Scott Lee
Mrs. Himes
H.A.L. P.6
12/01/07
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Reflection
In “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” Bret Harte uses many similes and personifications throughout the story. Fist of all, one of the similes used in this story is the snow. Harte describes the snow, “Feathery drifts of snow, shaken from the long pine boughs, flew like white-winged birds, and settled about them as they slept” (Harte 541). The author basically describes how lightly the snow falls down on the characters so that readers may know what the author tries to convey. Also Bret Harte seems to be giving more descriptions so that the readers can imagine the scene. In addition, Bret Harte also uses personification in the story. He writes, “The moon through the rifted clouds looked down upon what had been the camp” (Harte 541). The author described the moon shining down in the darkness as a personification so that the moon seems to be looking down as a person looks down. By using these literally elements, Bret Harte conveys his ideas in more specific way and in more literal way so that the readers can understand either in better way or in easier way.
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Hey Scott,
I liked how you wrote about the similes adn personifications throughout the story. That's a great observation. :)
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