“Hand Shadows” by Mary Cornish has a reminiscent tone and uses diction to remind readers to use imagination to enhance their daily lives. The alligator could only be seen through silhouette. This shows readers that they must change their perspectives to see everything. Sometimes things are revealed when they are viewed from alternative angles. A swan, made by the father’s arms and hands, had a “fingered beak”. The choice of these words was deliberate because they remind the reader that the swan is not real. The reader needs to use their imagination and once that is applied, the fingers become a beak. At the very end, the speaker touches upon Orion’s sword. Constellations are one of the most imaginative concepts in the world. Stars in a certain formation can be seen as figures and shapes only if one has the imagination to fill in the surrounding space. Mary Cornish’s diction in “Hand Shadows” clearly tells the reader to use imagination to enhance their daily lives.
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