Hemingway is a respected author all over the world for using his everyday situations to create intense short stories. One example of his works is “Hills Like White Elephants”. Throughout the story‚ Hemingway uses many literary devices such as setting‚ dialogue‚ irony‚ and symbolism to develop the theme of a superficial relationship between a man and woman. Hemingway begins “Hills Like White Elephants” by giving the reader a description of the setting. The setting is a literary device that gives the reader
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society tends to follow the crowd to fit in. Also‚ not to stray as if one does‚ one can be cast as an outsider or even be seen as dangerous. Dickinson encourages rebelling against what is socially accepted. “Much Madness . . .” is sophisticated and ironic‚ as well as scornful towards the society and its systems of conformity. We are exposed and judged harshly if we go against the grain‚ uniqueness is not always encouraged in our society. The “discerning eye” (1) sees people for who they really are
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The Shoe-Horn Sonata written by John Misto creates images through distinctively visual elements. Through the use of projected images‚ carefully selected music and descriptive dialogue‚ challenging aspects of life can be represented. An image we see early on in the play is Singapore Harbour burning down in 1942 when the Japanese first invaded. This is shown as Bridie and Shelia are discussing their experiences on the boats. This shows the ignorance of the British as they did not evacuate the women
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his address. His intent from the beginning is to lead a revolt against Brutus and Caesar’s other murderers‚ the fact that he actually states he does not want to create a mutiny while stirring up these very same people to revolt is very ironic. Antony uses an ironic repetition to advance his efforts for a mutiny in the discrediting of Brutus. Before Antony takes the stage to talk to Rome‚ Brutus has just given a very lively speech and the Romans are partial to him. It is then necessary for Antony
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Kate Chopin’s‚”The Story of an Hour‚” is an ironic and symbolic story as it portrays an innuendo of repression through the example married women. Chopin’s short story begins with Mrs. Mallard becoming lurid as she hears of her husband’s death. Consequently‚ Mrs. Mallard underwent changes from depressed to an elated state of emotion. Chopin displayed Mrs. Mallards’ grievances and attitude towards freedom through her diction. Just as Mrs. Mallard perceived that she gained her freedom‚ news was delivered
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humorous sketches‚ and that they don’t generate any substance or lasting meaning. “Words‚ Words‚ Words” is an organized riot. It rebels against reason and is highly contrived. The appeal is its situation: three articulate monkeys who have an ironic wit. Their dialogue is entertaining and makes a good extended joke – if you’re well-read and especially if well-versed in Hamlet. But for all of Ives’ inventiveness with scenario‚ he doesn’t take us very far beyond a chuckle. The monkeys hardly offer much insight
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well developed by all of the characters personalities and how most of them have spouses that they regret being with.Fitzgerald exposes these conflicts by using the motif of cheating and expresses these characters emotions through their actions and dialogue. How the characters interact with one another underlays the significance of their trust. And also‚ the fact that these characters have a right to choose whether or not they have love for one another. The main motif present in this novel is the motif
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Australians in Australian suburban settings. The poem "Homo Suburbiensis"‚ embodies the idea of an ordinary man all alone in his garden with use of parody and metaphor. In the other poem‚ "Up the Wall"‚ Dawe uses cliché and repetition in the housewife’s dialogue to illustrate a stereotypical housewife suffering from seclusion. Essentially‚ both poems target the idea of isolation‚ ordinary‚ common residents living in a suburban setting. In "Homo Suburbiensis"‚ the title leads us to consider that the man
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Pride and Prejudice can be viewed in a variety of ways: “ The discourse of the rest of Pride and Prejudice… falls into two broad categories‚ narrative and dialogue. Perceived together‚ as they are meant to be perceived‚ the narrative and the dialogue achieve the same
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these very catacombs. Poe’s masterful way of storytelling sets the scene for a horror-filled tale. His engaging story utilizes literary devices such as dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and irony to fully engross his readers’ attentions. First of all‚ the careful choice of dialogue in the narrative has a gripping effect on the reader. Primarily‚ the dialogue helps the reader get more involved in the story‚ due to it speeding up the pace. For example‚ there is this conversation between Montresor and Fortunato:
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