by Marcus Zusak‚ the narrator‚ Death‚ tells the life story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger during World War II. He explains the events and challenges Liesel experiences due to Hitler’s words and influence. In this passage‚ the author uses diction‚ imagery‚ and details to help the reader imagine and have a deeper understanding of the events taking place and the character’s thoughts and feelings. This excerpt is from a chapter called‚ The End of the World (Part II)‚ and the author choses specific
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William Shakespeare’s use of language in Sonnet 18 establishes an endearing tone in the poem. Firstly‚ the author uses diction in the text to support this tone of endearingness. For example‚ “But thy eternal summer shall not fade”(9). This entails that he is showing love and saying she is eternal‚ neverending‚ unlike summer. His word choice is enforcing the loving tone of the text. The phrase “shall not fade” further nailing in the idea of eternal love. Secondly‚ William Shakespeare uses specific
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Othello Study Notes Theme | Character | Dramatic Technique/s | Love | Othello * Love for Des combined with insecurity‚ resulting from his permanent outsider status “black/As mine own face”‚ makes him susceptible to Iago’s manipulation. * Pure‚ moral‚ loving at beginning‚ juxtaposing ferocity at end * Truly in love with Des that is his downfall * Overcome by grief when he is made aware of her innocence. Wants to die “’tis happiness to die”. * Kills himself for her‚ just as she
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very insightful because one of the things I struggle with in poetry is diction because it very difficult for me find the right words to use when I’m trying to expression something to the readers. So‚ when I’m writing poetry I’m always using a thesaurus to help me. It’s interesting that most poets fail to use the correct diction to express something or someone that might confuse the reader. Learning how to effectively use syntax is key when you are putting together words in a sentence because in order
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago engages in a tactical game of chess‚ where he manipulates the characters like pawns and uses them to obtain his selfish aspirations. Iago exploits Cassio’s inability to hold alcohol and ruins his reputation‚ persuades Othello to murder his beautiful and beloved wife‚ and convinces the ignorant Roderigo to attempt to kill Cassio – all with his persuasive‚ yet deceitful diction. Iago’s duplicity results in the death of four characters‚ including the
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value. Its surfeit in syntax variations stood out as a highly appealing passage to be analyzed‚ and the language effectively aroused suspense out of me. As the world of the savages unravels before Lenina?s eyes‚ her disgust heightens with each event that takes place‚ furthering repelling her from the culture. The underlying tone of hypnotic anticipation leads the audience through a series of events that build towards the climatical action of the passage. Through rhythmic syntax that propels the scene
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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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author of the article “The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe” described Poe’s regular tone as‚ “a pervasive tone of melancholy‚” (Zott). This description is accurate for the majority of his poetry‚ for instance‚ “Alone” and “The Black Cat”; nevertheless‚ the diction in “To My Mother” demonstrates how the poem is the exception to Poe’s trite tune. For example‚ Poe wrote‚ “None so devotional as that of ‘Mother‚’ Therefore by that dear
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disdain for the doll is made evident through the drastic changes in tone throughout the piece‚ and the speaker’s use of sentences with many clauses to draw attention to key points. The tone of the piece‚ revealed through the connotations of abstract diction‚ mirrors the speaker’s thoughts towards the doll. The tone of the piece starts pleasant‚ containing words with positive connotations such as “special” and “loving”. This is immediately contrasted with the negative words “revolting” and “frightened”
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desires and express the potential they have hidden deep inside of them. Whether one uses these words to discriminate and disparage a certain race‚ or instead take the same words to heal‚ save‚ and to fight against justice‚ it all relies on the specific diction used. In many ways‚ the Holocaust was a war fought with words. It relied on mass communication to convey it’s message of hate and to mobilize a nation in it’s service. For example‚ Hitler did indeed understand "the true power of words‚" he knew exactly
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