Spring

"Nothing is so beautiful as spring-" page 774

This first line effectively introduces the first eight lines by basically summarizing what they are about. The first paragraph uses imagery to create different pictures of the many aspects associated with spring. "Weeds, in wheels," and, "Thrush's eggs," and others create images of the beauteous parts of the season of spring. In line 2, weeds are growing through the spokes of a wheel. In line 3, presents the speckled eggs of a bird. Lines 4 and 5 focus on the songs of the birds. Lines 6 and 7 portray a beautiful tree and the sky respectively. In line 8, the author describes lovely lambs. The effect this imagery plays as it is presented throughout the work is that the tone is innocent and carefree. The theme to this point is not very deep, it is rather basic and focuses mainly on surface views. The theme is the wonder and beauty of spring.

The tone then shifts from admiration of the beauty to a religious prayer type writing. The second stanza presents the allusion to Eden in a comparison with spring and the innocence both possessed. The third stanza seems to be a prayer, but not the average form of prayer for something that has already happened. This prayer is for the innocent and for the deeds that children have not yet committed. Usually prayers are said after one has sinned, but the boy and girl have not sinned to this point and yet are being prayed for. This adds to the theme and connects the beginning in which the spring visuals seemed innocent. The author wants the children to remain innocent, like the eggs and trees and songs described in the onset.

Imagery (Brave New World)

"Bernard stood watching the retreating twinkle of the white stockings, the sunburnt knees vivaciously bending and unbending again, again, and the softer rolling of those well-fitted corduroy shorts beneath the bottle green jacket." PAGE 60

This use of imagery provides the visual of Lenina as he sees her. He could barely talk to her, but the way he views her says that he likes her. It is interesting to see how people view others through their eyes and how views of some people can be so drastically different. I feel sorry for Bernard because he seems to have good intentions, but in a way also brings the solidarity upon himself. People give him trouble because he is not physically the same as the other alphas. He gets made fun of and people do not respect him. It was nice of Lenina to accept his date offer even though it seems to have troubled him even more. He thought that is what he wanted, but now he is not sure. I think that he is confused about his emotions and it was a good idea to try to talk to his friend. I do not think that his plan worked out like he had hoped because his friend decides to talk about his own issues instead.

Imagery

"Sometimes I'll be driving on a long weaving road across marshland, or maybe past rows of furrowed fields, the sky big and grey and never changing mile after mile, and I find I'm thinking about my essay, the one I was supposed to be writing back then, when we were at the Cottages." PAGE 115

The narrator uses imagery to describe circumstances out of which, a memory develops. The imagery is effective because the reader can visually fathom where the narrator is and what she sees. The imagery provides evidence that the essay comes to her mind in different instances. The memory is not always brought on by the same scenery. The use of imagery here adds meaning because it alludes to her still thinking about the essay on different occasions several years later when nothing particularly relevant comes up. If the narrator would have just said that she remembers her essay and has thought about ways to improve it, the information loses vital detail that keeps the reader engaged. The use of imagery provides a situation readers can relate to when something comes to mind without any apparent external influence. For instance if someone is riding a bike on a road through the country with cornfields on either side and they begin to remember a certain experience they had while eating in the city. There is nothing specifically relevant that would have triggered the memory but it comes to mind nonetheless. Imagery was appropriate in this circumstance because it adds to the scene portrayed by the narrator.