figurative language piece

Dreams
By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dream For if dreams die     -   Simile. This means that if a you don’t fallow your dream you will not achieve it and you will forget about it

Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.       -    Metaphor. Life is not easy, there is going to be hard ships in it but you have to get up from them and rise above everything 

Hold fast to dreams when dreams go     - Metaphor. this means if you let a dream go it means you stopped fallowing it and let it leave you. 

Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.            -    Metaphor. It means life maybe easy but there will be hard spots in it.  

Dreams

Authors note: Dreams is a poem that was to do with life and the dreams you set in it.

Although same people may make life look easy and smooth. Even though life isn’t not. Same people dream big, some dream small, and same don’t even dream at all. But you have to dream to get over those bumps and cracks that life sets in front of you. Dreams that may or may not happen. I am not talk about the dreams you have in your sleep, but the dreams that you live every day. That is what the author, Langston Hughes wants to get over to the reader. Including  The aspect of life as it lives. I think this poem describes life in a negative and positive aspect.

In “Dreams” the text is using figurative language to describe life with a dramatic and depressing see on life. Like in the saying “Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly,” describes the hurt there is in life and the dreams you set in it. It also adds despair in the poem to make it pop out at you.

In addition it adds pains and suffering in to the poem. The author made the poem clear on what his or hers aspect on dreams come out into open sight to describe feelings. But dreams may touch on a lot to some people but little to others. The author hides a lot of feeling in the poem too. Like the saying “Life is a barren field frozen with snow,” can speak for many thing. Be I think the author is trying to say life may be soft and plain but there are going to be spots were you get cold and freeze from what you want to accomplish in the dreams you set.

Even though this figurative language puts tone in this piece, but also makes the reader feel what the writer is trying to get over to the reader. For example, it make you feel sad, but at the same time it want you to push to your limits.  But there was some language that wasn’t as powerful. Like “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die” and “ hold fast to dreams for if dreams go” may have a impact on some but not to me. But throw out this poem it made me feel different in the mood aspect.

In conclusion, “dreams” made me feel how the poem wanted me to. The feeling of sadness and the harsh of life as we know it feeling in this poem. You may be able to dream and dream with others but only you can make those dreams come true. Every one dreams one way or another. So in that case what is one or a couple of your dreams?  

re do Point of View

Football Champ

Authors note: Football Hero is about a 12 year old that has a talent for football. It is in his amazing mind and he can play like a pro.

How could you get out of the knot Troy is in? Troy the main character is persevering to be like Seth. Troy is the genius in football. He can see the plays of the other team so the Falcons can go right to the ball. But there is a turning point in it and it could end everything Troy and Seth’s careers. And they are out to tell the truth, unlike the reporter that may just end their careers in the NFL. Troy puts a picture in the readers mind as the story keeps going.

Mainly it seems it is told in the point of view of Troy. It is told in many perspectives. Like there are sense it is told by the enemy, Peel the reporter that switched the words of troy to his own to make Troy, his family, and Seth hated by other people. But Troy’s friends have his back the whole way. Troy’s friends are Tate and Nathan are out to prove they aren’t bad but to prove Peel is the bad one in it all. Throughout the book you start to notice that everything you wish for can change in seconds.

Although it is written in the point of view of Troy. So it makes you feel like they didn’t do anything to deserve it. But there was  reason. Seth ended Peels football career in college. So Peel wants to end Seth’s. feelings and actions of everyone is sad, mad, and wanting to redeem themselves. Troy and his friends Tate and Nathan helped Seth. In chapters fifty to fifty – seven are the way they helped Seth clearer his name for using steroids and other preferment’s  enhancing Drugs.  Are when Peel wanted to know how the Falcons where doing so good but they never told him it was because of a football genius. 

In addition, the events would be a lot different if it was written in Peel’s or anyone else that wants to take down Troy and all them. For the scene of them getting the doctor to confess about lying about Seth used steroids. If was told by the doctor he would have been shocked or nervous. He would of thought of Peel as a enemy too, because Peel threatened the doctor. Then the doctor found out that is was to cleaner Seth’s name he got mad and almost got the proof.

Another is if Peel was telling the story. If Peel was everything would get flipped. Peel’s enemy would be Seth. The reason why would be because Seth ended Peels football career in college. So Peel wants to end Seth’s career. But with troy there he can’t complete his task. So Peel starts lying about Troy.

In conclusion it is a great book. This book you will never want to put down because it keeps leading you and keeps you guessing. How could anyone get out of the knot Troy is in? That is the question that got in my head when I was reading this book. Troy put a picture in my head when I was reading it  but will it put one in you?