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Life's Rollercoaster: Embracing the Ups and Downs

Explore the universal truths of life through metaphors, similes, personification, imagery, tone of voice, and symbols in literary works like "The Trouble with Television," Langston Hughes' poetry, and Mary Oliver's "Sleeping in the Forest." Sometimes stated directly, sometimes implied, these pieces capture the essence of life's unpredictable journey.

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Life's Rollercoaster: Embracing the Ups and Downs

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  1. You can’t always get what you want A universal message or truth about life

  2. Sometimes stated directly In Robert McNeil’s “The Trouble with Television,” the title states the theme of the piece: there are problems with television.

  3. Through metaphor • Through simile • Through personification • Through imagery • Through tone of voice • Through symbols Sometimes implied

  4. Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load Or does it just explode? - Langston Hughes Implied through simile Back

  5. Implied through personification Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. --- Back

  6. Implied through tone of voice Back

  7. Implied through symbols Back

  8. Life is a yo-yo. It's a series of ups and downs. Implied through metaphors Back

  9. Implied through Imagery

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