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    crisis. In this analysis‚ I have analyzed several fractured narratives in the novel. Andres is the main character in the novel - and is someone that the writer wants to sympathize. Therefore‚ the writer used a fractured narrative so that he could create tension and sympathy in his novel. The writer had made a huge contrast - from a stadium of triumph and glory to people being shot. In the scene when introducing the Silver Lion‚

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    In Edgar Allan Poe’s story‚ “The Pit and the Pendulum‚” poe uses the elements of suspense‚ madness‚ and plot twist. But the whole story is based on Poe’s life‚ (the guy they talk about) like how he was captured‚ and taken away and almost killed luckily he escapes. The story was clearly thought out. The author states that his life with his parents was rough ¨His dad rejected him¨ ¨his mother died at a very young age¨‚ However‚ when he got kidnapped by the Spanish inquisitions he was put in a dungeon

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    extract‚ that Jekyll has only been experimenting with science produces dramatic tension. Throughout the extract‚ Jekyll confesses that he can only speak ’by theory alone’ regarding his attempts to create the potions to transform himself into Hyde. This represents his constant uncertainty about the results of his experiments. Therefore if even Jekyll‚ the man performing the experiments‚ is uncertain of the results‚ dramatic tension is caused for the reader to discover the results of the experiment. Jekyll

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    Steinbeck creates tension when he writes about a clash or an awkward moment. You get this feeling at the pit of your stomach‚ burning with curiosity‚ fear and excitement‚ all these emotions mixed together. As a writer‚ Steinbeck creates tension because he can use tension in the form of conflict or a disagreement‚ and to make his story a page-tuner. When you meet tension in a book‚ it makes your heart beat faster; it makes your palms sweat‚ and produce headaches. But you ignore all that pain and all

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    ‘Great expectations’ Having read ‘Great Expectations’ how effective is the opening chapter? Discuss the methods Dickens used to ensure his readers continuing interest. ‘Great Expectations’ tells the story of Pip‚ a young orphaned boy from a poor background who has the ambition to become a gentleman. Which he is given by a mystery benefactor to become the man he has always wanted to. We travel with Pip on his journey to become a gentle which in turn is a voyage of self discovery as he learns that

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    significant imagery to show the isolation and importance of the situation. There is a certain tension in the air when the two old friends reconnect after their falling out. They are alone in the middle of nowhere: “Victor looked around the desert‚ sniffed the air‚ felt the emptiness and loneliness” (159). Alexie uses imagery to encapsulate the situation that the two young men are in. To help the reader feel the tension of the isolated experience‚ imagery is used to describe the spacious and lonely desert

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    Poetry Analysis “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is a poem about a man that is being hunted by a raven. The man that is being hunted by a raven is hearing a voice calling out “Lenore” at his chamber door. After awhile he starts to notice that he is being hunted by a raven. There is a few of sound pattern in the poem. The poem is a free verse poem because almost none of the words rhyme at the end. There is almost aloft of refrain in the poem like “Nevermore/Chamber Door/Lenore

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    genius by the name of Edgar Allan Poe. Famous for romanticizing the darker‚ more Gothic side of life‚ E.A. Poe had quite a collection of works from his lesser-known stories to his most famous poem‚ "The Raven." This great man’s life has been analyzed to death (no pun intended) to find keys to unlock the maze of his apparent creativity. Here‚ the reader will find only an in depth look at "The Raven"‚ information on the author’s life and lifestyle‚ a brief look at other Poe works‚ criticism on his writings

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    ((Sorry this is terrible‚ I had to upload an essay to get an account!)) Quoth the Raven‚ “The Acceptance of Change is the Key to Freedom” “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is about a grieving man who is visited by a strange Raven who can only say the word “nevermore”. Believing the Raven to be some sort of prophet‚ he asks him a series of questions‚ which the Raven may only reply with “nevermore”. The man continues to ask the questions‚ and becomes more and more distraught with each one‚ until

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    Creating the Melancholic Tone in "The Raven" Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven‚" representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell‚ is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled "The Philosophy of Composition‚" Poe reveals his purpose in writing "The Raven" and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics‚ Poe wished to use the one that was universally understood‚ death; specifically death involving a beautiful

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