syntax/diction and fashion. This is important because his work set the standards for new American writers‚ and perfectly described different types of Americans. Firstly‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s contribution to American culture was syntax/diction. The reason why a
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educated man‚ wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1791 arguing against slavery. Banneker uses several rhetorical techniques including tone‚ allusion‚ diction‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and counterargument to make his position of the given subject clear and to make Mr. Jefferson change his own opinion about slavery. Banneker uses formal style diction and uses abstract words and ideas to show the vastness of freedom‚ slavery‚ and emotion; like in the phrases‚ “...tranquility which you enjoy...”; “...apprehensions
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the Viet Cong. This ongoing presence of horror greatly affected surviving soldiers‚ who felt depressed and unworthy of life after witnessing their friends perish. In “The Things They Carried‚” the author Tim O’Brien utilizes imagery‚ symbolism‚ and diction to prove that the items the soldiers carry give them the hope they need in order to block out the brutalities of
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comfort on earth. Hazlitt employs adverse diction and the layering of evidence through syntax to then further his argument on the necessity of money. Hazlitt’s fatalistic diction exposed to the readers how without money‚ one’s life on earth is rather misfortunate and uncomfortable‚ to say the least. Words such as‚ “despised‚” “exile‚” “rejected‚” and “avoided‚” reveal the bleak lifestyle of a poverty-stricken‚ penniless human being. This pessimistic diction suggests and constructs the awful‚ unhappy
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should analyze the following five elements: diction‚ images‚ details‚ language‚ and sentence structure. Two well-known American writers with completely different styles are Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Hemingway and Faulkner’s similarities and differences in style become apparent when comparing and contrasting two of their famous short stories‚ “A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway and “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner. Diction involve word choices a writer makes for his
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prosper. In Letters from an American Farmer Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crevecoeur commends this welcoming society full of diverse European ethnicities with repetition‚ large lists‚ and contrasting diction because of its freedom from European superiority. Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crevecoeur with negative diction and extensive lists creates an image of an unwelcoming culture of Europe. America’s unity of cultures and people makes it a land of hope for people unlike Europe. Crevecoeur explains through questions
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of the lack of attention and concern given to it. As he continues the poem‚ he shifts the tone from tragic to the peacefulness and respect of a hero. Wilbur exercises heavily loaded diction and vivid imagery corresponding to the tones in order to depict the toad’s death as tragic and heroic. The heavily loaded diction brings tragedy to the toad’s death and progresses to characterizing the toad as a hero. In line four‚ Wilbur references “cineraria leaves.” These words announce the death of the toad
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texts and how their diction and tone differ from one another. The first text is The Immigrant Contribution which is about how immigrants contributed to America and how important they are. The second text is A Quilt of a Country which is about how America is a bunch of different ethnicities and religions and how they have all joined together throughout the years. The diction and tone throughout each text has some difference between each other‚ but they mainly convey similar dictions and tones throughout
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Symbolism Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally‚ it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning much deeper and more significant. Sometimes‚ however‚ an action‚ an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance‚ “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you
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with love and sincerity at some points in the poem; then he also addresses her in a tone that is far from love and is bordering on haughty disposition. The diction and imagery play vital roles in creating the tone and emotion between the speaker and the woman. In the poem “When You Are Old‚” by W.B. Yeats‚ the speaker’s use of imagery‚ diction‚ and tone allow the reader to see into the woman and the speaker’s relationship. In the poem the speaker’s relationship with the woman has two sides. One emotion
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