In her letter to her son‚ John Quincey Adams‚ Abigail Adams uses picturesque diction‚ a supportive tone‚ and allusions to encourage John Quincey Adams to persevere through his current journey and the ones to come‚ even when he does not want to. The first noticeable technique that Abigail Adams uses is picturesque diction that develops through her elaborate descriptions of the trials of life. In her letter‚ she describes the struggles in life as if she was referring to people on a battlefield‚ flourishing
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each second that fades by‚ the parent watches his grip on his child slowly slip. In “A Story”‚ Li-Young Lee uses poetic diction‚ structure‚ and point of view to convey the complex relationship between a father and his son. Frustrated and hopeless a father “rubs his chin‚ scratches his ear‚” in search for the perfect story to appease the demands of his son. Lee uses poetic diction to express the father’s frustration with his inability to “come up with [a story]” and the sons’s eager affection towards
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literary devices. In Sylvia Plath’s poem “Two Campers in Cloud Country” the speaker uses diction and figurative language to portray attitudes of mockery towards civilization and awe towards the freedom of nature. First‚ the speaker opens the poem by saying “In this country there is neither measure nor balance” (l.1). This has a negative connotation and is the initial expression of how the speaker uses diction to display negative feelings to society. Another negative connotation is when the speaker
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X In his autobiography‚ Malcolm X conveys his life story in a very personal manner by incorporating remarks and reflections of his childhood events. Through the use of foreshadow‚ personal commentary‚ diction‚ and tone‚ Malcolm’s writing style heightens the autobiography’s ability to convey the hardships and transformations of his life. Malcolm repeatedly uses foreshadowing in his book in order to describe to his readers how far his life has taken him. For example
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took a turn in the opposite directs. Douglass conveys his opinions through his diction‚ rhetorical devices‚ and figurative language. Frederick Douglass used specific diction throughout his speech to convey his points. He uses words such as obdurate‚ gratitude‚ Jubilee‚ rejoice‚ mourn‚ rob‚ liberty‚ work‚ ignorant‚ beat‚ flay‚ and sunder. These words bring forward a great deal of emotion. The objective of his diction was to help them in someway grasp the emotional effect of things these
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In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald is able to use precise diction and textual evidence in chapter 2 to bring to life the figure of Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle is portrayed as a disappointed tragic figure ; a person who is materialistic and uses objects to show herself and others that she is cape able of being what she pleases. The author uses his dexterous ordain of diction to select particular words to emphasize the tragic image of Myrtle. She is trying her best to be a woman of high-class ‚ but
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Goodman uses diction‚ syntax‚ and characterization to create a piteous tone in her essay “The Company Man.” Ellen Goodman uses diction to appeal to the readers’ emotion to create a piteous attitude. When Goodman states‚ “… he always ate egg salad sandwiches‚” makes Phil sounds boring‚ but makes the reader feel a little sympathy for Phil wishing had a little fun in life. In the passage she would call him a workaholic or say that he had no outside interests. Once again‚ Goodman’s diction is making the
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who came from foreign lands‚ sought their fortunes in the United States and made striking contributions‚ industrial and scientific‚ not only to their chosen country but to the entire world” (Kennedy‚ 24). These quotes both show divergent types of diction even though they are about the same things which is immigrants. Quindlen’s quote show she is
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colorful diction to help convey her emotions and thoughts throughout her story. Initially‚ Hurston described growing up as an innocent young girl‚ not even realizing the segregation and racism that was occurring against her race. The diction used is uplifting‚ and innocent‚ creating a joyous tone that soon shifts when she turns thirteen and realizes not everyone is treated the same in society. When her realization occurs‚ she begins to analyze how she is different‚ using colorful diction to help
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parallelism in the essay that can be seen when he list facts about how studies are used. The sentence “Crafty men contemn studies‚ simple men admire them‚ and wise men use them” is just one instance where you can see the repetitive parallelism. The diction used in Of
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