Reynna+Nelson-+Visual+Metaphor

VISUAL METAPHOR
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This image is shot by Sandy Skoglund. I really like this image because of how relevant it is in today's world. The barbie dolls are laying in fries in which shows irony because a barbie is suppose to be perfect, having a perfect body. The french fries represent how the barbie is being taunted by the thing she really wants which is food. This photo really intrigued and inspired me because of the message it is implying which is that in order to be happy, you don’t need to be perfect.

This image is shot by Maggie Taylor. This photo really caught my attention as I was scrolling through her work because of how similar, yet different both sides of the photo are. On the left side, the girl is sitting with her eyes closed while the girl on the right side is looking straight ahead. Also, on the left side the background is lighter and the right side is darker. With this, the concept that I gathered was that the girl closing her eyes perceives the world as something nice and wonderful because it is her own thoughts. The girl with open eyes is able to see the real world and how it actually works and sees the darkness that it holds, which is portrayed through the background. This image inspired me because of how it captures two different metaphors.



This image was shot by John Paul Caponigro. I really like this image because it has a powerful message, but is still quite simple at the same time. The image shows a desert landscape with a line that suddenly becomes disrupted with a few zig-zags. To me, that implies that sometimes in life, we get set off our path in which can lead us in different directions. The line in the photo eventually becomes straight again in which then shows how we will eventually get back on the right path. I was really inspired by this image because I found it very relatable to my own life.

2. Song "Never Grow Up"

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger And it's so quiet in the world tonight Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret I'd give all I have, honey If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart And no one will desert you Just try to never grow up, never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">At 14 there's just so much you can't do  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">But don't make her drop you off around the block <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember that she's getting older too <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">No one's ever burned you, nothing's ever left you scarred <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember the footsteps, remember the words said <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And all your little brother's favorite songs <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">So here I am in my new apartment <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">In a big city, they just dropped me off <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's so much colder than I thought it would be  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wish I'd never grown up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">I wish I'd never grown up

<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">I could still be little <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">It could still be simple <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh darling, don't you ever grow up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Won't let nobody hurt you <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Won't let no one break your heart <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">And even though you want to, please try to never grow up  <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh, don't you ever grow up   <span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh, never grow up, just never grow up

3. The reason that I chose this quote is because I think it is not only relevant to myself, but also a lot of other people. I think that in life a lot of people try to grow up too fast, especially in their teenage years. It is not realized that growing up isn’t all that great until it actually happens to you. A lot of people take advantage of their youth when really, it is important to make it last while you can.

4. This is a song called “Never Grow Up” and it is written by Taylor Swift.

5. When I read this song, the visual metaphor within my mind was a person watching himself grow up and regretting not taking advantage of being young while they could. The visual that went through my mind made me want to portray some sort of idea that a person is looking at how much they want to grow up, but realizing that it can wait and that youth should be appreciated while it can.

6. A different message that someone may get from this quote is maybe someone realizing now that they are older that they really do miss being a kid. The person might be looking back at the past and finally realizing that it was what they truly miss and show regret due to how they did not enjoy it while they could.

7. The metaphor I would want to portray would be having two faces with different expressions staring at each other. One face would show an older face while the other would be a younger one. The two individuals would be looking at eachother as if they are faced with their past and present self, contemplating how they miss being a kid. Another idea I have is a person lying under a tree and looking up at it, wondering about growing up. By having the person laying looking up, it can be as if they are contemplating wanting to grow up, but deep down knowing that they should enjoy youth while they can.