The Road written by Cormac McCarthy is a novel based on a post-apocalyptic setting. The story focuses on a father and a son. No names are given to either. But‚ the son does address his father as Papa. The father and the son are trying to survive not only by undertaking the constant struggle of getting the necessary means to live (water‚ food‚ etc.) but by surviving from the cannibals. The father and the son are traveling throughout the entirety of the novel. Before the wife had abandoned her husband
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World War 1. Yeats was greatly affected by the events that took place during the war. He lived through a time where there was no faith in God. Yeats depicts a society that has lost its faith in God and is no longer stable. The author uses a dark diction to convey his theme throughout the poem. For example “The falcon cannot hear the falconer”(line 2) visualizes someone being lost. He uses falcon and falconer to symbolize god and his followers‚ and how they have lost faith in him. “The blood dimmed
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Ismael Gonzalez Professor Edwards February 24‚ 2013 William Stafford “Traveling Through the Dark” & Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” In Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” we can see how many different aspects of life decision making comes in the form of symbolisms. “Two roads diverge in a yellow wood. And sorry I couldn’t not travel both” This showing use how unwilling the character is of not making a right decision‚ this is centered on how life can come with certain choices one must make
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Through the use of vibrant diction‚ syntax‚ and ever changing tone‚ the author is able to create a dramatic‚ yet sorrowful story that affects the reader on many levels. In the first paragraph‚ the author begins the piece by using strong‚ uplifting words that describe Paret as being a “champion” and comments on his “ability to take a punch.” This use of diction creates an image of a true champion; a man that is respected‚ inside the readers mind. Those words make the reader respect Paret and create
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flashback to remember his ancestors and his childhood. The speaker recalls specific encounters that he reflects on and how they affect him. He then snaps out of the flashback and continues to write at his desk. In Digging‚ the poet‚ Heaney‚ uses imagery‚ diction‚ and enjambment to reveal the theme that one pursues a unique work that is best for them‚ but their work ethic is instilled by one’s interactions and through one’s ancestors. Heaney uses imagery to show how hard his father and grandfather worked and
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irrational yet balanced argument. On one hand he seems psychotic‚ on the other he appears to be a profound visionary. 2. Swift chooses an intensified‚ yet “weakened” diction. I say this because he uses words that passively dehumanize poor children‚ in a literal sense‚ but if you let it‚ it can pass right over your head. His diction alone would leave the reader to convey a sense of insanity‚ but coupled with his calm demeanor and tone‚ the reader is left to listen to his reasoning‚ 3.
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for interpretation making them negotiable. There are moments when people encounter crossroads‚ where they must choose a path. “The step not taken” is a story about a man‚ who was at a crossroad and chose a path that he regretted soon after and continued to be haunted with guilt. The hero‚ Paul D’Angelo experienced an epiphany in his story “The step not taken”‚ where his subconscious acts as his benevolent guide. His journey will be analyzed through the archetypal theory‚ where the stages of monomyth
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theme showing the power of word choice. Richard uses words to gain power‚ woo Lady Anne‚ motivate his army‚ and to trick Hastings in putting himself to death. Throughout Richard III‚ Shakespeare shows the power of diction in getting what one wants. The first evidence of the power of diction is evident when Richard wins over Lady
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bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet Caesar denies him and answers‚ “What touches us ourself shall be last served” (Act 3‚ scene 2‚ lines 17-18). The diction behind that illustrates
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In the passage present above from the book “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hawthorne attitude of Dimmesdale is of passion and nobility. Hawthorne expressed his attitude through a multitude of devices such as diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery. His dictions for Dimmesdale is that of a man who does not care and just wanted to tell the truth. The syntax that Hawthorne applied is meant to undermined Dimmesdale with irony but at the same time‚ make Dimmesdale even nobler. Imageries were used as
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