NotoH. English 101 November 2000Language speaks for its selfThe English language is a way to write and speak that helps us see a motive or point in a piece of writing. Depending what style an author uses, whether if it tells the detail of a situation or descriptive of an object, the author tries to "paint" a picture into the readers mind that may seem imaginative, analytic, expressive, or judgmental. Writing styles that involve imagination or a hyperbolic phrase is the best way to develop that image. The brush that most imaginatively paints the color on to the paper is the figurative language.Figurative language stimulates the readers imagination since authors explain details so that one subject can be compared to another. Another positive feature of figurative language is that it helps the readers understand what the author is trying to say without any confusion comprehend complicated ideas. Using metaphors and hyperbolic verbalisms, the author enhances the readers enjoyment and raises interest in the characters themselves. In addition, similes can describe a characters persona. For example, when Iago states that "Your heart is burst. You have lost half your soul," (I.1.96) the reader must use his imagination to fully understand its intentions. As Iago points this out to Brabantio, he is implying that Brabantios heart + soul must be broken since he had lost his daughter to an undesirable moor. The reader, who infers the deep significance of the hyperbole realizes the suffering that Brabantio must be going through. Two metaphors also invite readers, making a reference to her white and his moor background of their races, he exclaims that "an old black ram is tupping your white ewe."(I.1.97) Portraying Othello, as a ram allows one to imply that he imposes his beasts behavior upon Desdemona, the innocent, helpless ewe. This quote actually gives one an idea of Iagos image that he is trying to plant into Brabantios mind because t...
