One of my favorite lines in Maya Angelou's book is 'the heavy sounds pushed they way up out of the blanket of vegetables and I pictured his mouth pulling down on the right side and his saliva flowing into the eyes of new potatoes and waiting like dew drops for the warmth of morning.' I really loved this line because it of full of descriptive words and imagery which put vivid images in my mind of what her uncle had been going through. The metaphor 'like dew drops waiting for the warmth of morning' really stuck out to me. It describes perfectly how her uncle could only sit and wait for the men to come and hurt him. It is a powerful line that tells the fear and struggle her uncle was going through. Overall Maya Angelous's book is very inspiring and has a powerful message in it. She is constantly using imagery to describe her experiences in such a way that it feels like a movie. The different words and metaphors she uses put images into my mind that make it like a movie. This book is truly amazing, and if I owned a copy I would most likely read it over and over again. Her book is very inspiring to not only me, but I feel like many young kids today. She talks a lot about how she wasn't afraid to be herself and stand out for who she is.
I think standing out and being who you are is an important lesson that should be told and taught to more people. People don't understand that being yourself is something great and shows how unique you are. I also like how you explained how the metaphors and similes contribute to the story and what they do to you as a reader of the book. From your description, it definitely seems like a book I want to read.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad, Katie! It's wonderful that Angelou's writing is affecting you:-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a Wonderfull book! beautifully written and has such a powerfull message. I hope that I get to read this book sometime! I love the quote you chose, it is amazing and has a a lot of good figurative language. I like how you talked about how you could visually see it in your mind, because I feel like that is the most powerfull type of writing. When you can almost feel the wind flow past you and smell the fresh of daisy's on a open field.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a Wonderfull book! beautifully written and has such a powerfull message. I hope that I get to read this book sometime! I love the quote you chose, it is amazing and has a a lot of good figurative language. I like how you talked about how you could visually see it in your mind, because I feel like that is the most powerfull type of writing. When you can almost feel the wind flow past you and smell the fresh of daisy's on a open field.
ReplyDeleteI am reading this book as well but until now this scene/quote didn't mean much too me. But you made me think of it in a new way. It showed Uncle Willie's strength and yet his weakness at the same time which is very hard to do.
ReplyDeleteKatie I LOVEEEEEE that you've enjoyed the book as much as I did. It's so enlightening and full of wonderful literary devices that really do, as you said, create vivid images. Also, you picked some very interesting quotes that I myself may have just skipped over while reading and it brought a lot to my understanding of the book. Thank You!
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