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IMAGERY: PAINTING WITH WORDS

METAPHOR AND SIMILE

PERSONIFICATION AND

ANTHROPOMORPHISM

“Hope” is the thing with feathers-

That perches in the soul-
And sings the tune without the words-

And never stops - at all -

- Emily Dickinson (an excerpt)

I’ve always wanted to be an actress. While studying acting at university, I
applied to many theaters for acting jobs. They all turned me down. But I kept the
above excerpt from a poem by Emily Dickinson in mind. Her words gave me hope.

One day, while I was sitting in the park, a man who I didn’t know stopped to
talk with me. Talking to strangers is something I generally didn’t do, but in this
case I made an exception since he seemed friendly and genuinely interested in me.
It turned out to be one of the best things I’d ever done.