Literature: Compare and Contrast Literary Devices Kathy J. Shannon University of Phoenix Mickeal M. Donald‚ Instructor September 3‚ 2010 Compare and Contrast Literature offers a variety of literary works by authors of all ages‚ writing non-fiction and fictional stories‚ poetry‚ and essays. The act of analyzing two different authors by both comparing their work and isolating their contrasting elements‚ can be difficult‚ yet rewarding. Oedipus Rex (Sophocles’)‚ written in 429 B.C.‚ offers the
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Have you ever had the opportunity to look at life through the eyes of a modern day mad man? Luckily‚ we have Poe’s Telltale Heart as our gateway to insanity. We’re thrown straight into the threshold of cognitive unrest. Our lips pursed at an elderly man with an unholy “birth defect”. Our eyes are those of an unnamed character‚ (who’s already bat poop insane)‚ who is then thrown off the metaphorical edge because of an old man’s evil eye. Using writing techniques like tone‚ figurative writing‚ and
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very interesting role the author chooses to play as narrator of this story‚ I have chosen to use John Hersey ’s Hiroshima as my primary example of documentation in the Cold War era. Hersey chose to take personal stories as his subject matter‚ using a very balanced but essentially human narration. As the definitive account of the horrors suffered by victims of the atomic bomb‚ Hiroshima maintains its journalistic essence throughout‚ despite dealing with a highly politicised and emotive subject. The
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because of Sula’s death. The plot of where racial discrimination is a factor to ironic devices because Morrison also brings in her characters to “have some humor”. For example‚ creating this story’s plot and its background was quite challenging. The environment where Sula was raised being called the Bottom is ironic likewise‚ celebrating National Suicide Day. The way Morrison expresses these ironic devices ignoring or avoiding the main theme which is racism/discrimination helps strengthen that
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us are held back". This quote depicts the audacious voyage of one of the most influential poets‚ with a focus on woman’s empowerment‚ Anna Laetitia Barbarald. Anna Laetitia‚ the author of this extraordinary poem‚ is said to be a notable feminist literary writer that has been cherished since the eighteenth century. Barbauld is a strong willed woman who desires nothing less than woman equality. She believes “women’s contributions are equal to that of men and sometimes even more”‚ “thus pointing to
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Lady Macbeth’s monologue to paint a picture of her true intentions and how she plans to get what she wants. Her desire for her husband to be king involves a murder‚ and she desires to be cruel in order to carry it out. Shakespeare uses a variety of devices in order to convey her wishes to do this. The words “unsex me” clearly state the wish she has to be rid of her natural female qualities‚ which would otherwise hold her back in her pursuits (1:5:48). Lady Macbeth wants to be more tough and masculine
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The Tell-Tale Heart: Literary Devices Suspenseful‚ nerve-racking‚ tense‚ and scary are all words that can be used to describe The Tell-Tale Heart. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark‚ eerie story filled with suspense and tension. Anyone who has read this story would be able to describe it using similar words; but that is not all that it is filled with. The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror short story filled with many different literary devices and many examples to go along with them. This
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Hence‚ very early in the narrative‚ Hesse employs a biblical allusion and sets a religious tenor for the novel. Both the symbolism and tone will remain quite religious throughout the remainder of the novel. This aspect of the book is one of the devices employed by Hesse to build tension; when contrasted with the Nietzschean philosophy expressed‚ seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes result. The addition of the psychological aspect to the religious and Nietzschean aspects further complicates the novel
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"Lorrie Moore’s Literary Devices" In this paper I will discuss the literary devices that Lorrie Moore uses in her book Self-Help. Moore uses images‚ sound patterns‚ and humor in her book to aid her work. Without the use of these literary devices Moore’s book would not be appealing to her readers. There are many remarkable examples of the use of imagery in all of Moore’s short stories. She depicts her images so well that the reader can picture them in their minds. An example of this is in
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"Jane Eyre"‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ the author creates a sense of imprisonment for the main character due to the usage of literary devices such as imagery‚ point of view‚ and mood/tone. These devices provide the reader with a clear picture or image that puts the reader in the in the main characters shoes. The reader can feel what the main character feels through literary devices. The tone and mood of what is being said in the story add to the feeling of imprisonment for example when the main character
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