LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide
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freedom‚ fearing violence will erupt. Instead she gives her daughter permission to sing in the choir at their church. Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham”‚ written in 1969 uses tone‚ irony‚ and imagery to describe the events of the mother’s decisions‚ as well as her concern for her child’s wellbeing. The irony in this poem was shown when the church was the warzone and the freedom march was the safer place to be. It also seems ironic that the child is acting like the adult in this situation; you
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I will scrub the world clean for the love of Him!” (141). In this quote Abigail ironically declares she was given power by God to kill anyone for His love and believes she is doing God’s work even though she is prosecuting innocent lives. The same irony is shown many times in the court as well. It was said multiple times the court’s goal was to find the truth and to bring justice. Furthermore‚ the court of Salem is also representative of God’s laws and values‚ but its members are not. Their interests
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Backfire There are three types of irony. Verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic irony. The two types of irony used in Langston Hughes’ first person narrative “Salvation” is verbal and situational irony. Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. Situational irony occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen‚ happens. Theses two types irony are introduced by Hughes’ Auntie Reed who begins to take Hughes to church for several weeks‚ and
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instead of “ugly” becomes politically correct. In fact‚ Horatian Satire shows up throughout the video‚ which proves that the producer would like to criticize political correctness in a gentle‚ humorous way. Through the use of hyperbole and situational irony‚ the producer of Satire: PC wants to decline or eliminate the situation of political correctness in the contemporary community due to the
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Midterm Notes These are the study notes‚ a mishmash of discussion postings from this and previous classes‚ together with my own thoughts. Note that I jump around a good bit as things pop into my head‚ and there is bound to be some repetition (but that’s a good thing‚ right?). I’ve tried to emphasize important points and to clear up a few misconceptions. I hope you find them helpful. To begin with‚ you should refresh your understanding of the elements of fiction (especially the kinds of characters)
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Literary Devices Allegory A form of extended metaphor‚ in which objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a narrative‚ are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral‚ social‚ religious‚ or political significance and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity‚ greed‚ or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings‚ a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. Alliteration The repetition of the same sound at the beginning
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and her thought process evolves from feeling “wild abandonment” to feeling free in her “body and soul.” Her acceptance of her circumstance comes to an end when she dies at the sight of seeing him‚ alive‚ walking through the door. Through the use of irony and symbolism the story critiques marriage and draws attention to the repression of women bound to the constructs of it. One of the most vital things to notice in the story is the repetition in how everyone in the story perceives Mrs. Mallard. When
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To start off we are going use verbal irony. In “Home Alone’’ when the criminals are in Kevin’s driveway and the head burglar says “ go check it out.” the other criminal responses by “ What now.” THe head criminal responses with “ No Tomorrow! YES NOW!!” So this shows that the head criminal is being sarcastic. In “Ransom of Red Chief’’ the verbal irony is used on page 74 paragraph 4 it states “ ‘You had better come at night‚ for the neighbors
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September 12‚ 2003 Essay 1 Irony in "The Cask of Amontillado" In the short story‚ "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Poe uses two types of irony‚ dramatic and verbal. Dramatic irony is when the reader perceives something that a character in the story does not. Poe uses this type of irony in the character Fortunato. Verbal irony is when the character says one thing and means something else. This type of irony can be recognized in the statements that the characters‚ Fortunato and
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