rown or dark bird, that “sings of the Hanna Coal Co. and the dead moon,” reinforces the description of winter once again, because there is no life during winter as opposed to a harvest moon in fall when it is warm, life is good, and food is plenty. “The filaments of cold light bulbs tremble,” gives a very cold image and it is like music, but he can not listen to it. This symbolizes he wants this coldness of winter to end, just like he wants the unpleasant sound to stop.“(He) tries to waken and greet the world once again.” In Number Two Wright begins with the description of a “brilliant blue jay” that “is springing up and down.” This image is very happy. Blue is a bright color, along with the repetitive action of joy. This symbolizes spring, a time when the birds come out and new life grows. The author is happy to see the winter has gone, he laughs, and now he can actually go out into the world once again. He assures the reader of his confidence by what he states about the bird springing on the branch, “for he knows as well as I do that the branch will not break.” There is no ice left, so the branch is not frozen. The trees are healthy, groves are coming to life, and now he can dream of happy things other than graves and coal. Throughout each of the previous examples given, imagery and metaphors are used together. Imagery conveys a picture in the reader’s mind in order to metaphorically describe a situation or time along with the changes of the seasons. Wright uses imagery of cold and dead objects to stand for winter. For him, winter is a bad time because it is very hard to endure coldness especially while being poor. He chose not to leave his bed, as if in a drunken state, hinting the use of the term “hangover.” The second time he awakes his images show bright colors and happiness through laughter. Branches are strong, meaning things...
