Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Imagery
There was many examples of imagery in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn especially at the end of chapter 7. On page 36 Twain writes "...the current was so swift." This makes me imagine a very fast moving river. The imagery Twain uses enhances the reading by giving a better sense of what Huck is actually doing and seeing.On page 34 Twain writes "The moon so bright i could a counted the drift-logs that went a slipping along." This makes me think of the moon just lighting the entire scene up. Twain also talks about how Huck pulls out his own hair and gets the axe all bloody. While this doesn't make such a nice picture, it is a good use of imagery. The imagery used made it easier to understand what was actually happening in the story.
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I agree that the bloody axe and Twain describing Huck when he kills the pig might not be a very pleasant picture to imagine but it surely describes the scene very good and imaginable.
ReplyDeleteMike, I see that you used an example that has to do with the river. I really liked Twain's description of the river and things around it. It had an interesting effect and surprisingly realistic feel.
ReplyDeleteI like that you used the word "enhances" because I thought almost the same thing, but instead of 'enhances' I thought it made the reading a little more enjoyable.
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