To begin with‚ Steinbeck uses setting in order to help people understand the context of his novella. For example‚ in section two‚ he describes the bunkhouse as having “white washed walls” and “unpainted floors”. The colour white has connotations of simple and basic. This use of colour allows Steinbeck to effectively depict the lack of money available to decorate the bunkhouse due to the Great Depression. Although‚ some may argue that‚ the bunkhouse
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DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL- LAWSON SHORT STORIES The Drover’s Wife ‘Thud.. Thud.. Thud.. Thud’. Lawson used Onomatopoeia to describe alligator swinging the snake around in his mouth dramatically‚ creating the ‘thud’ sound. ‘Slabs gleam like polish silver’. The simile Lawson uses to conveys the shiny bright flash of silver through the cracks of the slabs. ‘An evil pair of
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of the experience itself. This is conveyed through the language and poetic techniques of imagery‚ repetition‚ metaphors‚ similes and even irony. “Tomorrow When the War Began” examines the war on a more obvious scale. “Trumpet Calls” looks at war as a noble thing and demonstrates the idea that people must support war and do their duty for their country. This is shown through colour‚ size‚ layout and framing. In the poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth”‚ Owen explains about death violence and sacrifice of
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a red/ orange colour‚ and is perceived as beautiful‚ but in sonnet the speaker says his mistresses lips are far less red than coral‚ so it isn’t not appealing at all. The 3rd line says that “if snow be white‚ why then her breast are dun”‚ in this line the expression makes me think of the fairytale snow white‚ and she was seen as the fairest most beautiful person‚ but in this poem the speaker says his mistresses breasts are dun which is a yellowish-brown unattractive and ugly colour. Line 4 says “if
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traumatising experience that the character is going through. | Colloquial Language | ‘’Mummy! Tommy’s skinnin’ me alive wif his club’’ | Presents to the responder that the kids are still young and immature to be handling these kind of situations. | Colour Imagery | ‘’Black‚ yellow-eyed dog’’ | Describes the dog like a mutant‚ as if it’s a terrifying out of the normal dog | Personification | ‘’Thunder rolls in’’ | As it is followed by ‘’rain comes down’’ it is given the image of a storm is coming
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Laurence uses simile to illustrate the dynamic brilliance of the Northern Lights. When she describes wintertime in her hometown‚ Laurence writes‚ “[...] the Northern Lights flaring across the sky like the scrawled signature of God.” (Laurence 24). The use of “flaring” indicates brief and bright motion‚ since it is often used to describe fireworks and flares. A firework is a striking image of moving colour against a night sky‚ and creates a similar spectacle to that of the Northern Lights‚ especially
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In the excerpt from the novel 1984‚ Orwell uses a simile and 3rd person limited point of view to describe protagonist Winston’s oppressive world where the government controls even thoughts. In doing so‚ Orwell emphasizes a theme about a government with too much power over information and surveillance. Orwell uses a simile to compare a police patrol helicopter to a bluebottle fly. Inside his flat‚ Winston nervously watches from his window as “a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs‚ hovered for
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Writing Assessment Poetic Techniques Subject Matter Subject matter refers to the content of the poem‚ that is‚ what the poem is about. Theme The theme of a poem is the poet’s message or purpose in writing the poem. Atmosphere The atmosphere or mood of a poem is the feeling or tone expressed. Mood or atmosphere can be described in many ways‚ for example exhilaration‚ fury‚ sadness‚ joy‚ bitterness‚ misery or sarcasm. Sound devices Sound devices include a range of poetic techniques
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ENG 1501 Assignment 1 – Poetry My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun By William Shakespeare Table of contents: Content: Page number: Introduction 3 Question 1-2 4 Question 2 cont. 5 Question 3 6 Question 3 cont.-4 7 Question 5 8 Question 6 9 Question 7 10 Conclusion 11 bibliography 12 Introduction: Sonnet 130 satirizes the concept of ideal beauty that was a convention of literature and art in general during the Elizabethan era. Influences originating with the poetry
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Ideas of Australian visions ‘The Snow Gum’ Title and the use of definite article ‘the’ Indicate that Snow Gum - a very special tree in the Australian psyche (soul‚ spirit‚ essence) It is the snow-gum silently‚ the silvery In moon’s blue Colour imagery Feminine rhyme Evoke gentleness of the snow gum’s being and appearance Flowering of light on snow Visual imagery In “flowering” and the very sound of ‘light’‚ Stewart elaborates – the snow gum as something exquisitely beautiful and ethereal
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