This Is Just to Say is a poem written by William Carlos Williams that can exemplify the theme of revenge through literary devices such as tone‚ diction‚ and allusion. Although‚ this poem is interpreted in varying ways‚ the way I have interpreted it is as sibling rivalry. A child has eaten their sibling’s plums as an act of revenge and has written a note asking for forgiveness‚ but he has no care to be forgiven. Tone used in the poem can be described as sarcastic and lighthearted. The writer‚ or
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Margaret Shuff Mrs. Siegfried AP Language and Composition 12 May 2012 Chinese Cinderella- Analysis The most persuasive and intriguing aspect of an author’s stylistic choices are within the schemes‚ tropes‚ diction and syntax. Adeline Yen Mah‚ author of Chinese Cinderella‚ paints an authentic picture of her childhood in twentieth-century China; Mah’s childhood‚ fraught with painful memories and bad luck‚ accentuates her strength and courage and ultimate triumph over despair. Mah’s stylistic
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negative diction. In the first stanza we see list of verbs such as “stop”‚ “prevent”‚ “silence”. Yet all these verbs indicate an end of something representing the end of one’s life together with their love. We do encounter verbs such as “bring out” and “let…come” which would normally indicate beginning of something new. Yet in this poem these verbs have a negative meaning since the nouns attached to them are “coffin” and “mourners”. As for another aspect of diction‚ poet uses sensuous diction referring
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Daniel Webster created a speech in 1825‚ which he delivered to the people who were fighting in the American Revolutionary War. Webster uses pathos‚ logos‚ ethos‚ diction‚ and syntax in his speech in different ways‚ some of them more than others. In this speech Daniel Webster uses pathos fairly often. He talks about “...human faces‚ glowing with sympathy and joy...” Webster is giving examples of people who are giving sympathy to people who have been fighting in the American Revolutionary War. He also
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characters. This can be seen in page 46 where Farmer Metcalf “regarded the land girls as replacement labour and made no concessioning either to their sex or to the patriotic motives which brought them to his acres”. The use of “replacement” in the diction of “replacement labour” suggests that their job to provide manual labour in the farm is meaningless that it needs to be substituted by sexual labour. this shows that the land girl are seen as sexual objects as their real purpose to labour is disregarded
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James Alan McPherson uses abstract diction by paradoxically combining colors and inanimate objects‚ describing the skin color of the characters in the story‚ as well as slang to amplify the connection between the inanimate objects and colors and create a childishly colorful tone in his short story‚ “Why I Like Country Music.” Throughout the story the main character describes a childhood experience to his wife Gloria about why he likes country music. The author uses slang in sentences‚ which gives
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describes the beauty and greatness that England is presented in. And the how the inhabitants nationalistic inhabitants where it as if a statement‚Kincaid expresses Antigua’s overall consumption by England. In the passage Jamaica Kincaid uses concrete diction and details in her essay to show the assimilating effect England has on Antigua‚ and express her dislike
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conflicts. The reader already knows that Dimmesdale feels guilty and remorseful for not taking blame and responsibility for his actions with Pearl. The only way for him to release this guilt would be to admit his faults. Therefore‚ Hawthorne’s choice of diction in this scene signals that Dimmesdale has reached a decision in this matter; feelings of anxiety and intensity are invoked in the reader because of the possible consequences that Dimmesdale could face. Once Dimmesdale finally admits his sins at the
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She uses her diction to draw a parallel to the United States. “Grayness‚ blues‚ reddens” are essentially morbid forms of the basic “White‚ blue‚ red” of the American flag. She goes on to talk about “frieze of cabbage-roses and cornflower pales”‚ which is a famous line from Roosevelt’s speech. This American themed diction clearly shows how the audience this poem is built for is those who reside in America. Plath is deliberately
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particularly the use of history‚ form‚ voice and diction. This essay will begin with an examination of each poem individually‚ with specific attention to the voices of the characters. It will then turn to a comparison of the four poems. The first poem to be discussed is Rita Dove’s “The House Slave.” In this five-stanza poem‚ the speaker‚ a house slave‚ conveys an immeasurable sense of loneliness and despair. Dove uses simple lines and common diction (including the slang “Massa” [Dove‚ 7])
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