imagery in the novel. In this book irony is used largely‚ but in an indirect way. There is no specific line in the text where there is situational irony‚ but narrative irony is used throughout the entire book. The first chapters of the book are in the first person point of view of Alex Cross. The next few chapters are then in third person point of view‚ describing the actions and thoughts of the British ambassador‚ Geoffrey Shafer. Patterson continues to go back and forth between the two points
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Language features and their effects Use this checklist: • to understand the ways in which writers gain impact in their writing • to use various features in your own writing (creative and transactional‚ as well as for your oral presentations) in order to craft your writing and gain impact • to help you achieve unit standards which require you to explore language and think critically about poetic / transactional / oral texts Language feature Definition or explanation Example General effect
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reader suspense 5.This novel narrated in the 1st person. I think this is an effective form of narration in this novel. This allows the reader to see the point of view (including opinions‚ thoughts‚ and feelings) only of the narrator‚ and no other characters. The Sookan’s story revolves around herself as the protagonist and allows her inner thoughts to be conveyed openly to the audience‚ even if not to any of the other characters. First person narratives also have a much easier time garnering empathy
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his mother and sister‚ who they never saw again. At this point he starts his excruciating journey into the terror of the holocaust. In portraying his story‚ Wiesel uses a variety of literary devices including foreshadowing‚ poetic language‚ and a first person perspective to help capture the impact of his journey. In "Night"‚ Wiesel uses the techniques of foreshadowing to engage the reader and to build a feeling of dread and despair. In the beginning of the book‚ Moshe the Beadle immediately foreshadows
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The novel deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. It is a first person narrative from the point of view of Valerie Leftman‚ whose boyfriend Nick Levil was the shooter. Interspersed through the novel are newspaper articles about the events. Valerie and Nick have compiled a Hate List‚ a list of people and things they hate; Valerie sees it as an inside joke between the two of them‚ but Nick is more serious. When he brings a gun to school and starts shooting people‚ Valerie puts herself in front
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teenagers seem to have is the feeling that acceptance into certain ‘popular’ groups is key to success and happiness. In Maestro‚ after moving to Darwin‚ Paul abandons his first friend from Darwin‚ Bennie Reed‚ to join ranks with his bullies and the ‘popular’ boys. Paul fantasises about the idea of power and popularity‚ leaving the person he should have stayed with and supported by himself. Later‚ as he reflects on his past‚ he realises what he did and ponders why. Why was popularity so important that
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ is a novel written by Sherman Alexie and it is for young adults. The illustrator of the novel is Ellen Forney and the novel is referred as a first person narrative by who we know as Junior the main character in the novel‚ his real name is Arnold Spirit‚ a Narrative American teenager at the age of 14 years who likes drawing cartoons because he simply believes that is the only thing that he is good at. Arnold grows up under difficult circumstances that
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day of being taught by Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Moore felt that it was her duty to help underprivileged children learn because she was one of the only women in the neighborhood to earn a degree. The main character is Sylvia‚ who tells the story in a first person narrative. Sylvia is a young African American girl‚ probably around fourteen years old‚ who is very judgmental about the world around her. By Bambara’s choice of words‚ the reader can tell that she is extremely opinionated‚ presents a very tough‚ hostile
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Journey through Literature ENG125 Deborah Zeringue July 22‚ 2013 No matter what type of story we are reading there is always something to be found if you look a little deeper. The writer is able to bring readers in with the use of rhythm‚ characterization‚ or setting‚ among many other things throughout their writing. It is imagination that allows us‚ the readers of these stories and poems‚ to be able to fill in the blanks or mentally visualize what the writer wants us to see through use of
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The character Susie‚ displays a physical journey in this novel through different techniques‚ and languages such as first person‚ Tone and flashbacks. In the novel ‘the lovely bones’ the character Susie displays a physical transition as she progresses through different places in her life‚ from being alive‚ to dead‚ to in-between. This is shown through the use of first person narrative. As Susie has to cope with the new obstacles beginning to form in her life and the new catalyst of loneliness she
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