T. S. Eliot uses irony and symbolism to capture the reader’s attention in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. The poem has a dramatic discourse. The percipience of life’s emptiness is the main theme of the poem. Eliot exhorts the spiritual decomposition by exploring a type of life in death. T. S. Eliot‚ who in the Clark Lectures notes‚ "Real Irony is an expression of suffering"(Lobb‚ 53)‚ uses irony and symbolism throughout the poem to exemplify the suffering of J. Alfred Prufrock who believes
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Literary Devices in Poetry 1.) A.) simile - “This bundle of clothes I wash and hang and wash again like flags we share” “Daily” by Naomi Shihab‚ pg. 410. B.) metaphor - “And I recall his hands‚ two measures of tenderness” “The Gift” by Li-Young Lee‚ pg. 469. C.) imagery - “Poised between going on and back‚ pulled both ways taut like a tightrope walker” “The Base Stealer” by Robert Francis‚ pg. 476. D.) diction - “Moving slowly” “The Cyclopes in the Ocean” by Nikki Giovanni
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Donna Nguyen Mrs. Dotto ENG 3U1 – 01 23 February 2009 Animal Instincts William Golding‚ the author of the Lord of the Flies‚ uses three main literary devices to portray the animal that Jack‚ a once disciplined boy‚ has befallen. Using a simile at the beginning of the chapter‚ Golding forces the reader to envision Jack in such a creature-like state. “Then dog-like‚ uncomfortably on all fours yet unheeding his discomfort‚ he stole forward five yards and stopped” (Golding 48). During
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Analysis of the Theme of Jane Eyre and its Literary Devices Jane Eyre is an outstanding and meaningful novel which was written by Charlotte Bronte who didn’t have a fascinating appearance‚ a perfect figure and a glorious family and who had the similar fate with the heroine of the novel. The essay is focused on the first chapter‚ life at Gateshead‚ in which it tells us the little Jane Eyre’s miserable and menial life at Gateshead and that her cousins and Mrs. Reed treat her badly. In this
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Egyptian Love Poems and Their Universal Message Love transcends time and culture. Literary works throughout all of history tell stories of love that depict the meaning of love within those societies. In Sumerian culture‚ love stories revolved around sacred marriages and sexual acts that produced fertility of the land and people‚ whereas the Egyptian poems are secular and used more for entertainment and pleasure. The foundation of Egyptian love songs was the relationship and interaction between lovers
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Successful writers use various literary techniques to help communicate their ideas. Irony‚ juxtaposition‚ incongruity‚ and humor are few examples of techniques that are used to improve and to bring out the atmosphere of the essay. Two acknowledged writers‚ Charles Darwin and Richard Steele‚ use two distinct and different techniques which help bring the reader into the environment of the writer. Literal and satirical‚ two advantageous approaches‚ allow equally superior writes while having black and
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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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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a beautifully written‚ but yet somewhat sad poem by poet T. S. Eliot. It tells the inner thoughts of a lonely man who is seeking love of a woman‚ but his own fear of rejection causes him to stray from following through with the action. The poem title itself is very ironic because the character himself is fearful‚ anti-heroic and unromantic. For someone who is in love‚ wants to find love‚ or wants to be in love they have to be courageous and willing to take whatever
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Question: Part A: Analyze the social and historical context of a particular poem Poem: T. S. Eliot‚ ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The context of any given text whether poetry‚ novels or a movie is always integral to its understanding. Social and historical context of not only the given text‚ but the writer’s context and reader’s context play an important role in the interpretation and understanding of the major ideas‚ issues‚ values and beliefs within the text. T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot
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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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