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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impersonal use of social media. People who use social media‚ especially those who participate in social media activism‚ are most affected by Gladwell’s words. Gladwell effectively backs his argument by utilizing different modes of development and middle diction. Most prominently featured in Gladwell’s work‚ compare and contrast allows him to draw attention to the differences between activism of real change and social media’s form of activism. Real change requires people to put their lives on the line. People
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on his parents or teachers for when he has troubles or concerns. Therefore‚ for him to be traveling on a train by himself was a new and frightening experience. Mark Haddon‚ the author‚ explains how Christopher’s toneF is anxious by using syntax‚ diction and imagery. Since Christopher is mainly straightforward
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punishment and a gift. The author uses symbols and diction to convey the theme that even the most brutal of punishments can be confernting. Hawthorne uses diction to showhow Hester’s precious Pearl hurts her on the outside. Even though Hester loves her daughter and her daughter brings her joy‚ there are certain things about Pearl that frighten Hester and torture her. The auther is able to show this in the quote‚ “It was as if an evil spirit
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expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is an informal word Holden chooses to use in a few situations of the book. For example‚ on pg 1 Holden says that‚ “I’m not
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themes of his novels‚ including the struggles of the working class and social injustice‚ he is also known for his excellent use of the literary elements. In two of his novels‚ Of Mice and Men and The Pearl‚ Steinbeck uses different types of tone‚ diction‚ and syntax to enhance meaning and strengthen the impact of his message. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck presents an innocent tone through his character‚ Lennie‚ to create meaning in the piece. The tone is brought out through Lennie’s close following
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”. Another team had argued that diction had caused the suspense‚ not danger. But that assumption is incorrect because diction is word choice‚ large v.s. enormous‚ and is NOT the outweighing character of weather a story is suspenseful or not. The danger of what the rats do and the fact that they are man-eating beasts makes the evidence suspenseful‚ not diction. If you describe fluffy bunnies on the deck‚ you still have diction‚ but without the danger present‚ diction is not suspenseful on its
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publishing did very well to highlight the main issues of America caused by the British Government. Franklin’s writing uses excessive rhetorical devices to portray his patriotic opinion towards the British Crown‚ such as Satire‚ Figurative Language‚ and Diction. These devices serve the purpose of warning the government of Britain that the American people do not approve of how they rule their people. Benjamin Franklin uses Satire throughout his entire piece‚ in an effort to make his audience; the readers
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throughout the piece to exemplify the gullibility of the public and consumers. The false diction throughout the piece helps propose the idea of careless self-absorption that the public has. Do MagnaSoles replenish and rejuvenate parts never thought able to heal? Well‚ more than likely‚ not. This article from The Onion mocks and satirizes the ways of advertisements by using irony‚ satire‚ sarcasm‚ and polysyllabic diction to imply the businesses way of bringing people or customers in willingly‚ to believe
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