”Like a tree
with no trunk, our alley was wide enough for two cars to pass abreast.” (pg.
19, simile)
To begin with, a simile is a
comparison between someone
or something using words like or as to describe familiar aspect
and details. This linguistic technique is used in this phrase with the purpose
of carefully describing the details of the environment Ji Li used to live with
her siblings and parents in China. Most importantly, an element of figurative
language is essential to writing. Similes make vivid descriptions by comparing their subjects with known
events or things. Effective similes help readers visualize what is being
described. Helping the reader metaphorically intact and travel to the books
details enriches the significance of writing, since it makes the reader want to
read more and more. A simile is an essential element for interest, when one
writes detailed it gets the reader hooked to the argument.
"We were proud of our precious red scarves, which, like
the national flag, were dyed red with the blood of our revolutionary
martyrs." (pg. 29, metaphor)
Initially,
a metaphor is a comparison between things; it is based on common
characteristics and traits. A metaphor is very different from a simile since it
doesn’t use like or as in its descriptions, a metaphor is a broader term than a
simile, and it transfers the aspects of comparison of one word to another. This metaphor is used very engrossing, this
passage connects deeply with the reader, and personally it showed me how
honored and full of pride the people of the so developing country china re
proud of their homeland. A
great way to help people understand abstract content, create a sense of
familiarity, trigger emotions, draw attention and motivate action is metaphors.
Lakoff and Johnson once said "The way we think, what we experience, and what we do every day
is very much a matter of metaphor. A metaphor is important since it enriches our writing;
it makes deep and thorough connections between ideas and signifies.
"'But Grandma, we have to get rid of those old
ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. Chairman Mao said they're
holding us back,' I informed her" (pg. 25, repetition)
Firstly, repetition is a literary
device that repeats the same words to make an idea clearer. In this example this
repetition shows the reader how Ji Li the importance of change. While I read
the page I intellectually noticed that Ji Li is a person willing to do brave
things for her beloved country. She is willing to leave everything behind, her
values and beliefs, to try to shape a better and newer country based on newer
concepts of life. A repetition is very importance;
in this case it showed the audience the importance of words. When using the
technique correctly you can definitely transform the reader and make them gasp
into surprise ment. Let us take in consideration, the speech we heard in
humanities about the famous coach who won the united states basketball
university division with the “under dogs” the effective
man used repetition over and over his speech and his end result was absurd, he
made the audience change their way of thinking.
“Now our chance had come. Destroying the
fourolds was a new battle, and an important one: it would keep china from
loosing its communist’s ideals. Though we were not facing real guns or real
tanks, this battle would be even harder, because our enemies, the rotten ideas
and customs we were used to were inside ourselves. (pg.28, hyperbole)
At
first, a hyperbole is an exaggeration used to make a point. This quote I have
depicted from the book is used to show how
willing Ji Li was to take part in this somewhat change. She can be truly considered
a patriot, she agreed with the statements Chaiman Mao has stated. It shows that
Ji Li wants to take part in this reshapement of the country, she is willing to
do anything to “fight”. A hyperbole is very important in literature,it
generates emphazises and emphazies is really important is getting to connect
with your audience.
I made a deep research about Chairman Mao's life this week. He was born in December 26, 1893 in Shaoshan village, his father, Mao Yichang became a wealthiest farmer in Shaoshan. Yichang's wife Wen Qimei was a Buddhist. Mao also became a Buddhist but abandoned his faith in his early teenage years. When Mao was 8 years old, he was sent to Shaoshan Primary School. When Mao was 13, he finished primary school and his father married him to a 17 year old girl. When Mao grew older, he became interested by the military prowess and nationalistic fervor of George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1911, Mao began Middle School in Changsha. Revolutionary sentiment was strong in the city, with widespread disagreement towards Emperor Puyi's absolute monarchy. Mao enrolled and dropped out of a police academy, a soap-production school, a law school, an economics school, and the government-run Changsha Middle School. In his first school year, Mao befriended an older student, Xiao Yu; together they went on a walking tour of Hunan, begging and writing literary couplets to obtain food. A popular student, in 1915 Mao was elected secretary of the Students Society. Making an Association for Student Self-Government, he led protests against school rules. Mao graduated in June 1919.
