past. The soldiers who fought in the vietnam war had to go through many incredibly horrifying experiences and it was those exact events that make “The Things They carried” by Tim O’Brien such a marvellous vivid book. Tim O’Brien uses imagery‚ figurative language and repetition to get a ridiculous emotional connection with the reader. He uses story-telling to clear his conscious about war furthermore the constant struggle of the soldiers forgotten by society. “But the thing about remembering is that
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Noor Saket S00032848 Prof. Hanan Muzaffar ENGL 309 10 Oct. 2016 R&R on Shelly’s Frankenstein The first thing that I have noticed while reading Frankenstein is its simple writing style. Unlike Wollstonecraft’s and Wordsworth’s works‚ the sentences are of moderate length and simple diction. One of my favorite lines is by Victor Frankenstein: “My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” (P 9). I find this quote is important
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to talk to the old man who is blind (Mr. De Lacey) and they become friends quickly‚ once the family comes they chase him off and leave the cottage in fear. This shows that just because the Monster is not good looking the family did not like him‚ Mary Shelley is trying to show that looks do not mean anything it is how good of a person you are. Character Names → This shows that the three name meanings earlier; Felix‚ Agatha‚ Safie‚ which mean wisdom/ purity‚ goodness‚ and happiness‚ are actually the
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Figurative Language in the Tortilla Curtain In T.C. Boyle’s the Tortilla Curtain‚ Delaney Mossebacher is at a property owners association meeting and notes how a wife “leaned into her husband like a sapling leaning into a rock ledge” (42). In this simile‚ Boyle compares the wife to a sapling and the husband to the rock that she is leaning on. During the meeting‚ Delaney describes the husband as a man “in his forties‚ with the hips and shoulders of a college athlete” (42). With the build of a college
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The Creation of Life Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ flies off the shelf as one of the most captivating works to ever be written. Told in first person narrative through letters by Robert walton. Shelley creates a riveting tale that shows what happens when Victor Frankenstein‚ a Mad scientist‚ takes on the quest to create life from death. Although a physical existence succeeded out of Victors mad scienstry‚ the creature he created lacked the most important parts of life. Hungry for understanding
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In the book‚ Frankenstein‚ Dr. Frankenstein attempts to undue the natural process‚ and transcend humans beyond the bounds of death. This leads to the creation of a monster‚ the death of almost everyone close to him‚ and eventually‚ his own death. It is a haunting statement about the dangers of attempting to go beyond nature without properly thinking about consequences‚ and failing to take responsibility for your actions. His entire life he pursued to unlock the secrets of nature. He loved the ideals
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The Different Side of Family Barbara Kingsolver‚ in her novel The Bean Trees‚ utilizes figurative language to emphasize on daughters and families that exhibits the harsh truth behind being a person. Lou Ann ponders this when another character named Lee Sing states‚ “ ‘Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor’s New Year pig. All that work. In the end‚ it goes to some other family’ ” (43). This simile that compares girls to New Year pig stresses that the effort that parents put into their daughters
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there are many events that lead to both of these things. Doodle and his brother are both put in positions where they have to make a decision on what matters to them the most. The author‚ James Hurst‚ from ¨The Scarlet Ibis¨ uses diction and figurative language to prove that pride is something that allows people to love‚ yet can also lead to regret. Pride was found through love in some part of the story. It was found from Doodles brother when the author mentioned‚ “But all of us must have something
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The poem I have decided to do is Memorial Day for the War Dead By Yehuda Amichai‚ I choose this poem because I love reading about war and the struggles these people go through. War is not an easy thing to write about‚ because when you ask people about war‚ they don’t want to live through it again. “Behind all this some great happiness is hiding” In This poem‚ the speaker is someone who is witnessing Memorial day‚ they most likely‚ were in the war. The message in this poem is that although people
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The first figurative language seen is personification‚ “sullen wind was soon awake‚” and “and did it worst to vex the lake.” Personification is what is used mostly to describe the scenery and give life to things that are none living. As the poem goes on we see a great deal
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