Stephen King Figurative Language Analysis
Pick one word, off the top of your head and think about its composition. How many letters does it have? What does it sound like? How is it written? What does it mean? How do you feel about it? That was 5 basic questions about one word that could be answered on the spot. Imagine how the word that you picked could change the entire meaning of the story. The author that asserts his respect for the English word is Stephen King. In On Writing on pages 129 through 131, King shares the approach that every new writer should acquire in order to create magic. King’s diction, figurative language, and detail portray his appreciation and diligence to the art of writing, which he emphasizes by revealing basic strategies every writer should acquire.
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The word “commitment” is used repetitively by King to emphasize the regard he holds to the important relationship that should occur between an author and the reader. He suggests there should be a devotion from the reader towards the author because of the work the author has created. Later on he writes, “But there is that matter of commitment, whether a book is good or bad, a failure or a success” (129). “Commitment” is now used by providing the affect that it makes. King recognizes this concept to emphasize the appreciation that needs to occur from the reader in order to determine whether “the book is good or bad, a failure or a success”. King goes on to reference the idea of hard work in carpentry and the affect it has on writing: “Carpenters don’t build monsters, after all; they build houses, stores and, banks. They build some of wood a plank at a time and some of brick a brick at a time. You will build a paragraph at a time, constructing these of your vocabulary” (130). The phrase “they build houses…you will build a paragraph” is indicating a metaphor that is used to clarify the hard work needed to be given towards a paragraph, reiterating King’s concept of the dedication needed for the work. “Some
The diction …show more content…
The word “commitment” is used repetitively by King to emphasize the regard he holds to the important relationship that should occur between an author and the reader. He suggests there should be a devotion from the reader towards the author because of the work the author has created. Later on he writes, “But there is that matter of commitment, whether a book is good or bad, a failure or a success” (129). “Commitment” is now used by providing the affect that it makes. King recognizes this concept to emphasize the appreciation that needs to occur from the reader in order to determine whether “the book is good or bad, a failure or a success”. King goes on to reference the idea of hard work in carpentry and the affect it has on writing: “Carpenters don’t build monsters, after all; they build houses, stores and, banks. They build some of wood a plank at a time and some of brick a brick at a time. You will build a paragraph at a time, constructing these of your vocabulary” (130). The phrase “they build houses…you will build a paragraph” is indicating a metaphor that is used to clarify the hard work needed to be given towards a paragraph, reiterating King’s concept of the dedication needed for the work. “Some