ron Rash has added the simile, “A woman was in the passenger seat, her body bent forward like a horseshoe” (Rash 280). For centuries, horseshoes have been associated with luck when they are upright. However when horseshoes are bent over that is associated with luck running out. In the story, the fifth grade protagonist, Jared, is wandering in the woods and stumbles upon an airplane that crashed a week before. When Jared walks in, he sees the dead woman, bent over like a horseshoe, which represents her luck running out. Considering

The Psychological Immune System In the Ted Talk “The Surprising Science of Happiness” by Dan Gilbert in 2004, he talks about the “psychological immune system”(4:30). In the lecture he uses different rhetorical technics to strengthen his examples. The logic of logos, pathos and ethos are used to persuade the audience. Logos is the appeal to reason, and it focuses on the practicality of the object.

Through the strong use of figurative language in this passage of Ann Petry’s, “The Street,” Lutie Johnson’s relationship with her urban setting is effectively expressed to the reader. As Lutie experiences a relentlessly windy November night, Petry explores the harsh details of her walk by creating a vision of the environment, and conveying its relationship with Lutie through the use of selection of detail, personification, and imagery. To begin the passage, Petry utilizes selection of detail to set the tone of the environment around Lutie. The wind is the first and most exhausting character to be discussed, as “It rattled the tops of garbage cans, sucked window shades out through the top of the opened windows and set them flapping back against the windows.” This excerpt represents the simpler effects that the wind has on the environment, and is purposefully composed of words and little situations that start to build it as a possible antagonist.

1. Figurative Language: As Eric Schlosser is introducing Carl N. Karcher in the opening pages of the novel; he refers to his life as a tale by Horatio Alger, growing from modest upbringings, to establish a fast food empire. This quote uses an allusion to the talented author of Horatio Alger whose works often revolve around working middle class fighting adversity to become wealthy, which is the fulfillment of the American dream. Karcher’s life resembles a real life story that can be illustrated by Alger in one of his works comparing his upscale to greatness by pioneering ideas changing the way Americans eat and live.

To begin with, Krakauer utilizes various of figurative language, but one particular that stood out throughout the novel was personification. A specific example is “Happiness [is] only real when shared” (129, Krakauer). He utilizes personification to aid his ideas and to reveal the surrounding of his character. The author presents his tone and slowly develop it through the novel. Krakauer does this because he continually switches his tone from worry to terror to enjoyment .

The poem “The Laughing Heart” was written by Charles Bukowski. The poem is about taking chances and living life to the fullest. The poem “The Journey” was written by Mary Oliver. This poem was about finding inner strength. Both poems have unique themes, tones, and creative figurative language. Both poets use several examples of figurative language and tone to develop the theme of the poems.

The story of the movie The Pursuit of Happyness directed by Gabriele Muccino portrays a family who struggles with finding enough money to pay taxes and afford living expenses. The movie takes a place in San Francisco during the 80s. The two main characters are the father Chris Gardner and his son Christopher, Will Smith and Jaden Smith respectively. Gardner tries to support his family. But every time he attempts to make things better, they always end up worse. Gardner in the story wonders on "how to be happy?" He earns his money by selling the bone density

Music influences emotion heavily and directors methodically choose tones to raise certain feelings at specific points. Tilley efficiently uses music to convey emotions throughout his short film, Mr. Happy. In the final minutes when Victor and the unnamed girl are driving to the cabin, Tilley presents a very soft and melodic tune displaying happiness. However, this song is very basic, seeming to loop with little complexity. This idea of elementary music relates to what Victor is thinking in the car. When asked directly, he states, “Actually nothing, for once,” symbolizing that he is in a stable state of mind. His thought process is content and light, similar to the background music. Once the couple reach the gas station, the music is cut and

Smiling is the body’s physical response to a moment of emotional happiness or elation. We as humans can not help but smile in situations where we feel some sort of joy, whether it be due to something funny or heart-warming. A simple smile can communicate an emotion or feeling that does not need to be described in words. Humans use expression to convey an emotional state. However, this physical reaction is not only a product of joy or happiness but also a simple act of kindness or a response to awkward encounters/moments. We have all smiled at a stranger out of pure kindness or reacted with a smile to an awkward moment when friends are fighting. However, the overall basis of smiling lies within the realm of happiness. According to scientific studies, “smiling stimulates our brain’s reward mechanisms in a way that even chocolate, a well-regarded pleasure-inducer, cannot match” (Widrich). It is scientifically proven that smiling decreases stress and increases mental happiness; therefore, I wanted to see if this proven theory would actually work on me. With that in mind, I decided to count and chart how many times I smiled a day for three weeks with the hopes of growing a happier attitude and persona, not only for myself but for those around me.