Wednesday, October 28, 2009

characterization: esther

passage one

The girl sits on a park bench , her long dark hair almost obscuring her face . a strip of blue glimmers in her locks falling straight to her back. Black lined brown eyes dart mechanically all over the drawing in her lap, checking every line, making sure the characters limbs are proportionate and that the shading is correct. Surrounding her is a small pencil bag decked with key chains and a empty Starbucks cup. Her painted nails hold the pencil like a surgeon putting stroke after stroke on the page to complete her work

passage two

My friend Esther is a person of two P's. perfectionism and pessimism. She talks in such a way that to most people she comes off as a bit snobbish. She has always been one of the best artists around this is mainly because of her habit of never stopping till her work is perfect. A person of idiosyncrasies she has a weird sense of humor and collects interesting little things such as small Venetian masks.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Jane Eyre : Imagery

When perusing the pages of Jane Eyre one of the things that lept out at me was the constant uses of Imagery. after a minute of careful thought the reason for all this imagery became clear. the author used this literary device so much because the book is a love story.
When writing about romance it is essential to give vivid detail so that the reader, as well as the character can fall in love. how would it be if the author wrote " and they kissed " instead of " and their lips passionately met" the use of Imagery makes the love story more real and vibrant, giving the character and the world they live in life.