In the short story "The Black Cat"‚ Edgar Allan Poe uses gruesome detail and diction to establish his rule of one effect and the death of one major character. One of Poe’s rules for 19th Century Poetry is that writing should exhibit one effect or one purpose‚ which is to scare the reader. Poe uses diction and detail to put disturbing images into people’s head. In "The Black Cat" the narrator declines from sanity to madness. Poe uses detail to set up the situation where the narrator goes insane.
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issues which had arisen in Irish society. In order to persuade the Irish government to right the social and economic wrongs that were afflicting Irish society‚ Swift used numerical values‚ inflicted guilt upon his audience‚ and included dehumanizing diction. Swift’s use of numerical values in his pamphlet assists him in effectively conveying his purpose to his audience by making his argument logically appealing. In a written work that is obviously very sarcastic‚ the inclusion of numbers makes
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The two complementary tones in of innocence and sin in “The Prison Door” by Nathaniel Hawthorne are reflected in the author’s use of diction and imagery. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many descriptive words. The author showcases the tone of innocence by using words such as “sweet” and “virtue.” The definition of sweet is delightful and pleasing. The word virtue relates to Christianity. It means behavior that shows high moral standards. This gives almost a welcoming effect to an otherwise gloomy prison
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Walt Whitman’s poetry is relatively formless and his random patterns have a significant effect on the meaning evoked from the poems. Whitman has a constant theme of the link between nature/natural experience and humans. He expresses his emotions and opinions through his poems. Some of his poems are very personable‚ which makes them very easier to understand and more enjoyable to read. "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is a poem about the sharing of experiences. All humans are somehow connected through the
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A Survivor from the school shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on february 14th 2018‚ Emma Gonzalez shares her views about the gun control laws in a speech‚ in which she says‚ “ it’s time for victims to be the change that we need to see. Since the Founding Fathers added the Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ our guns have developed at a rate that leaves me dizzy. The guns have changed but our laws have not.” School shooting occur too often for a difference
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bright on that halloween night‚ being the only source of light illuminating a mysterious‚ winding road. Emma‚ Detective Emma‚ and Dr. Laurenz were in the only car out. It was almost ten o’clock and the only sounds to be heard were those of crickets and tree branches whispering among themselves. It was a chilly fall night and there was frost starting to form on the trees as they drove by. Emma was a woman in her mid-20’s. She had beautiful auburn hair that she curled and strung up into a high ponytail
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Diction essay In The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck’s use of diction builds the foundation of his overall theme; the cruelties men impose on other men. His use of repetition‚ low-style word choice‚ and the power of connotation all reinforce his lager message. In the novel’s opening pages Steinbeck laces the text with recurring words‚ illustrating the setting and tone. He repeats words like “red country”‚ “dust”‚ “boiling”‚ and “raw stinging” to make the reader feel as if they are in the scorched
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the past. Once they reunite‚ he seems unsatisfied with Daisy because of this huge dream and t seemed like Daisy could not fulfill it. Nick Carraway‚ Daisy’s cousin and also the narrator‚ was in a way‚ was Gatsby’s guardian. Fitzgerald uses‚ simile‚ diction‚ imagery and paradox to express the guardian-like behavior Nick shows towards Gatsby. After the death of the Great Gatsby‚ Nick mentions that “He had come a long way to this blue lawn‚ and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly
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ENN203J: Jane Austen 28/02/2013 ASSIGNMENT 01: Emma STUDENT NUMBER: 51004623 The misunderstandings with regard to perception and deception in Jane Austen’s novel Emma undeniably suggest something sinister about human nature‚ given the negative effects it has on those that fall prey to such conjecture. However‚ the misunderstandings may also render the novel comedic to a certain extent because of the ironic amusement throughout‚ which involves complete misunderstandings from characters on
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June 21‚ 2014 Marriage in Jane Austen’s Emma The subject of marriage and its effect on women is a topic lively debated by Jane Austen in her many books. In Emma‚ the title protagonist is the spoiled daughter of a wealthy widower who spends her time gossiping and patronizing those less fortunate. Emma is kind hearted but a touch naïve‚ and her lack of impulse control finds the young woman often causing more disorder than she intends. The novel begins with Emma having recently attended the wedding
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