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    Some the literary elements that Poe uses in the bells are onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ repetition‚ and rhythm. Onomatopoeia which is the formation of word by imitation of a sound made or associated with its referent‚ it is used in line 3 with the phrase tinkle tinkle‚ tinkle. Alliteration is the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group‚ used in verse 2 lines 10 and 12 “frantic fire” and “desperate desire.” Assonance

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    John Steinbeck had used various literary devices in which converse the theme which is of people trying to enlighten those who don’t know the truth and receiving conflict in return and resistance which teaches for confidence and knowledge. The author uses the devices of characterization‚ plot/conflict‚ and symbols. The usage of characterization puts into the conflict of that the characters - Root and Dick are the main characters- and how they show of using the literary terms to put into the theme. The

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    Ah Q Literary Devices

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    were being helped‚ when in reality many of them were actually being hurt by what was going on. His story is a was meant to be a representation of how the ordinary people were affected by the revolutionary period and the reforms. Ah Q is used as an example of the move toward Western ideas‚ seen in his name by using the English letter “Q” only. His treatment by the other people in his village also show the treatment many found‚ especially those from poor rural communities like Ah Q‚ where Ah Q is criticized

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    The play‚ Romeo and Juliet has many deaths‚ which are usually suicides because they have lost someone they love. The novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham also has people risking their lives or even suicide because they will or are not able to live without the person they love. However‚ the short story‚ “No Renewal” shows that Douglas doesn’t appreciate his new lifestyle because he already made his old lifestyle part of his identity. All these texts suggest that when one loses someone or something

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    reflective themes to express their opinion on an ongoing event. A novel is usually based on several themes that represent author’s views on a certain thing. Similarly‚ many themes which represent authors idea are used in the novel the chrysalids. In the novel the chrysalids by John Wyndham it is evident that fear was demonstrated through the words and actions of groups of characters making fear a major theme of the novel. Firstly‚ fear was demonstrated by the people of Waknuk. The people of Waknuk considered

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    An author uses literary devices to allow the reader to engage. The author uses descriptive writing to enhance the individual’s imagination. It also gives them ways to relate and a divergent way to think about writing. The three most important literary devices used in The Most Dangerous Game are similes‚ imagery‚ and foreshadowing. Richard Connell utilizes these devices to create a fun and inspiring story. Similes are exploited throughout Richard Connell’s twisted and page turning story. “ Then

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    died reason in the ending. Another foreshadowing example is “the storm of grief”(25). The surface of storm is described for Mrs.Mallard’s crying of heavy and rapid‚ but under the mask of the storm‚ it as metaphor to indicate that her grief just like storm changes fast‚ which foreshadowing next plot that she goes outside of the room and feels hopeful without sad. This technique helps readers to understand what happen in the next and makes novel

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    Literary Devices Used In The Things They Carried By: Tom Vennemann The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien expresses the importance of a story-truth‚ as opposed to a happening-truth by use of literary elements in his writing. The novel is about war and the guilt it leaves on everyone involved in the war. Story-truth is not exactly what happened‚ but uses part of the truth and part made up in order to express the truth of what emotion was felt‚ which an important thematic element in the novel is

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    view‚ so everyone would be equal in the eyes of the new government. His ideas of independency are incorporate in every paragraph of the Declaration‚ for visualize what are his thoughts and feelings about his and the colonist people’s situation. For example‚ the “establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states” (p. 1 para. 2) led to a large list of complaints against the king of Great Britain‚ which demonstrates the anger and desperation of the people interpreted by Jefferson words. In the

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    provides many chief examples of the violation of these human rights‚ such as the Holocaust. The murdering of over 6 million people of the Jewish religion and the extreme mistreatment of them in concentration camps clearly shows these violations. Many of the Jews that survived the dreadful concentration camps‚ retell their stories through books and interviews. Elie Wiesel‚ a Buna concentration camp survivor‚ reveals the violation of his human rights through the literary devices of imagery‚ conflict

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