soldier‚ the hopelessness‚ instinct of an animal‚ and appreciation for things as simple as the earth that we walk on. While explaining these effects Remarque uses literary and rhetorical devices. Portraying Paul’s sense of being helpless and trapped as an effect of being on the battle front‚ Remarque uses various literary devices to describe Paul’s feelings. The narrator Paul states‚ “To me the front is a mysterious whirlpool” a “vortex sucking me…into itself.” This extended metaphor expresses
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needs a new kidney but she doesn’t need her own cash”(Ruhl‚ scene 1;58). The only way Gordon can connect these two people is through technology. Since these two people do not live near each other‚ he would need to discuss the details of how to transport the organs and money through a cell phone. Gordon did think of his business connecting people‚ but he did not realize how‚ and that was through technology. Most people only see Gordon’s organ business as sleazy‚ but he really was able to link people
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The Most Dangerous Game Literary Devices When is the last time that you saw a literary device? In a poem‚ or a novel? Perhaps a short story? Literary devices: we all use them‚ we all love them‚ but what can it really do for an author’s writing? When used correctly they can add character and dimension to one’s writing‚ but what some fail to remember is that even the best writers can fall extremely short to writing excellent literary elements. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” Richard
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Red Grief People use literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The
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She was given the throne during the civil war also known as anarchy. Did you know that she was the only daughter of King Henry I of England? Around the time Matilda was seven years old‚ she was confirmed to be the bride to Henry V. She ended up leaving and going to Germany around February 1110. At the
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the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary devices to tell a sickening sight which he encountered in World War 1. He discusses a side of war no one wants to talk about and challenges the reader’s thinking. Owen uses the literary devices of tone‚ figurative language‚ and imagery to showcase the actuality of what soldiers faced and encountered while both on and off the battlefield. The first literary device used throughout
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REDEMPTION 1 Redemption‚ A Literary Device: Hey Nostradamus! Response Essay Kathy Ottaway‚ 020091223 Instructor Esther Griffin 10F Cdn. Literature and Criticism - 01 HUMN2000-10F-11296 Tuesday‚ November 30‚ 2010 REDEMPTION 2 Redemption‚ A Literary Device: Hey Nostradamus! Response Essay Redemption. It is a single word that holds great meaning for both the ones who seek it‚ and for those whose opinions are the ones to grant it‚ whether it is an outside
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The House On Mango Street and “ Only Daughter” both prove that being an Mexican- American women is a struggle. As Cisneros shows her first hand experience‚ and as well shows it through story telling. Yet without telling a biography and going straight to the point she shows emotion by using literary elements. Sandra Cisneros Chose to use metaphors and imagery to express the hard ships of being a Mexican- American women. If Sandra Cisneros did not use literary elements to show the lifestyle of a Mexican-American
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world. In short‚ their novel‚ or a piece of writing came from somewhere. Many authors got their root of ideas from aspects of their whole lives‚ just like Sandra Cisneros. Her ideas came from her childhood to her job in education influenced her novels. On December 20‚ 1954‚ Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago‚ Illinois. “As the only daughter in a family with six sons”‚ she was lonely in a room full of people‚ although Cisneros did have a sister but she died at a very young age West-Durán. Throughout
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"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield is a subtle short story about two daughters of the late colonel who are left with the task of preparing his funeral and getting on with their lives after the tragic event of their father’s death. For these two women living without their father might be harder than expected because they had come to rely on him for their every need. This story is unlike any other that has been discussed thus far. Unlike characters‚ like Jane Eyre‚ who possess
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