shown through the issues created by the winds before even arriving. Joan Didion explains through diction and meticulous details the change in atmosphere created by the Santa Ana wind. Didion begins by using creative diction and imagery to create tension. Words such as “uneasy”‚ “unnatural”‚ “ominous” and “mechanistic” gives the audience a clear idea that the wind is not welcomed. Through Didion’s diction the audience can feel something bad waiting to happen. All these words help prove to the audience
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important uses that he used was his use of diction‚ allusions and apostrophe. May certainly uses a high level of diction than most every day poets. May will use words to allow the reader to almost feel what is happening in the story. An example of this would be when May is describing how to classify wars‚ “Identify war by what it takes away / from fecund orchards” (7-8). May uses “fecund’ which means fruitful in vegetation and offspring so the use of diction in these lines means that you classify how
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are products of their environments. Through diction‚ tone‚ and mood‚ Weigl conveys the message that it is not what a person does‚ rather how things are done unto them‚ that defines who they are. Weigl utilizes very strong word choice in this poem to really help to get his message across. The proof is right there in the title- “Burning SHIT at An Khe”- which leaves the reader automatically with a feeling about the tone of the poem. Weigl’s strong diction doesn’t stop there‚ though. He uses his vocabulary
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Ode to Nightingale Many aspects go into understanding the deeper meaning behind a romantic poem; figurative language and diction contribute to the underlying story that life seems immoral until death actually occurs or is caused. In the romantic poem‚ “Ode to Nightingale‚” by John Keats the use of figurative language adds to the readers’ comprehension of the poem. It allows readers to open their minds to what Keats is really trying to get across in his poem. In life some people have the desire
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In Henry IV Part II William Shakespeare uses diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery to convey King Henry’s state of mind. The King starts his soliloquy questioning why he cannot sleep when the peasants can. He continues by addressing sleep though apostrophe. King Henry questions as to “...how have I frighted thee” (3). Shakespeare uses diction to emphasize how desperate the King is to sleep‚ and how respectful he is to sleep. Henry politely calls sleep “gentle” (2) and “Nature’s soft nurse” (3). Even though
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Joshua Kim Marrene Franich AP Literature 4 October 2013 Promt 2 Essay In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Nick’s use of diction and imagery in his language shows that the attendees of the party are not ordinary commoners but extravagant and luxurious people from the upper classes. Nick’s uses of diction shows the high class of the people at the party. For example‚ when Nick first sees Myrtle’s sister‚ Catherine‚ he describes that she is a “slender‚ worldly girl”. He thinks that‚ unlike other
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suggests no one has heard him. Smith portrays these cries for help so powerful that the man continues to seek help after his death. Through syntax‚ diction‚ and the use of metaphor‚ Smith illustrates a powerful stance on suffering in silence. Smith applies both syntax and diction to accurately depict the meaning behind “Not Waving but Drowning”. Syntax and diction play a close role in the word choice‚ placement of the words‚ and overall affecting the tone of the poem. The poem has identifies three different
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almost as unlovable. However‚ in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20‚ the poet displays power emotions indicating and praising a deep sensual love. With his writing techniques‚ Shakespeare is able to switch the message in his sonnets by using diction. Therefore allowing him to use diction‚ and use the Shakespearean sonnet format‚ in order to articulate love—the real and the fantastical—in both sonnets. Starting off with Shakespeare’s most controversial sonnet‚ Sonnet 20 has caused much debate. Some scholars believe
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Northanger Abbey Jane Austen’s novel‚ Northanger Abbey‚ uses vivid diction and a distinct tone to portray each character in the novel. Austen begins the novel with a nonchalant tone and ends it with a more serious tone. She uses these tones of the novel‚ along with descriptive word choices to develop mental images of each character in the mind of her audience. In the opening paragraph of Northanger Abbey‚ Austen’s colorful diction is presented when Catherine’s physical appearance is illustrated
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Carson’s play on negative diction‚ immediately after her use of positive diction seizes the reader’s utmost attention. Life‚ as it is represented through the depiction of the small American town‚ has transitioned into a nightmare‚ cloaked in the gloom of death. “ Then a strange blight crept over the area
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