The Book of Negroes by Lawerence Hill started as a story of the capture of a West African girl and her journey to become a slave. Her traumatizing experience was written with a desperate tone that was achieved through the use of literary devices such as metaphors and alliteration. Emphasis was put on the conflict between Aminata and society which helped to develop her as a hopeful character. "We walked for many suns‚ growing slowly in members‚ lumbering forward until we were an entire town. Each
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The protagonists of “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin and “A Rose for Emily‚” by William Faulkner long for a freedom withheld by the heavy hand of their surroundings. At the presentation of both these stories‚ it is easy to see how this could become a classic telling of the Southern condition but the skillful use of foreshadowing and symbolism creates irony in a series of seemingly ordinary events. Both women in these stories were bound by the strict expectations of their society. Louise and
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perceptions‚ yet we also need to coexist in a communal world in which we interact. The author also describes the positive and negative sides that make the world perfect such as love‚ interdependence and society influence. Wallace uses 3 specific literary devices such as; smilies‚ figurative imagery‚ and different archetypes. “Words‚ flimsy as bubbles rising”‚ this simile shows how ‘lost’ the girl is in love and how she’s in her own personal world even though she’s interacting and talking. Her words
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The story follows Paul and other soldiers through battles in trenches‚ military hospitals‚ and many other locations. Paul observes and experiences the effect war has on individuals as well as the horrors of war. Remarque uses realism and different literary devices to communicate his message and story‚ and the harsh reality of the day to day experience of war. There are many different authority figures in Pauls life such as his teacher Kantorek and his father all seem to have failed him in different
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and death. The persona wishes that he could be this way because he is opposite he wants to live forever. However he compliments the flowers he admires them‚ he uses the word gallant to emphasize his appreciation and his longing to be like them. Literary devices Simile Stanza 1‚ line1: The persona is wishing that he could be as brave as the flower. Stanza 2‚ line 14: This is another comparison between the persona and the plant. The persona wishes that he could look death in the face and
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Mary Shelley is an esteemed author known for her works in the horror genre. One of her techniques that she uses in her most famous novel Frankenstein‚ is parallelism. The point of view in which this story is told is first person from the character Victor Frankenstein. She goes into detail about his childhood his family early on in the book‚ and it is evident that she uses the same diction to describe both his mother‚ Caroline Beaufort‚ and his adopted cousin‚ Elizabeth Lavenza; this reveals to the
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why. But what’s hardest to understand about suicides‚ are why the happiest people are the ones who commit suicide. Through the story that theme is explained vividly‚ even the happiest of people are struggling to conquer demons within. The main literary tools I used were: conflict and dialogue. The narrative goes between Averie’s suicide letter to Elena’s‚ describing how both battled depression and hid it with fake
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THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD Studying the Literary themes and techniques The One Thousand and One Nights and various tales within it make use of many innovative literary techniques which the storytellers of the tales rely on for increased drama‚ suspense‚ or other emotions. The tales vary widely: they include historical tales‚ love stories‚ tragedies‚ comedies‚ poems‚ burlesques and various forms of erotica. Since the twentieth century The Arabian Nights have also received serious critical attention
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that getting Zero marks in an exam can be easily achieved by not writing anything on the paper. There is no thrill in getting zero marks by not writing anything on paper. The real achiever is one who fills up the examination answer sheets with his literary‚ logical and analytical skills and still manages to get zero marks for the paper. I fall under such a category. Zeroes have been a part and parcel of my life. Getting zero marks in exams is an art by itself. I had mastered this art at a very tender
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Other significant literary techniques are metaphors and symbolism. The first metaphor in the poem is “that good night” at the end of the first line. This line is repeatedly used throughout the poem in addition to “dying of the light” both of which are in reference to death. This links to how‚ during the poem‚ all connotations of darkness are used symbolise death‚ such as “dark” and “close of the day”‚ meaning sunset. Thomas may use the comparison to show how‚ just like the end of each day‚ death
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