In Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits‚ barbarous diction characterizes the Catholic Church as barbaric and antiquated. The head of the parish‚ Father Restrepo‚ relies on traditional Catholic teachings that use flagellation as a form of punishment. Father Restrepo is “a firm believer in the value of a good thrashing to vanquish the weaknesses of the soul and was famous for his unrestrained oratory” (Allende 3). The “thrashing” refers to flagellation‚ a process that tears at the person’s skin
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book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses vivid imagery and dramatic diction to bring to life his horrid and painful memories of the Holocaust and his time in Auschwitz. At the end of chapter 4 Wiesel describes the events that occurred leading up to the death of a young pipel. This scene is brought to life by Wiesel’s incredible use of diction to reinforce the imagery used to create a sense of emotion felt by the reader. Throughout this book diction is used to create a deeper connection to the events and people
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ghosts. The author uses diction in order to create a creepy and mysterious atmosphere‚ and imagery to depict the supernatural events that occur in the country house‚ Bly. In The Turn of the Screw‚ the author uses diction to help prove the existence of ghosts in the novella. To begin‚ James describes Bly to be big and old to set up a mysterious atmosphere‚ “No; it was a big‚ ugly‚ antique . . . embodying a few features of a building still older” (James‚ 17). The author uses diction to create a mysterious
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thing many of us enjoy‚ it’s tretorus‚ terrifying and most of all‚ degrading. In “Dulce et Decorum Est” Wilfred Owen uses graphic diction and irregular‚ slow moving lines to explain to the public how dreadful war really is. His graphic diction gave Owens opinion on how he felt about the propaganda the public was getting about the war. In the poem‚ Owen’s graphic diction and irregular‚ slow lines gave the the poem the sense of how slow the war moved‚ and how no man should ever experience it. The
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In her poem “Circe‚ After his Departure‚” Sewell’s diction characterizes Circe’s desire as a feeling that occurs internally rather than directly relating to Odysseus. Several of Sewell’s specific word choices repudiate the concept that Circe is passionately yearning for Odysseus. Sewell describes that Circe “still thinks of him‚/ still gazes idly out at a horizon on which no vague blur/or bright spot [...] appears” (2-4). Sewell’s choice of the word “idly” (3) contradicts the intense emotional attachment
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In her essay Zora Neale Hurston uses elevated diction as well as manipulation of viewpoint to enrich the audience with her childhood experience. In the beginning of her essay the author starts off with a very detailed description of her house as she details the exact number of trees. By doing this the author is able to provide the author with a rather vivid description of her childhood home. She furthermore emphasizes the importance of the flowers as she states how expensive they are in New York
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In Jackie Robinsons line of his letter‚ he means that people of color have been waiting patiently to be respected. In his letter he uses polite tone of diction to explain his point of view. Robinson choose to use a polite but stern diction of writing while writing to president Eisenhower because‚ he had enough of the treatment that was being dished out. He wrote to let him know people of color were tired of hanging on and being civilized‚ while they were being mistreated. Robinson felt as though
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Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 1 Diction and Imagery Literary Techniques • The meaning of a poem (i.e its focus‚ mood and the speaker’s attitude) is enhanced by four main types of literary techniques: • Diction • Imagery • Sound devices • Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Diction • Diction is the choice of words a poet uses to bring meaning across. In working through a poem‚ it is useful to question why a certain word is used‚ and what kind of effect is achieved with the choice and placement
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were well-crafted‚ passage two was the one that really stood out from its counterpart. Carefully planned‚ elegant‚ and organized‚ the diction and syntax are clearly expressed through the author’s word choice and phrasing. The diction is very well thought and relates exceptionally well to the passage at hand. Yann Martel uses rather formal language for the diction‚ which give this particular passage a lyrical and philosophical sense‚ an example of this would be the usage of “nonetheless” (Martel)
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Annie Proulx’s language and diction in the story is interesting. Instead of writing in complete sentences shes writes small phrases. Although the phrases and random words may sound confusing and out of place I think that they give a much more clear representation of the setting and the story. Instead of using long word sentences Proulx uses specific words that stand out in the reader’s mind. It helps the reader picture everything easily and she really gets the point across with one concise and powerful
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