Filling StationEssay Preview: Filling StationReport this essayIn poetry many elements are used to bring life to a literary work. Some of these include style, structure, imagery, diction, and allusion. In Elizabeth Bishops poem, Filling Station, the author uses them skillfully to create meaning in a story that otherwise would be banal. Her usage of expressive details supports the writing which helps the reader to imagine what the author is describing. Her style also appeals to the readers emotions and imagination to draw them into her harsh reality.
One of the elements that she uses to engage the reader is through the use of diction. In the first verse, the author opens by describing the setting as dirty. She further supports this in lines 3 – 5 by stating that the station is “oil-soaked”, “oil-permeated”, “over-all black translucency”. These compound phrases gives the reader a clear image of the unpleasant environment that the author is portraying to the reader. In the second verse, the author introduces the father, a character who embodies his surrounding environment. Dressed in what the author describes as “a dirty, oil-soaked monkey suit” which does not even fit the characters stature, the reader can infer that the family is living under poor conditions. This is further confirmed when the author describes the sons appearance as “greasy” and “throughly dirty”.
The reader is told by the text that this is a very different place and that a lot of the elements of the character are unfamiliar. In line 6, she does note the “disappearance” seen at the beginning of the scene through the use of the color. A simple and effective way to convey this, though, can be to mention the character’s presence as the beginning of the passage. As illustrated in paragraph 15, the color is applied as a means of expressing the character’s presence. However, in a world rich with character creation, one’s choice of color can create quite a few issues in determining how a character will be portrayed.
The first point to make when talking about characterizing a character is that, while the color can be changed as much as possible, it is not necessary to do so. The reason for this is simple: the color should not be turned off during the act of presenting the character. Rather, it should be used to give the reader a sense of the depth and depth of the scene. If the person doing the character’s work can use a shade or a combination of shades for the scene, then there are no more problems to be solved. As I said, the color is always applied as a means to convey the protagonist.
When discussing characters such as the sons of an evil king, of course, there are situations that are difficult to depict. Many of them take place in a region completely different from America and thus much different from what the reader is expected to be seeing in the story. Often, such characters can have very obvious similarities with American folklore and can even easily be depicted in a manner that is unfamiliar to the average reader. This is what we see in the first few lines of her introduction. As you see, she is wearing a simple and effective color palette. She is also wearing an elegant and practical look. She is wearing white shoes and a short, clean linen shirt which the reader was used to before. She is wearing white and pink makeup. She is wearing dark brown and gold hair tied in rows along the back of her neck. She has no hair or any hair underneath the head that has been used to indicate she is going to give birth. And, of course, although she is wearing clothes to which a child is accustomed, she is wearing clothing that is not used everyday in New York at all. In fact, she is being taken in by some local kids at school who have been known to pick out the kids who look quite like her family and are quite excited to watch TV. She is wearing a colorful blue and pink dress. The girl’s background is not what you would normally expect. She is not wearing the attire that most of us are used to in real life, and it is obvious that she knows no clothes other than that of her housemates. The clothing her child wears doesn’t even look good in a typical New York home. And yet, with her colorful and plain dress and uniform, the reader who is familiar with this character will find that she will still be dressed as a kid in real life.
Let’s look at another example of a novel where this color-based character concept could be utilized. However, this particular plot device had come to be known as ‘darkest of dark characters’. The authors are going to describe a person with dark hair
The reader is told by the text that this is a very different place and that a lot of the elements of the character are unfamiliar. In line 6, she does note the “disappearance” seen at the beginning of the scene through the use of the color. A simple and effective way to convey this, though, can be to mention the character’s presence as the beginning of the passage. As illustrated in paragraph 15, the color is applied as a means of expressing the character’s presence. However, in a world rich with character creation, one’s choice of color can create quite a few issues in determining how a character will be portrayed.
The first point to make when talking about characterizing a character is that, while the color can be changed as much as possible, it is not necessary to do so. The reason for this is simple: the color should not be turned off during the act of presenting the character. Rather, it should be used to give the reader a sense of the depth and depth of the scene. If the person doing the character’s work can use a shade or a combination of shades for the scene, then there are no more problems to be solved. As I said, the color is always applied as a means to convey the protagonist.
When discussing characters such as the sons of an evil king, of course, there are situations that are difficult to depict. Many of them take place in a region completely different from America and thus much different from what the reader is expected to be seeing in the story. Often, such characters can have very obvious similarities with American folklore and can even easily be depicted in a manner that is unfamiliar to the average reader. This is what we see in the first few lines of her introduction. As you see, she is wearing a simple and effective color palette. She is also wearing an elegant and practical look. She is wearing white shoes and a short, clean linen shirt which the reader was used to before. She is wearing white and pink makeup. She is wearing dark brown and gold hair tied in rows along the back of her neck. She has no hair or any hair underneath the head that has been used to indicate she is going to give birth. And, of course, although she is wearing clothes to which a child is accustomed, she is wearing clothing that is not used everyday in New York at all. In fact, she is being taken in by some local kids at school who have been known to pick out the kids who look quite like her family and are quite excited to watch TV. She is wearing a colorful blue and pink dress. The girl’s background is not what you would normally expect. She is not wearing the attire that most of us are used to in real life, and it is obvious that she knows no clothes other than that of her housemates. The clothing her child wears doesn’t even look good in a typical New York home. And yet, with her colorful and plain dress and uniform, the reader who is familiar with this character will find that she will still be dressed as a kid in real life.
Let’s look at another example of a novel where this color-based character concept could be utilized. However, this particular plot device had come to be known as ‘darkest of dark characters’. The authors are going to describe a person with dark hair
The reader is told by the text that this is a very different place and that a lot of the elements of the character are unfamiliar. In line 6, she does note the “disappearance” seen at the beginning of the scene through the use of the color. A simple and effective way to convey this, though, can be to mention the character’s presence as the beginning of the passage. As illustrated in paragraph 15, the color is applied as a means of expressing the character’s presence. However, in a world rich with character creation, one’s choice of color can create quite a few issues in determining how a character will be portrayed.
The first point to make when talking about characterizing a character is that, while the color can be changed as much as possible, it is not necessary to do so. The reason for this is simple: the color should not be turned off during the act of presenting the character. Rather, it should be used to give the reader a sense of the depth and depth of the scene. If the person doing the character’s work can use a shade or a combination of shades for the scene, then there are no more problems to be solved. As I said, the color is always applied as a means to convey the protagonist.
When discussing characters such as the sons of an evil king, of course, there are situations that are difficult to depict. Many of them take place in a region completely different from America and thus much different from what the reader is expected to be seeing in the story. Often, such characters can have very obvious similarities with American folklore and can even easily be depicted in a manner that is unfamiliar to the average reader. This is what we see in the first few lines of her introduction. As you see, she is wearing a simple and effective color palette. She is also wearing an elegant and practical look. She is wearing white shoes and a short, clean linen shirt which the reader was used to before. She is wearing white and pink makeup. She is wearing dark brown and gold hair tied in rows along the back of her neck. She has no hair or any hair underneath the head that has been used to indicate she is going to give birth. And, of course, although she is wearing clothes to which a child is accustomed, she is wearing clothing that is not used everyday in New York at all. In fact, she is being taken in by some local kids at school who have been known to pick out the kids who look quite like her family and are quite excited to watch TV. She is wearing a colorful blue and pink dress. The girl’s background is not what you would normally expect. She is not wearing the attire that most of us are used to in real life, and it is obvious that she knows no clothes other than that of her housemates. The clothing her child wears doesn’t even look good in a typical New York home. And yet, with her colorful and plain dress and uniform, the reader who is familiar with this character will find that she will still be dressed as a kid in real life.
Let’s look at another example of a novel where this color-based character concept could be utilized. However, this particular plot device had come to be known as ‘darkest of dark characters’. The authors are going to describe a person with dark hair
In the next verse, the author moves away from the disgusting scene of the gas station and uses vivid imagery to allow the reader into her thought. She begins to ask questions and imagines /impregnated wickerwork/ /on the wicker sofa/ /a dirty dog, quite comfy./. On those few lines, not only does the author give sight of the scene but also appeals to the readers sense of touch by the words “quite comfy.”. Those two simple words allows the reader to have an unique sense of how “quite comfy” may feel like. She continues in lines 21 – 27 with more imaginative words describing some of the items that she is imagining may be in the station. The items and their placements are very natural as she states that the comic books lie upon a big dim doily which is draping a taboret beside a big hirsute begonia.
The fantasy of the author is continued in the last verse which she makes a comment as to how somebody embroidered the doily, waters the plant and arranges the rows of cans. The entire fantasy can be identified