The Mood of “The Clask of Amontillado” by Sabrina Marconi period-7 2/12/11 In “The Clask of Amontillado” Poe uses diction ‚ details ‚ and imagery which ultimately creates a frightening‚ severe ‚ and intense mood of the overall story. “Unsheathing ‚y rapier ‚ I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant reassured me.” In this quote you seem to realize how mentally unstable Montresor truly is ‚ we know this because he is reassured by the stonewalls being thick
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Setting the mood for a tragic event is important to evoke emotion among the reader of a book. That is exactly what Sherman Alexie did in this excerpt in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ where a tragic event has occurred. Alexie uses tone‚ syntax‚ and structure to develop the mood if the passage. Alexie sets the mood of the excerpt through his use of tone. For instance‚ he wrote‚ “At the hospital‚ my mother wept and wailed.” Usage of the words “wept” and “wailed” establish a distressful
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In the story “The Birthmark” written by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ the author sets a dark and cold mood of hatred through Aylmer and Georgiana’s relationship. Aylmer especially has hate towards the birthmark which leads to his change of attitude towards Georgiana. When Aylmer says‚ “a defect or a beauty shocks me” hurts Georgiana because she believes “you cannot love what shocks you” (Hawthorne 219). The quote implies that the birthmark is a part of Georgiana and Aylmer cannot love her for her true self
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addition‚ the mood of the poem begins as love and passion‚ but transforms into despair and sadness. First of all‚ the text cites‚ “But we loved with a love that was more than love” (Poe 9). This is clarifies how the theme of this poem is love and desire because the main idea of the poem is the author’s love for “Annabel Lee”. Therefore‚ this shows how love is the theme because it is the central topic described and the idea that triggers the most emotion. It also represents how the mood of the poem
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over the food industry and have reduced the quality of our food for profit. In 1970‚ the five largest meat-packing companies managed only 25% of the industry. Today‚ the four largest manage 80% of the industry. They have taken over farming in America and have caused many negative effects for farmers‚ for the animals‚ and at our dinner tables. In the past‚ farmers were free to decide what they were going to grow and how they were going to grow it. Food was fresh and healthy. Today‚ food looks healthy
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Miss Brill is a story told through the thoughts of a woman inwardly creating an oasis from which she can feel connected to the world around her. The mood in the beginning of the story seems cheerful . A sunny‚ autumn Sunday afternoon with a band performing music and a variety of people out enjoying the day at the public park‚ and the reader is lulled into the false impression that Miss Brill is just another happy person. But further along in the story‚ one begins to understand that Miss Brill’s
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She’s shown to have the life and struggles of a typical house wife‚ who is passive and not strong enough‚ lacking the attributes it takes to step out of her comfort zone and take responsibility and action to make herself content. The setting sets the mood of the story‚ as the fog represents her being unable to clearly see the realities of life. The author does a great job of keeping the narration somewhat discreet‚ which keeps the reader thinking‚ and let’s us figure out the motivations of the
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Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie” uses it’s brilliant mood‚ quirky characters‚ and interesting story to draw in many readers. Set in 1937 in the city of St. Louis‚ the charming tale takes place in an apartment shared by a mother‚ her daughter‚ and her son. The mother‚ Amanda Wingfield‚ lives in the past‚ and uses her fond memories to lecture her kids about life. It’s clear‚ though‚ that she only wants the best for her children Tom and Laura Wingfield‚ whom of which are both adults. In
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wife had the gene in her background since it was unknown who her parents were. In the end Armand found out that he was the one who had a black relative in his background‚ his mother was part black.In “Desiree’s Baby”‚ Kate Chopin uses tone‚ irony and mood to develop the theme of the story. The tone is the general character or attitude of a place‚ piece of writing‚ situation. The tone in the story is intense since the reader doesn’t know what’s going to occur in the story. Anger is the most intense
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This is helps put emotion into the poem. Another time is in stanza three it repeats itself a lot. “Cannon to the right of them Cannon to the left of them cannon in front of them” this is another time that repetition is showed. Repeating to set the mood and to show intensity. This is repeated again in stanza five it mentions the Cannons again to help show that in the poem the soldiers are still stuck and surrounded. Another place It shows repetition but also it shows personification it’s what
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