Wroblewski+-+Metaphor



== 1.) Find images by 3 of the artists from the __Visual Metaphor Resource Page__ who Inspired you and explain why. The images can't be the same ones that I put on the page. ==

The three images from the banner are from the artist Jerry Uelsmann. The pictures all have inspired me because there is a lot of emotion being displayed through them. In each piece of art I do, I want to display some emotion. He inspires me because he shows more than just a photograph; it shows different feelings. For the photograph I’ll be doing for this unit, I will display a variety of different emotions.

2.) Post the lyrics to the song or lines of the poem or book you will be using.
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality

3.) Explain why you chose the lyrics/poem/book lines you did.
I chose the lyrics from Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen because the song seems to connect with me in a way. Like other kids, I have done some bad things in the past because I was in the middle of so many situations and I had no control. I couldn’t help but become negative because I always thought that everything I did was my fault. I was afraid to face the consequences, so I never told my parents about it until they found out. As the song goes on, he asks for forgiveness, which I did as well. During that time, I always was afraid of the things I was doing. I thought that if I kept this up, I would end up hurting people mentally. Additionally, while I was doing the bad things, I was never accepting myself, but after I realized what I’ve been doing, I changed. The song in the end, represents to me that I have changed for the good and have finally started to accept myself for who I am.

4.) Who is the poem/song/book written by? Write this down.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

5.) What visual metaphor does the song/poem/book quote evoke?
The visual metaphor in the song will evoke will be that the people were caught up in the many situations at hand and got depressed. As they were depressed, they started to think negatively and started to take out their depression on others.

6.) What other interpretations might someone have for this song/poem/book quote?
Other interpretations for this song is that since he includes a murder of someone, they might think that he is scared to tell someone about what he has done. Also, they might think that he was afraid of living his life because of the death of the person, therefore, he kept thinking that he was seeing a black man (devil), ready to take him away, even though he wanted to keep living.

7.) How will this quote and research influence your project? Explain... including the metaphor you hope to portray.
The song influences my project because I know a lot about the topic of doing bad things and being depressed about it. The metaphor I will use, “caught in a landslide,” will help portray the emotion of wanting to go back and undo the past after being caught up in so many emotions and situations. Also, it shows that the people are caught up in those situations at once and ends up in doing negative and bad things to others or to yourself. == 8.) REMEMBER: METAPHORS ARE SYMBOLIC AND COMPARE ONE THING TO ANOTHER, DON'T CHOOSE OVERUSED IDEAS, LIKE A HEART FOR LOVE OR THE EYES ARE THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL. DIG DEEPER AND REALLY TRY TO PORTRAY SOMETHING UNIQUE. ==