In the story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck, a woman name Elisa and her husband live in a valley closed off from the people and places around them. Elisa is a very lonely and confided person, who is unsure of her green thumb abilities. She has a garden full of Chrysanthemums ...
and upon the biggest and ripest boxes the word “Lunch” could be read, in neat raised letters. This tree seemed to bear all the year around, for there were lunch-box blossoms on some of the branches, and on others tiny little lunch-boxes that were as yet quite green, and evidently ...
In this poem thespeakerdescribes the plight of a woman who had a relationship before marriage, effectively ending herchanceat a good life. Herstrifeand the unfair nature of Rossetti’s contemporary society is seen through anextended metaphor. It uses an apple tree as a symbol of a woman’s ...
In some instances, we can use objects to symbolize people. For instance, we often use an apple to represent teachers. A good apple symbolizes a great teacher. We think of crowns, thrones, or castles when we think about kings and queens. When we see a stethoscope, or the instrument a do...
Fitzgerald’s use of the color green throughoutThe Great Gatsbyto illustrate the wealth and money as a lifeblood among his characters The Church of the Lightin Ibaraki-Shi, Japan, which has a cross shape cut out of the wall, allowing in light that symbolizes attendees’ faith ...
European Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer condemned on Monday the use of fascist symbolism, but he avoided mentioning the ongoing investigation into the youth movement of the hard-right party Fratelli d’Italia of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a likely ally to Ursula von der Le...
The basic design featuring the bitten apple has remained consistent for over four decades. This longevity speaks to the logo's simple, memorable, and evocative nature. The bitten apple encapsulates some of Apple's core branding themes – creativity, innovation, and thinking differently. The bite ...
The image [of the cherry] is based on an idea of ripeness—and thus the virginity tends to be seen as something that, sooner or later, is due to be lost. The notable slang lexicographer Jonathon Green writes inGreen's Dictionary of Slang, in which he also traces the origins of virgins...
Last week, the LA rapper won five Grammys for the song attacking the Canadian superstar, and his Apple Music show leaned into the offense. By Erin Vanderhoof Politics Al Green’s Censure Vote Exposes the Democrats’ Disarray The Democratic Party is struggling to put up a united front even af...
Later on in the second stanza, he author describes the tree the narrator would have planted as a “green sapling rising among the twisted apple boughs”. The author uses visual color imagery of the color green to describe the sapling in order to emphasize just how young the newborn was ...