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    story that it feels as if you could be there‚ with Tom‚ closing a deal with the devil in the woods. Ultimately‚ Irving’s diction to describe the setting‚ theme‚ and character has a tremendous impact on “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Firstly‚ Irving’s diction and imagery enhances the description of the setting.

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    a passage from the beginning of Chapter XX in the novel Howards End by E.M. Forster‚ it is clear‚ due to Forster’s use of rhetorical strategies‚ that the power of love is underestimated. Forster uses diction‚ syntax‚ and tone to illustrate this concept of love. Forster first uses diction to reveal the concept that love is underestimated in line three with the word “pebble”. A pebble is a small rock that is usually overlooked in landscapes‚ gets walked on‚ and is thought of as very miniscule

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    the ignorance of our society shown through style‚ diction‚ and theme. Barber implies the theme of ignorance through his style and unique point of view. The diction of the short work is meant for educated p eople to read. While Barber fails to

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    Poe’s intent was to provoke a horror filled response from the reader through his diction and themes. Poe’s consistent use of dark and gloomy diction creates a mood of horror‚ dread‚ and menace in “The Fall of the House of Usher‚” “The Raven‚” and‚ “The Bells.” In the short story “The Fall of The House of Usher‚” Poe creates an apprehensive feeling about his story at the very beginning by relentlessly using dreadful diction. The narrator is walking through a country region where it was “dull‚ dark‚

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    displayed in the book as an awe-inspiring‚ almost fatherly‚ figure to the people in London. On the other hand‚ in his day to day life‚ he is quite harsh and haughty. In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition and cut‚ strict and sharp diction to characterize Jaggers as a powerful‚ haughty man respected by all. Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition to evolve and develop Jaggers as an extremely detailed main character. This literary device strongly characterizes Mr. Jaggers through others’

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    poems convey is war‚ but it’s expressed in different point of views through the use of diction that builds tone. The tones of these poems play a big role in conveying the differences between the different eras that these poems are written in‚ and shows how societies have changed from the Victorian era till the time of World War I. The diction and tone in Borden and Owen’s poems is so much different than the diction and tone in Lovelace and Tennyson’s poems due to different perspectives and point

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    poetry and Coleridge’s criticism on it‚ is of great significance in the history of literary criticism. Wordsworth revolts against the poetic diction of eighteenth century. His theory has some merits and at the same time has certain demerits. Rejection of Poetic Diction and Background of his theory Wordsworth rejects poetic diction by saying‚ “avoid poetic diction”. He says that neither there is nor could be any difference in the language of prose and that of metrical composition. Previous critics

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    To be mysterious is difficult or impossible to understand‚ explain‚ or identify. Robert Louis Stevenson uses a mysterious mood In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In order for the book to display this mood in his writing he uses imagery‚ diction‚ and details. Stevenson thought the theme up for this book in a nightmare and it certainly is one. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde could be described as mysterious‚ dark‚ dreary‚ and scary. This book uses imagery to create a very dark and mysterious mood. “lamp-lighted

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    criticizes how Trump diverts any accusations toward him by making “racist‚ sexist‚” or any kinds or remarks(Blow). Blow believes that trump is “unfit” to be the president of the United States due to his ignorant‚ divisive‚ and racist qualities. Blow uses diction to create a deprecatory tone which helps emphasize his point on how Trump is not qualified to be a president. Blow sets the tone when

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    Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crèvecoeur writes and records his opinions of his attitude toward Europeans and Americans in his non-fiction passage‚ “Letters from an American Farmer”. (1782) Crèvecoeur uses his choice of diction to emphasize the opportunities and new life the Americans have. He also uses symbolism also express his views on the Americas’ past lives in Europe. Crèvecoeur mainly expresses his thoughts of how the American’s lives in Europe were unfair and brutal. Comprehensively‚ Crèvecoeur

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