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    Literary Techniques in Anthem In the novel Anthem‚ Ayn Rand’s use of diction and figurative language provides readers with an excellent understanding of the style and tone in the novel. The author wrote Anthem in a deliberately simple‚ serious style to complement the story going on in the novel. It is one that is simple and serious‚ because of the major conflict‚ which is that Equality 7-2521 struggles to identify himself in a society that has rejected individualism in favor of collectivism

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    Beowulf‚ the famous epic poem written by an Anglo-Saxon poet around 700 C.E.‚ was orally passed down through generations of generations reciting the poem for theater and entertainment. By using the literary devices such as‚ a kenning‚ alliteration‚ and personification the poet is able to create vivid detailed imagery and also enhance the experience of the reader/listener. First‚ a kenning‚ two or three descriptive words sometimes separated by a dash‚ is used by the author to refer to different

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    LITERARY CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES 4. Literary concepts and techniquesliterary concepts and techniques are the commonly used tools that help us unpack the meaning of a short by means of deductions from its theme‚ plot‚ structure‚ setting etc.. These techniques are rather very helpful in helping one deduce or understand the meaning of a text. In most times the literal meanings of texts hidden behind the writer’s choice of language and writing style and thus literary concepts and techniques are effective

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    Spirituality‚ it talks about following signs and prophets‚ etc. Literary Techniques: Imagery and Symbolism Song #2: Identify: Chicano Theme: gang violence‚ it talks about being shot at and gang life Literary Techniques: Symbolism Song #3: Identify: colonial‚ maybe pre-cuauhtemoc Theme: Culture‚ theres not much words and when there is I only understand trabajador which is a worker so its also about workers or working Literary Techniques: Imagery Song #4: Identify: post revolutionary Theme: history

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    aloud and enjoyed rather than approached as a difficult puzzle to be solved. When analyzing a poem pay attention to the following Elements:- Title Content Structure Literary Devices Rhythm Rhyme Mood Tone Diction/Language Imagery Theme Meaning In addition‚ the Essay Structure and Technique for answering questions will be taught. For convenience‚ questions are broken down into sections (a‚ b‚ c). This is to be used ONLY AS A GUIDE in organizing your essay; DO NOT

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    maybe even comforting‚ to terrifying and unsettling. The author uses many different literary devices‚ punctuation‚ and diction choices throughout the paragraph to do so. All of these different techniques make the style of this writing very unique and makes the overall mood more dramatic. The author uses all these things to show us how sleeping overnight in a church is terrifying. There are a lot of literary devices you can see being used during this paragraph; for example‚ personification and comparison

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    Rote Technique Vs Mnemonic Devices: Learning Tools in Enhancing the Memory Retention among Grade 6 Pupils of Arellano University P-jay Lowelyn A. Bauno‚ Dempsey F. Moreno‚ Jerome Tan University of the East – 2219 C.M. Recto Ave. Manila‚ Philippines Abstract Rote technique is a strategy in cognitive learning that uses elaborative rehearsal for memory retention. This technique was used commonly by teachers and students especially in memorizing and remembering concepts and information. Rote

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    Lexical Stylistic devices (Metaphor‚ metonymy‚ irony‚ simile‚ epithet) in the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen” DIPLOMA PAPER Scientific Supervisor: E. B. Jumakeeva Done by: Satarova Rahat‚ group: A08-2 Contents: Pages: Introduction Chapter I. General survey of Stylistic Devices I.1 Historical background of Style and Stylistics Devices I.2 Types of Stylistic Devices Chapter II

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    we see the emergence of who people think of as Malcolm X today. He was an intelligent‚ black‚ Muslim man that influenced the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. The literary techniques that Malcolm X uses in “Learning to Read” are imagery‚ tone‚ and diction to explore his self-transformation by books. The first of the three devices that are shown in the essay is imagery. His imagery makes it very easy to connect with his story‚ and put yourself in his shoes. Early in the essay‚ he talks about his

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    Rhetorical Devices that use figurative language Rhetorical devices are techniques that writers use to persuade‚ create a literary effect‚ or evoke an emotional response from the reader. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else‚ you are using figurative language‚ which is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject (e.g. Whenever you call something “cool‚” you’re not talking

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