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    The picturesque diction Larson choses and the the poignant tone enhance Holmes thought process when he kills to present how he is truly psychotic. When Larson wrote‚ “ He pulled the stopper from a dark amber bottle of liquid and immediately felt its silvery exhalation in his own nostrils” which is a form of imagery. He includes to parade how Holmes is affected by the smell of death since the liquid is chloroform which he is using to kill. Holmes is sent to a euphoric state when he smells the chloroform

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    in the society. Although the characters are similar‚ they are still separated by one gap and that is social classes. These themes are shown through diction and tone‚ mood‚ and symbolism. One way this theme of social barriers is emphasized is with the literary device of tone and diction. Liliana Heker describes how Rosaura felt through tone and diction: "Rosaura felt her arms stiffen stick close to her body and then she noticed her mother’s hand on her shoulder." Rosaura thought she was going to get

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    telling the state that excluding women from voting is wrong. The Woman’s right to the Suffrage speech by Susan B. Anthony was most compelling because she used good evidence and good diction. The Constitution states it is legal for women to vote and should be allowed to vote; she communicates this idea through diction and allusion. It is illegal for the state to tell them otherwise. “For any state to make sex a qualification that must result in the disfranchisement of one entire half of the people

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    1. Diction Diction is very important in the given passage from Trifles‚ it contributes to characterization and plot in multiple ways‚ making for a better piece of literary work. By using diction in this passage the writer was able to portray the characters very well due to the images of the characters that are clearly formed in the readers’ minds. Through diction and characterization we are able to get too know Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters and realize that they are two very different individuals. We

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    fooled by trusting in big words‚ which often sound correct. This would normally connect to the reader as logos‚ however‚ the author plainly uses his diction in order to create an acrimonious feeling. Where a marketing company would attempt to reassure the reader that the product and creator serves as trustworthy‚ this author mocks it by such diction as "its patented...design‚" and "features more than 200 isometrically aligned Contour Points‚" should give the reader a reassuring emotion‚ or it may

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    Tone and Diction in Quilt of a Country and The Immigration Contribution Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen is an essay written after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. In this piece Quindlen explains how America is like a quilt‚ and made up of all different cultures sewn together by a common enemy. In her essay Quindlen uses a diction that easy to understand‚ but at the same time it gives you good information. In the first paragraph of the essay the author states “America is an improbable idea

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    poem The Zulu Girl‚ the poet utilizes the rich relationship between a mother and her child to eloquently exemplify the impacts of colonialism on the Africa’s older and younger generation‚ through the utilization of symbolism‚ imagery‚ similes and diction. * Firstly‚ the poet reveals the impacts of colonialism on the older generation through his parallel and symbolism of the mother-child relationship‚ as well as his utilization of similes. In the poem‚ the “Zulu girl” is a clear representation

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    The Rattler The author uses different literary devices‚ including point of view and diction to show a character’s struggle in choice between regret and heroism. His use of first person point of view is used to convey regret‚ while his use of diction is used to show heroism. The author uses point of view to show the regret he felt. “...I could see him as I might have let him go‚ sinuous and self-respecting in departure over the twilit sands...” He uses the word “I” to indicate that it is in first

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    illustrates how happiness can be found amid dismay and gloom if one still has hope. Poetic devices strongly emphasize the author’s message regarding the bleak isolation of the world and how hope can still remain. Techniques involving the choice of diction‚ atmosphere‚ and the change of mood demonstrate Hardy’s implication as shown in "The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins‚ the reader is stricken with ominous images‚ metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the

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    powerful and well-written. The forms of rhetorical devices that President Jefferson used in his speech are elevated diction‚ tone‚ metaphors‚ and the power of three. The figurative speech confirms to the public that it was a good choice to reelect him and that he will continue to be a more than adequate president of the United States of America. President Jefferson’s elevated diction is present throughout the speech beginning with the first sentence which reads “Proceeding‚ fellow-citizens‚ to that

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