"if the eye is a camera and the film is the heart then the photo assistant is god."(Giovanni 26-27) This is one way that Nikki Giovanni, author of "Photography" expresses her idea that life is like photography. In this poem, the author uses phrases like this to show the importance of these symbols in life. The author's use of metaphors, imagery, line breaks, and symbolism illuminates the author's idea that life is like photography.
In this poem, the author uses symbols and metaphors to explain the relationship between life and photography. Some of these symbols and metaphors are: the camera to represent an eye (sight), the heart that represents film (memory), and the brain to represent knowledge. Some of these symbols are shown where the author states "if the eye is a camera and the film is the heart than the photo assistant is god"(Giovanni 26-27) This means that in life, if the camera is an eye or sight then the heart holds those memories or 'pictures' and the photo assistant is god because he/she controls those memories.
The author uses line breaks to emphasize her opinion about photography and ideas of life.
In this poem, the author uses line breaks especially in the second stanza to explain her ideas about life. This is shown where the author states "it's easy sitting in the sun/ to forget that cold exists/ let alone envelopes/ the lives of people."(Giovanni 8-11)The line breaks help show the reader the author's idea that when a person's life is going well, this person will believe that others' lives are going well even though this is not always true.
In this poem, the author also uses imagery to show the comparison between life and photography. an example of this is where the author states "watching the red sun bleed into the ocean."(Giovanni 23-24) These lines show a vivid description of sight which is compared to a camera in this poem. This symbol is important in this poem because it shows the similarities between life and photography.
This poem, "Photography" by Nikki Giovanni makes me realize the similarities between photography and life. The author portrays these similarities using symbolism, line breaks, imagery, and metaphors.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Monday Muses Poem
I am the color red.
Of bricks
that make up buildings
before the sun lets them fade.
The color that escapes
when cuts bleed.
Of heart shaped balloons
that escape from girls' hands
before they fly free.
The color of the ocean
when the sky turns orange
and the sun sets
down behind the water.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Reading Response on Flawless
After reading Flawless by Sara Shepard, I noticed that the author tries to show that death is an important issue in this book. The author portrays this by basing this story on the death of a friend of four girls in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. This book is about the lives of these girls after their friend, Alison's death and how her death has unearthed the secrets that they told her.
This book is the second book in the Pretty Little Liars series. Overall, these books are about the lives of these girls after their friend dies. This series is also about people who are determined not to let their secrets die along with their friend. Some of these secrets include stolen homework, crimes against neighbors, body image, bulimia, stealing boyfriends, homosexuality, shoplifting, and love affairs.
One reason I think death is an important issue in this text is that the author represents the idea of unanswered questions through a character, A that torments these four friends, Aria, Spencer, Emily, and Hanna about the secrets only Alison knew. The author explains this where she states "Over the past week, each of them had gotten e-mails, texts, and IMs from someone who went by the initial A. The notes had mostly been about stuff from seventh grade, the year Ali went missing, but they also mentioned new secrets...stuff that was happening now."
The author also explains this issue and how it is important by repeating this issue throughout the book. The author explains this with Ali's memorial and with the friends' new secrets and issues. The author also includes death throughout the story by including things about Ali's life. An example of this is where the author introduces the issue of homosexuality in Emily's life. The author includes things about how Emily was secretly in love with Ali before she died and how this affects her possible new love interest with a girl, Maya who currently lives in Ali's house. The author also explains this issue by bringing up how Ali was involved in Aria's issue. This issue was that they both found out about her father's affair with one of his students, Meridith who went to the college that he works in. This became a problem when Aria decided to keep her dad's secret, but Ali tried to destroy Aria's family by trying tho convince her father to tell her mother. This becomes a current issue when her father's affair resumes two years later.
In conclusion, death is an important issue in this text because this story is based on the death of a friend of four girls in Rosewood. This becomes a reoccurring issue when she is remembered throughout the story. I believe that she and A represent death and how it leaves many unanswered questions and secrets.
This book is the second book in the Pretty Little Liars series. Overall, these books are about the lives of these girls after their friend dies. This series is also about people who are determined not to let their secrets die along with their friend. Some of these secrets include stolen homework, crimes against neighbors, body image, bulimia, stealing boyfriends, homosexuality, shoplifting, and love affairs.
One reason I think death is an important issue in this text is that the author represents the idea of unanswered questions through a character, A that torments these four friends, Aria, Spencer, Emily, and Hanna about the secrets only Alison knew. The author explains this where she states "Over the past week, each of them had gotten e-mails, texts, and IMs from someone who went by the initial A. The notes had mostly been about stuff from seventh grade, the year Ali went missing, but they also mentioned new secrets...stuff that was happening now."
The author also explains this issue and how it is important by repeating this issue throughout the book. The author explains this with Ali's memorial and with the friends' new secrets and issues. The author also includes death throughout the story by including things about Ali's life. An example of this is where the author introduces the issue of homosexuality in Emily's life. The author includes things about how Emily was secretly in love with Ali before she died and how this affects her possible new love interest with a girl, Maya who currently lives in Ali's house. The author also explains this issue by bringing up how Ali was involved in Aria's issue. This issue was that they both found out about her father's affair with one of his students, Meridith who went to the college that he works in. This became a problem when Aria decided to keep her dad's secret, but Ali tried to destroy Aria's family by trying tho convince her father to tell her mother. This becomes a current issue when her father's affair resumes two years later.
In conclusion, death is an important issue in this text because this story is based on the death of a friend of four girls in Rosewood. This becomes a reoccurring issue when she is remembered throughout the story. I believe that she and A represent death and how it leaves many unanswered questions and secrets.
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