The Scarlet Letter: Reading Assignment As we are reading The Scarlet Letter‚ we will analyze the author’s narrative devices‚ thematic developments‚ and language devices. 1. With each reading assignment‚ you will compose two thoughtful‚ opened questions to bring to the class discussion. These questions should address either the author’s use of narrative technique and/or his development of theme. Narrative: How does the author use narrative technique in this section? Consider
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In the first stanza‚ the author asks the reader‚ who laid in the tomb. The man in the tomb was placed there after he died. Next‚ the author takes a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature. He tells us that this man is Jesus‚ the source or subject of all hymns in church. The stone was rolled in front of the tomb‚ and Pilate sent men to stand guard outside the tomb. The author asks the reader who is this person who was put in the tomb. In the second stanza‚ the author reveals that he will tell the
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Our speaker describes the raven as a large‚ majestic‚ bird‚ that resembles in its appearance ones that could be found long ago‚ in noble times. It refused to give deference or veneration to anyone‚ and kept shifting and moving around‚ before finally perching on the bust of Greek Titan Pallas‚ god of battle and warcraft. This‚ at first‚ brought a much-needed amusement to our speaker‚ which was due to the resemblance of the solemn expression on the raven’s face to serious and relentless regard towards
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poets write poems that depict Death as a spine-chilling inevitable end‚ others hold respect for this natural occurrence. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”‚ diction and personification is utilized to demonstrate the speaker’s cordial friendship with Death. Dickinson uses exemplar diction to stress the calm and comfortable atmosphere the speaker is in when Death is present. The reader comes to understand that the speaker holds no fear of Death‚ rather‚ great respect for
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Simon Birch and the short story The Scarlett ibis‚ two boys push there mind and body to the limits‚ not letting there disabilities stop them and proving to everybody that just because you are different doesn’t mean you cant make a difference in this world and achieve the things you want to achieve. All you have to do is set your and to it and you can achieve your goals no matter what your circumstances in this life are. In the short story The Scarlett Ibis‚
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Section I: Significance of Title: The Scarlet Letter. In the story‚ Hester Prime Committed Adultry‚ and her punishment was that she had to go through out her life for 7 years wearing a shinny scarlet red A. The book could be considered a Metaphor because the scarlet letter was Hester’s symbol of punishment. It was a way for the townspeople to judge Hester literally and figuratively as a woman‚ when it is clearly shown that the townspeople were no better (if not much worse) than Hester. You
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as a submissive young spouse. Then the author develops the characterization of Louise Mallard‚ through her diction and imagery‚ into an empowered‚ freed “widow.” The diction used by the author is crucial to the development of the story. In the opening line the author refers to the main character as “Mrs. Mallard‚” and states that she is “afflicted with a weak heart. These choices of diction imply that she doesn’t have her own identity‚ and her weak heart symbolizes her perceived lack of inner strength
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1. My diction and energy were best when explaining key descriptions of the need and satisfaction. For instance‚ when explaining the poor conditions of dog shelters (in the "need" part of my speech) I made my words very clear and drawn out like the word "miserable." I said "miserable" longer than I did other words as well as louder. My diction and energy were good at these particular points because I knew that in order to drive home the key points of my need and satisfaction (the majority of my speech)
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this time. When Steinbeck was writing his novel‚ he did lots of research and the struggles he writes about are from real stories. As we look closely at the chapters individually‚ from the syntax and diction‚ we are able to conclude the overall purpose of the novel. Steinbeck’s use of parallelism and diction‚ in chapter 5‚ supports his message that the farmers were against something they could not take down alone. In Chapter 5‚ there are a few examples of parallelism syntax within the context
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real world‚ and how you don’t know anything until you’re in it’s place realizing it yourself‚ just like being “In another man’s shoes and walking around in them.” In this essay I will be explaining the elements of the story‚ Setting‚ Flashback‚ and Diction. First of all‚ growing up in the town Maycomb‚ Scout learns
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