an abundance of diction to help set the tone and mood. Diction helps develop a vengeful tone after a rival dog Spitz kills Curly‚ one of Buck’s teammates‚ when it says “Spitz ran out his tongue and laughed again‚ and from that moment Buck hated him with bitter and deathless hatred.”(London‚ 9). This diction helps convey the author’s tone through Buck‚ helps develop Buck as a character‚ and Spitz as a rival. Also it foreshadows Buck’s revenge later on when he kills Spitz. Diction also helps develop
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subjective diction to convince a resisting abolitionist group that slavery is not a bad deed. While some believe slavery is an immoral act towards society due to their harsh treatment‚ the author argues other wise saying slavery is acceptable and is needed. He explains to his readers how slavery is‚ “a status of society… and continually justified by Holy Writ‚ is its natural‚ normal and necessary status under ordinary circumstances” (Fitzhugh 295). Fitzhugh uses a great example of subjective diction as he
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Side of Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known for being a gothic writer. Growing up‚ he had a rough childhood due to everyone in his family dying from Tuberculosis. He uses his rough time to portray his feelings in his works. Poe uses the gothic elements bleak‚ remote settings and violent scenes in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Black Cat” to create a disturbing mood. In “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Black Cat‚” Poe uses bleak and remote settings to create a disturbing mood. Poe immediately
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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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In the short story "The Flowers‚" there are examples of diction‚ symbolism‚ and setting that prepare the reader for the ending. The example of diction throughout the story is the narrator’s word choice‚ which prepares the reader for shifts in mood. The example of symbols in the story are the flowers‚ which represent innocence and youth. The setting that changes from light and cheerful to dark bring forth the grotesque ending. Despite all the example differing‚ they all foreshadow the ending to the
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EDGAR ALLEN POE BIOGRAPHY Edgar Poe was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ on January 19‚ 1809. Poe was the child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe‚ Along with an elder brother‚ William Henry Leonard Poe‚ and a younger sister‚ Rosalie Poe. Edgar’s father abandoned him and his family in 1810. Devastatingly his mother died a year later from consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis). With no one to care for Poe‚ he was then taken into the home of John Allan‚ the Allan’s
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otherwise known as Moor had slept with his wife Emilia. Leaving Iago with a strong desire for revenge. Shakespeare successfully uses diction and symbolism throughout the passage. These devices are used to provide the reader insights regarding Iago’s character and motivation. Shakespeare indirectly depicts Iago’s persona as egoistic and manipulative through the use of diction: “And nothing can or shall content my soul‚ till I am evened with him” (13-14). Iago’s body is dominated by anger and resent‚ causing
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In “Night”‚ Elie Wiesel uses diction in numerous ways in order to form an audience to connect with his contextual elements in his brief story‚ specifically when expressing his interpretations of the men‚ such as Idek‚ who worked to run the concentration camps. This made the text undemanding to appreciate for the audience. He also incorporated diction throughout the time of lynching men and adolescents‚ and occasionally using colloquialism‚ throughout the excerpt. For instance‚ towards the end of
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disregarding the distinct different elements‚ both works are descriptive in their use of diction. Elevated and sophisticated‚ passage one utilizes works such as “piously‚” and‚ “dubiously‚” to enhance the quality of writing. In comparison‚ passage two incorporates a variety of scientific terms‚ such as physiological and specimen in order to legitimize the scientific themes found in Frankenstein. Regarding diction‚ descriptive words in passage one provided the reader with an image. With sentences such
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have selected for his poems? How does he describe the language used by many modern writers? Answer: The problem of poetic diction has been one of the most controversial issues in literary criticism. The most important part in the history of poetic diction is constituted by Wordsworth’s views on the language of poetry. These are two traditions in the history of poetic diction. One is that which pleads for a special language for poetry and the other is that which pleads for the spoken language.Wordsworth
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