THE ‘PREFACE’ TO LYRICAL BALLADS AADED TO THE SECOND EDITION OF LB IN 1800 IN PUTS FORWARD WORDSWORTH’S THEORY OF POETIC DICTION Wordsworth’s purpose‚ as he tells in the Preface was‚ “to choose incidents and situations from common life”‚ and quite naturally‚ he also intended to use‚ “a selection of language‚ really used by men”. He was to deal with humble and rustic life and so he should also use the language of the rustics‚ farmers‚ shepherds who were to be the subjects of his poetry. The language
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Mockingbird as well‚ through people’s behavior‚ and attitude to the african american population. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ extraordinary courage is shown by many people‚ and is expressed by the author by using diction and characterization. The author utilizes diction to portray extreme courage through the book. Firstly‚ talking to Jem about true courage Atticus says “Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It’s knowing you’re licked before you begin but you begin
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The diction and syntax used by Yann Martel in The Life of Pi leads the reader to draw a conclusion of a white collar worker who seems miserable and restricted within the confines of his life. Martel sketches a depressed and restricted office worker through his use of formal diction. Martel chooses to use words such as “nothing” (Martel)‚ “inverted” (Martel)‚ “nonetheless” (Martel)‚ and “working life” (Martel) rather than its more forthright and simple counterparts. By turning to more formal word
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uses the phrases‚ “drinking of healths‚ shaking of hands‚ and even joining of hands‚” instead of using‚ ‘doing cheers‚ hand shaking‚ and joining hands.’ This syntax does not call attention to itself‚ but is important because it explains Dickens’ diction. Charles Dickens chooses to include this passage about the wine spilling in the street so he can use the poor townspeople to foreshadow the conflict of the French Revolution. He first demonstrates this when he has all the poor people unite and gather
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In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” Dickinson uses several different literary techniques that capture the reader’s attention and trigger an emotional response. First of all‚ Emily Dickinson chose to use informal diction in this poem. Informal diction is the use of informal‚ conversational language‚ or slang to give the poem
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The diction in “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Alan Poe affects the tale by emphasizing the time in which the story is set. The words chosen by Poe are rarely used and often not understood‚ due to the simplicity of modern vocabulary. In the exposition‚ the protagonist coerces his adversary‚ Fortunato‚ to return to his home with him: “Drawing a roquelaire closely about my person” (Poe 8). While the two men take their leave‚ the protagonist puts on his cloak. However‚ instead of the word cloak‚ the
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Title : Concrete Cube Compressive Strength (7 days) Introduction : To determine the strength‚ maximum load can be applied and workability of concrete mixture. Theory : Hard concrete test were conducted at the age of 3‚ 7‚ 14‚ 21 and 28 days after curing(but we tested it for 7 days only). The concrete strength increases according to the age‚the mixture of its concrete design and the strength increment will continue for sometimes. Nevertheless‚ for most of the work‚ the concrete strength on
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Diction essay In The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck’s use of diction builds the foundation of his overall theme; the cruelties men impose on other men. His use of repetition‚ low-style word choice‚ and the power of connotation all reinforce his lager message. In the novel’s opening pages Steinbeck laces the text with recurring words‚ illustrating the setting and tone. He repeats words like “red country”‚ “dust”‚ “boiling”‚ and “raw stinging” to make the reader feel as if they are in the scorched
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the past. Once they reunite‚ he seems unsatisfied with Daisy because of this huge dream and t seemed like Daisy could not fulfill it. Nick Carraway‚ Daisy’s cousin and also the narrator‚ was in a way‚ was Gatsby’s guardian. Fitzgerald uses‚ simile‚ diction‚ imagery and paradox to express the guardian-like behavior Nick shows towards Gatsby. After the death of the Great Gatsby‚ Nick mentions that “He had come a long way to this blue lawn‚ and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly
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