"Lorrie Moore’s Literary Devices" In this paper I will discuss the literary devices that Lorrie Moore uses in her book Self-Help. Moore uses images‚ sound patterns‚ and humor in her book to aid her work. Without the use of these literary devices Moore’s book would not be appealing to her readers. There are many remarkable examples of the use of imagery in all of Moore’s short stories. She depicts her images so well that the reader can picture them in their minds. An example of this is in
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Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”
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story “The Interlopers” by H.H Munro exemplifies that individuals never know what life has in store‚ so it is important to let go of grudges and make peace before it’s too late. Primarily‚ life goes up and down‚ and you will never know what the future holds. For instance‚ in the beginning of the story the narrator reveals that Ulrich Von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym have bad blood‚ “If there was a man in the world whom he detested and wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym”(Munro 34).However‚ later on because
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The Power Elements of Literary Devices in The Hunger Games In literature‚ how an author chooses to construct their words is very important. They need to use them in a way that will allow the reader to take more meaning away from it‚ and see them as more than just words on paper. Literary devices are what give literature a deeper‚ more thoughtful meaning. They are not always clear and defined‚ and sometimes take closer reading to identify their full meaning‚ but they certainly give
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broken which made her sad and depressed. But she rise up again and stood on her own in the end. This meant that she was independent and didn’t need the man’s help. Writer used many literary devices which symbolised the mood and tone the writer wanted to represent. The song skyscraper used one of the terms of literary device called mood. At the beginning of the skyscraper‚ the mood is sad and hopeless. Demi’s voice shakes and she sounds like she is on the verge of tears. The volume is soft in order to
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Society is the definition of whether one fits in‚ or not. In Jeffery Eugenides’ novel Middle Sex he enforces several literary devices to describe the Callie’s mental reaction towards her physical discovery. Eugenides enforces literary terms such as narrative structure‚ imagery and tone to relate Callie’s situation to society’s cruel prejudice against those who are "not normal" In order for the reader to understand the structure of the novel‚ Eugenides uses two different points of views-first person
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Red Grief People use literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The
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The song “Red” by Taylor Swift includes many literary devices to convey a highly strong message. The most important literary devices the artist uses are personification‚ symbolism and hyperbole. Primarily‚ the artist uses personification to show the problem encountered in her life. Personification is the attributes of human traits‚ emotion and form applied to something nonhuman. It is used to give writing life‚ and relate ideas and objects to humans‚ which is more effective to convey the author’s
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Compare and Contrast Essay Short stories are often the best way to learn about literary terms and their uses. They’re short‚ as their name depicts‚ but contain everything that longer stories would have such as the elements of plot‚ foreshadowing‚ themes‚ tone‚ and other literary devices. The two short stories‚ The Parsley Garden by William Saroyan and Sweat by Zora Neale Hudson were both amazing to read and offered a lot of insight to American history. The Parsley Garden told the story of an
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“Harlem”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is that the dreams of African Americans are forgotten‚ pushed aside‚ and simply never achieved; even though African Americans are freed from oppression‚ they still face discrimination in the American society. 2. Two literary devices in “I‚ Too” are a metaphor and the use of repetition. There is a metaphor in line two: “I am the darker brother”. This is a metaphor for the African American population because Hughes compares the African Americans to the whites. This metaphor
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