The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 75
... metaphor throughout the novel . At their limit , the accumulating metaphors are nearly " failing , " implying that Naomi too is silenced - in her own intense and frustrated sensitivity . In Okada the silence of an inaccessible mother ...
... metaphor throughout the novel . At their limit , the accumulating metaphors are nearly " failing , " implying that Naomi too is silenced - in her own intense and frustrated sensitivity . In Okada the silence of an inaccessible mother ...
Page 129
... metaphor of a wedding . But a wedding may be inappropriate to the late fall setting : the metaphor disappears as unpredictably as it is introduced . Now he personifies the sky as " spooked , " before turning to the metaphor of " woodwar ...
... metaphor of a wedding . But a wedding may be inappropriate to the late fall setting : the metaphor disappears as unpredictably as it is introduced . Now he personifies the sky as " spooked , " before turning to the metaphor of " woodwar ...
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... Metaphor and Metonym , Language and Land in Ethel Wilson's Swamp Angel " World Literature Written in English 25 : 1 ( 1985 ) : 241-252 . Murray , Thomas E. " The Language of Naval Fighter Pilots " American Speech 61 : 2 ( Summer 1986 ) ...
... Metaphor and Metonym , Language and Land in Ethel Wilson's Swamp Angel " World Literature Written in English 25 : 1 ( 1985 ) : 241-252 . Murray , Thomas E. " The Language of Naval Fighter Pilots " American Speech 61 : 2 ( Summer 1986 ) ...
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