I felt the style used to tell the story of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was a unique one. I think Washington Irving used characters and their reactions to the situations in the story in a very good pace. The party scene was made more understandable for instance because you are told about the different parts of the party and how those people were engaging themselves instead than what they said. When characters move around you are told more about their facial expressions in response to what they have been talking about, instead of what they have said and heard.
The imagery of scenery is also very vivid. I think this is very smart of Washington to do because how a place looks really inspires how an individual feels about the area. He emphasized on creating a seemingly haunted rural town by detailing the terrain and the locations. The path along which Ichabod encountered "The Galloping Hessian" or "Brom Bones"; who ever it was certainty succeeded in emitting the feel of a supernatural encounter, and the assailants choice of location was very helpful. The late night timing along the path which first came to a large tree in the middle of the road created a sense fear of being in Ichabod’s situation.
At the point in the story when Ichabod has just left after the party ended especially created a feeling of suspense for the reader. His already bad mood from an argument is a clear and evident set up for things taking a turn for the worse. As the approached the tulip tree on his way home not only the reader but Ichabod too was getting the feeling of fear and suspension. The reader and Ichabod gathered in the tree, it’s outline in the nighttime, the white mark from the lighting, and the sense that no one would want to go past this spooky spot alone, especially at night.
"It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travels homewards, along the sides of the lofty hills which rise above Tarry Town, and which he had traversed so cheerily in the afternoon." The continuous flow used in this story is mostly the reflection of the characters and their attitudes at the time. In this text Ichabod creates his ill mood by having some argument or disagreement with Katrina Van Tassel. He is hence forth heavy-hearted and crestfallen. Not knowing what people say keeps the reader on their toes and encourages learning from they react creates more of a sense of emotion for the reader than a typical conversation would do. Also characteristics of the region are relayed to the reader to create more a feeling that you were somewhere you were very familiar with. Tarry town was the nickname of Sleepy Hallow and that allows a word to not become repetitive as well.
"As the enraptured Ichabod fancied all this, and as he rolled his great green eyes over the fat meadow lands, the rich fields of wheat, of rye, of buckwheat, and Indian corn, and the orchards burdened with ruddy fruit, which surrounded the warm tenement of Van Tassel, his heart yearned after the damsel who was to inherit these domains, and his imagination expanded with the idea, how they might be readily turned into cash, and the money invested in immense tracts of wild land, and shingle palaces in the wilderness." A vivid description of an area and the feelings it provokes in an individual is one of the oldest parts of romance. Everyone has a certain setting in which they feel the most emotion. Irving used these situations to let the reader get an idea of what kind of attitude a character is in different parts in the story. The effect of the land on the character is profound, considering Ichabod is moved so strongly as to try and marry a women just to have the land.
The Poem "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant was the longest expression of "Live every day like your last one" I have ever heard. I kept feeling the poem implied a up beat message of living life to your fullest and to reap friendship where you can. It was romantic in the sense that it made life seem so unburdening to its liver. This is always a pleasant thought but not commonly a reality. I think that because of the poem’s attempt to make live seem like a much faster paced game lacking of real responsibilities it creates a sense of hardiness and wellbeing.
When I read Henry Wadsworth’s "The Ropewalk" I figured the point of the poem was to appeal to a variety of people all of whom had to work. The image of a boat steadily flowing down a tropical river when I read the words "Ships rejoicing in the breeze" provoked a very strong image that I thought could easily be made romantic. Many of the scenarios Wadsworth describes in his poem describe situations of great amounts of fulfillment for many different reasons add a very real romantic feel in the story.
Art is made more romantic by developing a more drastic sense of lighting. A scene could be made to look ominous or delightful. The colors used could easily affect the type of feeling a painting would arouse in it’s viewer. A picture of a ship on a stormy sea would make one feel nervous and worry, while a picture of a sea on a calm ocean would create a sense of relaxation.
The painting I choose to respond to as why I think it is Romantic is non other than a picture of a boat floating in calm waters near a shore. The image has a abnormal amount of light in the back ground making the picture look surreal. The affect the sun has on the clouds makes them seem larger and defines their shape more. The land on the shore is also very unique and would make someone want to travel to seem them very much. These drastic elements are very eye catching and make more of an imaginary place come true.
The imagery of scenery is also very vivid. I think this is very smart of Washington to do because how a place looks really inspires how an individual feels about the area. He emphasized on creating a seemingly haunted rural town by detailing the terrain and the locations. The path along which Ichabod encountered "The Galloping Hessian" or "Brom Bones"; who ever it was certainty succeeded in emitting the feel of a supernatural encounter, and the assailants choice of location was very helpful. The late night timing along the path which first came to a large tree in the middle of the road created a sense fear of being in Ichabod’s situation.
At the point in the story when Ichabod has just left after the party ended especially created a feeling of suspense for the reader. His already bad mood from an argument is a clear and evident set up for things taking a turn for the worse. As the approached the tulip tree on his way home not only the reader but Ichabod too was getting the feeling of fear and suspension. The reader and Ichabod gathered in the tree, it’s outline in the nighttime, the white mark from the lighting, and the sense that no one would want to go past this spooky spot alone, especially at night.
"It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travels homewards, along the sides of the lofty hills which rise above Tarry Town, and which he had traversed so cheerily in the afternoon." The continuous flow used in this story is mostly the reflection of the characters and their attitudes at the time. In this text Ichabod creates his ill mood by having some argument or disagreement with Katrina Van Tassel. He is hence forth heavy-hearted and crestfallen. Not knowing what people say keeps the reader on their toes and encourages learning from they react creates more of a sense of emotion for the reader than a typical conversation would do. Also characteristics of the region are relayed to the reader to create more a feeling that you were somewhere you were very familiar with. Tarry town was the nickname of Sleepy Hallow and that allows a word to not become repetitive as well.
"As the enraptured Ichabod fancied all this, and as he rolled his great green eyes over the fat meadow lands, the rich fields of wheat, of rye, of buckwheat, and Indian corn, and the orchards burdened with ruddy fruit, which surrounded the warm tenement of Van Tassel, his heart yearned after the damsel who was to inherit these domains, and his imagination expanded with the idea, how they might be readily turned into cash, and the money invested in immense tracts of wild land, and shingle palaces in the wilderness." A vivid description of an area and the feelings it provokes in an individual is one of the oldest parts of romance. Everyone has a certain setting in which they feel the most emotion. Irving used these situations to let the reader get an idea of what kind of attitude a character is in different parts in the story. The effect of the land on the character is profound, considering Ichabod is moved so strongly as to try and marry a women just to have the land.
The Poem "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant was the longest expression of "Live every day like your last one" I have ever heard. I kept feeling the poem implied a up beat message of living life to your fullest and to reap friendship where you can. It was romantic in the sense that it made life seem so unburdening to its liver. This is always a pleasant thought but not commonly a reality. I think that because of the poem’s attempt to make live seem like a much faster paced game lacking of real responsibilities it creates a sense of hardiness and wellbeing.
When I read Henry Wadsworth’s "The Ropewalk" I figured the point of the poem was to appeal to a variety of people all of whom had to work. The image of a boat steadily flowing down a tropical river when I read the words "Ships rejoicing in the breeze" provoked a very strong image that I thought could easily be made romantic. Many of the scenarios Wadsworth describes in his poem describe situations of great amounts of fulfillment for many different reasons add a very real romantic feel in the story.
Art is made more romantic by developing a more drastic sense of lighting. A scene could be made to look ominous or delightful. The colors used could easily affect the type of feeling a painting would arouse in it’s viewer. A picture of a ship on a stormy sea would make one feel nervous and worry, while a picture of a sea on a calm ocean would create a sense of relaxation.
The painting I choose to respond to as why I think it is Romantic is non other than a picture of a boat floating in calm waters near a shore. The image has a abnormal amount of light in the back ground making the picture look surreal. The affect the sun has on the clouds makes them seem larger and defines their shape more. The land on the shore is also very unique and would make someone want to travel to seem them very much. These drastic elements are very eye catching and make more of an imaginary place come true.
