Question

Name five examples of images or diction that evoke the American Dream in the first three paragraphs of
"America and I."

Answer 1

Answer:

The five images or diction that evokes American Dream in the first three paragraphs are:

1. America was a  land of living hope
2. woven of dreams,
3. aflame with longing and desire.
4. the Promised Land
5. wings for my stifled spirit

Explanation:

'America and I' is an essay written by Anzia Yezierska narrating her story when she first came to the land of America. She narrates that like other million immigrants, she also landed into the land of America with hopes, desires, and dreams.

The images or dictions that evokes American Dream in the first three paragraphs of the essay are:

1. America was a  land of living hope.
2. woven of dreams.
3. aflame with longing and desire.
4. the Promised Land.
5. wings for my stifled spirit.

In these diction, the author paints a image of American Dream first, by stating that America was a land of living hope, this dictates the American Dream, with which millions of immigrants landed on American land. She describes America as a land woven of dreams, again depicting the picture of American Dream. The author, then goes on to allude the American Land with that of the Promised Land, which means that America looked more like a Promised Land to those immigrants and to the author as well, who came from Russia  and it looked like 'wings to her stifled spirit' in America. Meaning to have more freedom than her homeland.