Analyzing Edgar Allen Poe's 'Things Fall Apart'

Literary Term | Example | Analysis | 1. Metaphor | “those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside” | This allows the author to be critical of communism without attacking it directly. The metaphor also leaves an emotional impact while admonishing the influence of communism. This successfully achieves the author’s purpose circuitously. | 2. Antithesis | “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich” | The juxtaposition of these two contrasting ideas draws more attention to them. The author states that if a society cannot assist the impoverished; it has no chance of saving the affluent. This creates a subtle emotional impact as well as leaving the reader empathetic. |