Item
1: Poem
Water,
is taught by thirst [1]
Water, is taught by thirst.
Land - by the Oceans passed.
Transport - by throe
Peace - by its battles told
Love, by Memorial Mold
Birds, by the Snow.
---Emily Dickinson---
Rhetorical
devices:
+
Rhyme: throe – told – mold – snow
+
Metaphor: water – thirst, land – ocean, transport – throe, peace – battles,
love – Memorial Mo
Message:
We tend to cherish things when they are gone.
Item
2: Short story
The obstacle on our
path [2]
In ancient times, a king had a
boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone
would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and
courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for
not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone
out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On
approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally
succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse
lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold
coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who
removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others
never understand.
Rhetorical devices
+ Metaphor:
-
boulder on the
roadway: obstacle and difficulties in life
-
the purse with
many gold coins: rewards for overcoming difficulties
+ Paradox: king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers >< the
peasant:
Came by and simply walked around, loudly blamed the king >< laid down his
burden and tried to move the stone
+ Irony: behaviors of king’s
merchants and courtiers => selfishness
Message: Every obstacle
presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition
Item 3: Picture [3]
Rhetorical devices:
-
Overstatement: the Earth is not trash
-
Irony: behaviors of people to the Earth
Message: Human beings are destroying
the Earth with trash and garbage
[1]http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/water-is-taught-by-thirst/
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Trả lờiXóaI don't agree with you in the 1st item because i think the author uses paradox instead of metaphor."water – thirst, land – ocean, transport – throe, peace – battles, love – Memorial Mold, birds – snow" are contrast couples
Trả lờiXóaI do agree Thuy in her point of showing your mistake in identifying rhetorical device. In my opinion, the metaphor here is water, land, transport, peace, love: value in life while thirst, ocean, throe, battles, memorial mold: consequence when those value dissapear
Trả lờiXóaI would like to add the metaphor in your item 3 because the earth represent the living environment, where the human being and animal live.
Trả lờiXóa+) in the item 1: the two more rhetorical devices are used:
Xóa- repetition: something is taught by something
e.g.: "water is taught by thirst"...
- paradox: water-thirst...
+)I think your message is a bit far from what I can see from the poem. In my opinion,the message is that we only realize the value of things in our life when we are in trouble.
I think the message of the 3rd item is a bit different from yours
Trả lờiXóaThe message should be: human beings are making the earth like rubbish. You know we can’t see any rubbish on the earth in your cartoon