Mr. Horsfall Yr 11 IB English Thomas Brelsford 11.5 ‘Discuss Owen’s use of visual and aural imagery in three of his poems’ Wilfred Owen was a famous anti-war poet from World War I. He wrote poems about his first-hand experiences during the war. Wilfred Owen uses personification‚ metaphors and similes‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration and assonance to increase the effectiveness of the messages he is trying to convey and to create a variety of visual
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In the poem “The Secretary Chant” by Margie Piercy‚ a woman working as a secretary is depicted as undervalued and unappreciated by her employer. With this poem being written in 1936‚ the idea of women in the workplace was fairly new. Women were not given equal treatment as employees and were in the beginning stages of their fight for equality. The year the poem was written most certainly plays an integral role in the poem’s tone‚ structure‚ diction‚ and theme. Throughout the poem‚ it is obvious that
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The Scarlet Letter: Reading Assignment As we are reading The Scarlet Letter‚ we will analyze the author’s narrative devices‚ thematic developments‚ and language devices. 1. With each reading assignment‚ you will compose two thoughtful‚ opened questions to bring to the class discussion. These questions should address either the author’s use of narrative technique and/or his development of theme. Narrative: How does the author use narrative technique in this section? Consider
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In the passage‚ McTeague is described as one who desires to achieve his dream by having a job as a dentist that bargains for his tools to characterize him as a cheap and idealistic person. The author uses a condescending and sarcastic tone in the passage to show the narrator’s attitude. The narrator’s attitude toward McTeague is somewhat insulting but wavers throughout the passage. The narrator talks down to McTeague and the attitude of superiority emerges. Described as "young giant" who is "six
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Stephen Crane wrote many short stories‚ one of which was Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. His stories contained various aspects of Naturalism‚ a literary movement that sought to replicate a believable everyday reality‚ as opposed to Romanticism or Surrealism‚ in which subjects may receive highly symbolic‚ idealistic‚ or even supernatural treatment. Poverty‚ abuse and a survival of the fittest way of life created an environment which Maggie was negatively influenced by. Her environment is made up of
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Expressing Theme with Point of View‚ Tone‚ and Word Choice Raising a family can be tough in the best of conditions. For a young mother in the midst of a war and a depression‚ raising a child can be absolutely tumultuous. Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing” recants one mother’s struggle to connect with her daughter and still overcome the adversities placed upon her. One of the central themes of this narrative is a mother’s guilt over not being able to connect with her daughter. This disconnection
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A change in behavioral patterns usually indicates something of a larger term. Whether it is a change in verbiage‚ tone‚ or something else‚ those changes usually represent a mental change that could range from stress‚ busyness‚ and the likes. King Richard in Richard III is no different. His syntax shortens‚ his diction darkens‚ and his imagery grows worrisome. The change in Richard’s syntax‚ diction‚ and imagery pattern indicates his emotional change from open and relaxed to stressed and self-conscious
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Sephrael March 3‚ 2011 AICE English Literature Songs of Ourselves: CIE Anthology of Poetry in English Because I Could Not Stop for Death In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death‚" the author is taken on a metaphorical "ride" past her entire life and to her end by a personified death. Symbolism‚ personification and alliteration are used to highlight the fact that she has come to accept fate as natural and is even happy with her new‚ "eternal‚" life. My Parents Kept Me from Children Who
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“Africville” Poem analysis In Maxine Tynes’ poem “Africville‚” the theme addressed is despite how the community of Africville was completely destroyed‚ their pride still prospers and remains in the minds and hearts of all its citizens. Tynes uses repetition‚ tone of voice‚ symbolism and imagery to dynamically convey the theme. Throughout the poem‚ Tynes exhibits a universal tone used to evoke pain and anger‚ as well as a more contrasting tone that demonstrates pride. This contrast of the specific
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In the folk museum A darkness in the rooms - sinister connotations Betrays the absence of voices‚ - personification Departing from steps And veranda rails – Hyphen marks a break to the extended metaphor of Autumn On to a street that leads around Autumn Which stands at the door Dressed in yellow and brown. Personification/metaphor I look at words – connotes disconnection‚ diction “look” not “read” That describe machinery‚ clothes‚ transport‚ - accumulation‚ shows little interest
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