The Importance of Translation
#1: Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. - Diction: "uneasy" - there is an uncomfortable feeling - Syntax: one thought in the sentence - Imagery: "giant bug" - pictured as a large insect - Details: "find himself" - it is perceived as if this was an unexpected event - Structure: flows as a sentence #2: When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug. - Diction: "troubled" - there is a problem with his dreams - Syntax: no comma makes the sentence structure smooth - Imagery: "enormous" - a very large bug. bigger than a giant bug - Details: "transformed" - a process, rather than just a change - Structure: one thought #3: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. - Diction: "uneasy" "transform