Imagery, poetic language, and the use of personification and other devices all serve one common purpose; to make the reader truly believe that they are living in what they are reading. Authors attempt to create portal doors in their writing for a sense of escape to an alternate world. Arthur Miller, an American playwright, essayist, and prominent twentieth century figure, devised one of the most infamous philosophical and allegorical “portal door” through the power of words and his direct use of poetic language.
The Crucible, Set in Salem, 1692, a small segment was added before the first dialogue expressing the prelude to the upcoming events.
There is a narrow window at the left. Through its leaded panes the morning sunlight streams. A candle still burns near the bed, which is at the right. A chest, a chair, and a small table are the other furnishings. At the back a door opens on the landing of the stairway to the ground floor. The room gives off an air of clean spareness (Miller …show more content…
The words describe the scene as well as the atmosphere, as the reader is transported into a new and unfamiliar setting. Miller ends the sentence with a sensory detail regarding smell. The reader cannot help but imagine what the room must actually smell like, only to find what the author has described is indeed true due to a psychological adherence of both curiosity and instinct. He utilizes various forms of poetic devices in order to give his writing a more realistic tone, and additionally to give the different scenes more clarity and authenticity. During the play, Arthur Miller, also uses different forms of devices relating to the corresponding time period. Several phrases were coined with various types of lyrical language in an attempt to help connect more thoroughly with the reader. This established a mutual and seemingly tangible connection between writer and
The Crucible, Set in Salem, 1692, a small segment was added before the first dialogue expressing the prelude to the upcoming events.
There is a narrow window at the left. Through its leaded panes the morning sunlight streams. A candle still burns near the bed, which is at the right. A chest, a chair, and a small table are the other furnishings. At the back a door opens on the landing of the stairway to the ground floor. The room gives off an air of clean spareness (Miller …show more content…
The words describe the scene as well as the atmosphere, as the reader is transported into a new and unfamiliar setting. Miller ends the sentence with a sensory detail regarding smell. The reader cannot help but imagine what the room must actually smell like, only to find what the author has described is indeed true due to a psychological adherence of both curiosity and instinct. He utilizes various forms of poetic devices in order to give his writing a more realistic tone, and additionally to give the different scenes more clarity and authenticity. During the play, Arthur Miller, also uses different forms of devices relating to the corresponding time period. Several phrases were coined with various types of lyrical language in an attempt to help connect more thoroughly with the reader. This established a mutual and seemingly tangible connection between writer and