these together create an emotional background for the “children’s story” she tells? In the opening section of the story‚ the writer considers the sound that awakened her to be a brigand in the night or men working in the undermined ground that her house was built on. The fear of it being a brigand sets the emotional background for the “children’s story” which tells of burglaries constantly occurring. What stylistic devices create the atmosphere of children’s stories? How is this atmosphere related
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Jasper Jones‚ a novel written by Craig Silvey has gained lots of attention for being so intriguing and dramatic. It was published in 2009 and won several major awards‚ such as the University of Canberra Book of the Year in 2013. It is well known for being referred to as the “Australian To Kill A Mockingbird.” The novel is from the perspective of the Charlie‚ who matures greatly throughout the book. He faces many struggles but somehow always manages to overcome these fears with courage and bravery
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the outside of the house shows the darkness romance and lust of the setting in which she lived. After the door was forced open the room was discovered to be covered with a‚ “pervading dust (5)”. For example it wasn’t until the day that Emily died that family members discovered the room upstairs where
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In the story “Tell Tale Heart” the author Edgar Allen Poe uses his madness and intention to create suspense. The author builds the story in a way that there’s excitement on every page that you read. He uses a different way of writing with his words‚ he writes his words like he’s crazy and with intention. In the story he has the urge to kill the old man because of the man’s eye that he thinks is eval. He explains how he kills the man very precisely‚ also he tells you how he was at the door of the
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In Raymond Carters’ “Popular Mechanics” the way he foreshadows and uses literal response sets the mood of the text. Carver foreshadows the fact that the inside of the house is full of “darkness”. He also uses literal response with the way the unnamed man replied to his wife. That causes the reader to feel the seriousness of the man. This affects the readers experience because it really makes them feel the intensity of the scene. Carvers’ choice of words set a dark mood for the story. The last sentence
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Todd Hido is an American photographer‚ his main subjects are landscapes‚ portraits‚ and interiors. I was initially drawn by his Houses at Night series. The series is of houses‚ most likely middle class American housing units‚ photographed in the dark. The photographs have an eerie quality. The very idea of photographing someone else’s home at night is rather voyeuristic. The dim lighting also evokes a haunted sensation‚ there is lack of absolute clarity. The photos resemble a memory rather
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Stevens used metaphors in “Schizophrenia”‚ by comparing the house in the story to a mind that is completely destroyed by the mental illness. Towards the end of the poem the poet showed how the house had fallen apart and was completely abandoned. The poet used the quote‚ “Seeing cracking paint‚ broken windows‚ /the front door banging in the wind‚ /the roof tiles flying off‚ one by one‚ /the neighbors said it was a madhouse. / It was the house that suffered most.” (Stevens‚ 1922‚ 16-20). This quote shows
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This expresses the actions of a stranger that the family is not accustomed with and how it is eccentric that he was just wandering around outside while the family is getting ready for dinner by setting the dining room table. Also the parents of the house thought it was uncommon
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wrong to assume that it’s a carbon copy of P.T. Yes‚ the isolated house with spooky goings on is similar to Hideo Kojima’s well-received Silent Hill demo‚ though overall‚ Layers of Fear is a significantly more interesting tale. Witnessing the
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tone and the theme that mankind will destroy itself and its creations. In the short story‚ Bradbury writes‚ "The house stood alone in a city of rubble and ashes" (Bradbury 1). The quote contributes to the tone of the story because it shows despair and sadness.
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