Heart of Darkness‚ written in 1902. This short story describes the main character Marlow‚ a seaman‚ recounting a story of imperialism suffered by Africa in detail. Conrad’s writing style is uncommon‚ using particularly dark diction and imagery along with unique syntax. Conrad’s diction is described by many as being melancholy. At the beginning of the story‚ Marlow and his shipmates are stuck on a flooded river. They were condemned to wait and examine their surroundings. On page two‚ Conrad writes‚ “The
Premium Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Fiction
Response to William Wordsworth’s ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ It is most difficult‚ I feel‚ to compose a response to William Wordsworth’s classic and idolised poem‚ ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ in such few words. A response to a poem may be seen as a reflection on features such as the language‚ the imagery and certainly‚ how the poem made me feel. I will however attempt to outline the influence this poem has had on me‚ considering the aforementioned features. This poem has evidently stood
Premium I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Poetry Stanza
Chapter 3‚ pages 34-35 Brave New World Diction “Main Day-shift off duty…..’I shall make a point of going‚’ said Henry Foster.” In chapter 3 of Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World‚ many things are revealed about hot the society in this novel functions. It shows more about the work that the people do and how the society functions. Huxley uses repetition and descriptive diction to provide a deeper look into the society that is shown in this passage. In one paragraph‚ one specific word
Free Brave New World Aldous Huxley Science
The Great Gatsby- Diction and Selection of Detail The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ uses a specific choice of words along with selection of detail to develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. This essay will cite specific examples that correspond to Fitzgerald’s use of diction and details. Although this passage does not emphasize on Tom Buchanan‚ his character is developed through the use of literary techniques. Tom’s character speaks three times during the course
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby
Swan‚ allusions and different varieties of poetic elements are used to depict how a helpless young woman becomes violently reduced into being a sexual object instead of just being a customary girl. The author‚ William Butler Yeats‚ does not just use allusions in his poem to illustrate what Leda had to go through he also had used other types elements of poetry such as tone‚ mood‚ and rhyming‚ structure and irony‚ and imagery. An allusion is a kind of poetic device where the poet mentions or refers
Premium Agamemnon Helen Odyssey
family‚ and even their will to live. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to illustrate the loss of humanity during the holocaust. Loss of humanity was a huge theme during the holocaust because of all the things they had lost and the way the Naziz did this. “The three ‘veteran’ prisoners‚ needles in hand‚ tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713. From then on‚ I had no other name” (42). Wiesel uses diction to show how much the Naziz wanted the Jews to think that they were
Premium The Holocaust Nazi Germany Jews
his speech in order to deliver his purpose to his audience. Winston Churchill was well known for his speeches that he used diction to support his purpose. In this speech “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” Winston Churchill used a lot of war diction in order to support his purpose of writing this speech. Churchill began his speech saying “rapid retreat” to signify the horrible attacks that lead to the soldiers to back away quickly. Following that Churchill said “the destruction of the fine Belgian Army”
Premium Rhetoric World War II Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
To trace dark emotions upon readers most authors will use the concept of negative diction. For instance‚ “Harried by day and haunted by night”(Paragraph 11‚ Letter from a Birmingham Jail). The words “harried” and “hunted” make you feel scared‚ sick to the stomach. A spine-chilling pity will roam through your body. Allowing no positive emotion to be sense.Negative diction stained murky words into the Clergyman’s mind‚ making it almost impossible to ignore the action that is required
Premium Martin Luther King Jr. African American
Melody is the key component of any song. In my opinion the melody is the identity of a song. I believe music could not exist without melody: It is like having a body but not the brain to help the body function. I think the rhythm controls the melody and‚ paired correctly‚ the harmony adds a little sparkle to the piece. I think the most important thing about the melody is that it is a way for the musician to convey a message to the listeners. When we hear the song “Wrecking Ball” the melody resonates
Premium Music Harmony Greek loanwords
The Complex Style‚ Diction‚ Tone and Syntax of John Milton John Milton was inspired to write a great epic‚ much like the works by Homer‚ Dante and Virgil‚ and with this inspiration he created Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an incredible piece of literature that tries to embody the idea of the epic poem. Milton puts a lot of effort (some even say too much effort) and significant thought into how he writes the story of The Fall of Satan‚ his infiltration of the Garden of Eden and the temptation of
Premium Paradise Lost John Milton Epic poetry