Journal using Figurative Language
Today I watched the ocean. She just sat there, peacefully. Growing larger for a few hours as she slowly ate the beach. Then, just as fast, she shrank back down to sleep. And while she was asleep, I slowly approached her. I knew she was fun and refreshing, so I thought we would play. But it was dark now, and I guess she just didn’t recognize me, because every time I got close, she slapped me down. Apparently, she didn’t want to be bothered. I could understand that, most of the time I feel the same way: I wish I was ocean size, no one moves you and no one tries. She was the only one to survive besides Noah, so she could lie all day and soak in the sun, unbothered for ages. Until these men came to fish on her shores and swim across her belly. But that’s alright, because she could lash back if it really bothered her. She could swallow us all up if she wanted. So I think I’ll leave her be for now.
Personification: reference to abstraction or inanimate object(s) as though they had human qualities or abilities. Can be uses in an artful way or to bring clarity.
Personifying The Ocean: She…
Sat peacefully
Ate the beach
Went to sleep
Slapped me down
Didn’t recognize me
Didn’t want to be bothered
Survived the flood
Lay and soak in the sun
Has a “belly”
Lash back
Swallows us all
Allusion: explaining or clarifying something by referencing or alluding to another work: i.e. The Bible or a song.
Allusions…
Noah and the flood, The Bible- Genesis 7:17-24
“I wish I was ocean size, no one moves you and no one tries”
Pigs in Zen
Jane’s Addiction
Nothing’s Shocking
