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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of the visitor‚ the author uses an oxymoron “bright dark eyes”. Also we can see the despair of a stranger‚ because he uses “short‚ sharp sentences”‚ to emphasize it the author told us that they had “a forcible ring”. 2. Give synonyms of colloquial style to the following literary words: “to flounder”‚ “hazardous”‚ “content”‚ “a trifling indisposition»‚ «errand”‚ “to perceive”. To flounder – to struggle Hazardous - dicey‚ chancy Content – pleased A trifling indisposition – reluctance Errand – trip
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opposite from Burnham. The author uses diction in order to show us the difference between the two. Not only by the character’s literal actions but the way he expresses them on paper. For example‚ when the chapter is focused on Burnham the writing style is formal opposed to colloquial. The author does this to show readers that Burnham is a more stable character. Formal writing is very set in stone‚ which means there aren’t very many sentences that can stick out and surprise you. Much like Burnham
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Ruchit Janjani Marrene Franich Humanities October 4th 2012 The Kitchen-Modernism The novel Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto can be classified and used as an example of modern writing because of it’s use of many stylistic characteristics such as Interior monologue‚ multiple points of view and stream of consciousness to advance the theme of the rejection of traditional appearances towards the morals and traditions of Japanese culture. Interior monologue is a story told through images‚ not words by
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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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We Are Still and Always Will Be “We Are Still Only Human” by Verlyn Klinkenborg is an analysis of expectations and human nature in which there is too much of a positive outlook for the future of society. Klinkenborg uses a serious tone that makes his essay fit for a speech. He also uses many techniques to show tone including diction‚ imagery‚ details‚ language‚ and sentence structure. “The politeness that afflicts me is not civility‚ which is an urbane quality compatible even with cynicism”(ll
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simple sentences (“It is safe”)‚ as well as more complex sentence structures such as “And I do not have to look into their hearts and take what I need; there are wishes that can be granted simple for the asking”. This creates a more interesting writing style and keeps the reader’s attention due to the entertainment. Due to the point of view the narrators’ comment are included such as “- I never use electrical mixers-“. The extract can be split up
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Alter – Ch. 7 “Composite Artistry” The Bible as a whole is unique and foreign to those who have been brought up‚ immersed in Western style of literature simply because the Bible appears fragmented rather than one unit. At first glance‚ the biblical writers and redactors do not seem to possess a sense of unity where their work is concerned. • Alter counters that maybe they “had certain notions of unity rather different from our own” (165). Many passages of Scripture refuse to conform to the Western
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the author to create such an appealing effect. The first person narrative is introduced in the first line of this passage and is very important throughout the prose‚ especially when the protagonist encounters the decapitated head. The narrative style enhances the sensations of utter surprise and horror by describing the experience in a more personal viewpoint. Simple descriptions such as “I stared into its raw eye-sockets until waves of sickness spread over me. Then I ran’’ enhances the disgust
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