Watson was characterized as a tolerable slim old maid. 3. PG7 When the wind was trying to whisper something to Huck personification was coming into play. 4. PG8 The stirring in the dark creating a "me-yow!" sound is onomatopoeia. 5. PG9 Informal style is being used throughout as Huck describes the stories told. 6. PG 10 The superstitions brought forth have imagery when describing the witches. 7. PG11 A humorous tone was set by the author throughout the dialogue. 8. PG12 The dialogue throughout
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motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness. Critique : This passage has been selected for the commentary‚ because it exemplifies Albert Camus’ writing style and use of literary devices to convey his ideas. The brilliant descriptive writing also allows for extensive thought from the reader into the novel. In this passage from the novel The Stranger‚ the writer Albert Camus vividly describes the main character
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In Poe’s story the “The Pit and the Pendulum” he distinctively uses symbolism‚ repetition‚ mood and diction to tell a tale of hope over circumstance to make this story come to life for the reader. Unlike the hypersensitive characters from other stories‚ such as the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” this narrator claims to lose the capacity of sensation during the swoon upon receiving his death sentence that opens the story. This story is different from Poe’s other works such as this narrator remains
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The next element to consider is narrator. Certainly some of the story is told directly through the words and actions of the character‚ but there is broad use of mediation‚ as well. In this production‚ the role of narrator is one that changes regularly. Modern and postmodern theatre have long used shifting narration‚ which accepts the role of subjectivity in the narration delivered (Richardson‚ 2006). A case could be made that the primary narrator is Burr since he is the first storyteller we meet
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The ‘Great Gatsby’ was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his novel‚ he adopted a unique style of first-person narration. The narrator of the story was Nick Carraway‚ a young man from Minnesota in the Midwest. He was born into a well-situated family and graduated from Yale. Soon after‚ he entered the military service to fight for his own country in World War I. After this‚ in 1922‚ he moved to the glamorous melting pot of New York to learn more on bond businesses after the war had drastically changed
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathon Edwards‚ famous for preaching during “The Great Awakening” lived as a puritan‚ but later found out that church needed reform. Spreading the gospel with his colleague George Whitefield created a style of teaching using something called the” Holy Tone”. The Holy Tone became the new and energetic way of preaching. Attracting the people of the colonies and connecting them to the gospel and the word of God inspired them to start evangelizing. “Sinners in
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biblical allusions and imagery‚ they are of use to project their different themes. However‚ to most efficiently express her thoughtful yet judicious mannerisms would be through her choice of words to create an image. Emily Dickinson uses diction (a style and choice of words) and imagery (a description of a setting or image) to paint a picture of splendor and simplicity. For instance‚ in the poem “Some keep the Sabbath‚” when she writes words like “Bobolink” instead of easy terminology like‚ hmm‚ a
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describes the buzzard as if he knows for a fact what it saw‚ ‘I see us from two hundred feet up‚ through the eyes of the buzzard…’ which can show us that the narrator believes their version of events are correct and factual rather than opinionated. This style of narrative is therefore significant as we see the narrator’s (Joe Rose’s) version of events and what he feels another view saw the events as‚ backing up his perspective. This could have been done to make the narrator seem less involved with the accident
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of the story She is Pieter’s aunt‚ who cares for him like a son Dynamic and shows her regret of the events that are going to occur later on Caring and happy most of the time‚ but can get into what she calls her “black moods” and becomes very sad. Style Foreshadowing/Regret Always refers to the destruction of the family “it was he who destroyed us all.” (Pg. 107) Sophie refers to Japie and how he was the reason for their ultimate demise. “And because of that day I did not speak when I should have
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Language techniques in Peeling the ONION • Linear narrative – Accident to recovery • First person narrative – gives reader insight into depth & severity of Anna’s experiences: a subjective view of Anna’s perspective • Writing style for young audience who identifies with the age of the narrator and the world she values. • Tone revels how Anna feels and her mood changes as she recovers • Narrative structure: Disjointed - Short sentences‚ breaks‚ ellipses
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