Topic > Use of Descriptive Language in The Nightingale and the…

Burke applied analogies to his essays to help the reader understand his theories or notions. Kenneth Burke's “Definition of Man” states: “Man is the symbol-using animal (creating symbols, abusing them), inventor of the negative (or moralized by the negative), separated from his natural condition by instruments of its own creation, stimulated by the spirit of hierarchy (or moved by the sense of order), and rotten with perfection" (Burke 16). Burke uses descriptive language to pique the reader's interest and analogies to make his points clear in imaginative way. Burke distinguishes man from other animals by drawing an analogy between man and birds. He argues that unlike birds, which cannot use symbols to connect, man is able to use language for purposes. logical. Burke uses analogies brilliantly to provide a way to help the reader understand new concepts and