LITERATURE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 1 LITERATURE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 2 Describing or defining something as complex as literature we should look at it from each angle‚ or better yet as if it was under a microscope. It is always easier to understand something by seeing what makes up the sum of its parts. By taking the themes‚ settings and tone
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suppressed realism of war through the use of alliteration‚ metaphor‚ simile and other various techniques. In Owens poem Anthem for Doomed Youth he uses a synthesis of aural techniques designed to convey the central idea of the misconception of war. In the first line of the poem “What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” the rhetorical question implemented by Owen is designed to hint to the responder the reality of war‚ which is further reinforced by the conjunction of the simile “as cattle”. This signification
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Dr. Ganderbai and the krait on Harry’s stomach. But in the last few paragraphs‚ I realize that Dahl’s real point is about racism. For many hours and intense work to diffuse the krait on Harry’s stomach they discover that there was no krait in the first place. This represents the theme that Harry had a misunderstanding with his sheets and Timber and the Dr. Ganderbai could have been avoided. Harry was perfectly willing to let Dr. Ganderbai help him get rid of the krait as long as his life wasn’t
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rich natural Australian landscape. However‚ despite the description of the brutal outdoors‚ a sense of attachment and unconditional love for the land is seen in ‘I love her far horizons’ the continuing use of personifying the land along with the first person narration reinforces the personal connections to the land whilst the personification of the land encapsulates a human relationship with the environment. This visual imagery that the composer portrays to us through descriptive language‚ further
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Every single human being is shape by his or her personal desires in life. Desires constantly influence people’s characteristics in both positive and negative ways. Likewise‚ many authors and poets create their based on internal ambitions of a person. Often times‚ their messages portray how people can act a certain ways motivated by desires. For example‚ Robert Herrick uses a Carpe diem theme to express his desires in “To the Virgin‚ to Make Much of Time.” Moreover‚ Robert Browning expresses personal
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understanding of themselves through the journey by using numbers of techniques. Compelling adjectives” evil aunt”‚ “snake woman” compares Leah’s attitude towards Joan‚ and effectively to show that Leah’s maturity has been developing. Written in the first person and used of monologue “you are not Chinese; you don’t even look like them.” In this quote‚ Baillie illustrates Leah’s inner thoughts which reveal her sense of no belonging with China. However as the plot continuous‚ Leah’s belonging starts to change
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gives people a unique and interesting prospective into the people who made this country the way it is today and the history behind it. Clancy of the Overflow is a well known bush poem by poet AB “Banjo” Paterson. Clancy of the overflow is about a person from the city who met a drover/ shearer named Clancy. After meeting him he becomes jealous of Clancy’s lifestyle which is better than his city life. In this poem Banjo uses a variety of poetic devices to get his message across like the use of suggestive
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Furthermore‚ Atwood talks about the importance of having ¡§voice¡¨ as a power or solution to victimization. In the story‚ there is an exploration of female vulnerability‚ and victimization in the rape fantasies. Atwood through using the voice of the first-person narrator‚ Estelle‚ to show that women have been unconsciously accept the idea‚ which is created by the media‚ that women are inferior and submissive to men. Estelle is critical to the romantic fantasies of her coworkers as they accept the stereotypes
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Planting” Author: Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) is often called “the mid-American Chekhov” Title: The title suggests that characters in the story plant corn on a farm. Setting: A farm on Scratch Gravel Road in spring time. Point of view: First person point of view. Central Conflict: The old couple struggle to get over the terrible pain and grief because of the death of their only son. Plot: A man and a woman have a son late in their life. They are farmers and attached to their land and
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is inevitable and the death of a loved one can take a huge toll on the members of a family because not only does it cause grief‚ but it also can unveil other hidden problems. Alice Sebold‚ author of The Lovely Bones uses the technique of a dead first person narrator to describe the emotional trauma and heartache the main character has been through narrating her own death piece by piece in the utter most detail. This is done through the protagonist‚ Susie Salmon. The focus on her death allows the readers
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