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    Lady Macbeth’s monologue to paint a picture of her true intentions and how she plans to get what she wants. Her desire for her husband to be king involves a murder‚ and she desires to be cruel in order to carry it out. Shakespeare uses a variety of devices in order to convey her wishes to do this. The words “unsex me” clearly state the wish she has to be rid of her natural female qualities‚ which would otherwise hold her back in her pursuits (1:5:48). Lady Macbeth wants to be more tough and masculine

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    The Tell-Tale Heart: Literary Devices Suspenseful‚ nerve-racking‚ tense‚ and scary are all words that can be used to describe The Tell-Tale Heart. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark‚ eerie story filled with suspense and tension. Anyone who has read this story would be able to describe it using similar words; but that is not all that it is filled with. The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror short story filled with many different literary devices and many examples to go along with them. This

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    Hence‚ very early in the narrative‚ Hesse employs a biblical allusion and sets a religious tenor for the novel. Both the symbolism and tone will remain quite religious throughout the remainder of the novel. This aspect of the book is one of the devices employed by Hesse to build tension; when contrasted with the Nietzschean philosophy expressed‚ seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes result. The addition of the psychological aspect to the religious and Nietzschean aspects further complicates the novel

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    Electrochromic devices: smart glass Aekachan Pichitpajongkit International school of engineering‚ Chulalongkorn university‚ Bangkok‚ Thailand Email:ake8843@hotmail.com A typical and most widely studied example is the tungsten trioxide (WO ) system. Tungsten trioxide (W ) is a transparent film but on electrochemical reduction‚ W give the electrochromic effect (blue coloration to the film). Although‚ there is still controversy about the detailed coloration mechanism‚ it is generally accepted that

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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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    Symbolism is an invaluable literary tool that may be employed by authors or playwrights to aid in the development of characters or to display themes in novels and plays. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism heavily in his text "The Great Gatsby"‚ as does Tennessee Williams in "The Glass Menagerie". Various symbols appear throughout the respective texts that allow the reader to gain insight into character’s personalities and also add value to major themes and ideas in the texts. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s

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    "Jane Eyre"‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ the author creates a sense of imprisonment for the main character due to the usage of literary devices such as imagery‚ point of view‚ and mood/tone. These devices provide the reader with a clear picture or image that puts the reader in the in the main characters shoes. The reader can feel what the main character feels through literary devices. The tone and mood of what is being said in the story add to the feeling of imprisonment for example when the main character

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    Analyze the stories for literary devices‚ and record one example of the following devices from any of her stories that are exceptionally well-done. Quote each example (include story title and page number for citation). Then‚ explain the rationale for your selection. Literary Device - Foreshadowing: “A Good Man is Hard to Find” She uses foreshadowing very well in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. She uses

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    The Power Elements of Literary Devices in The Hunger Games In literature‚ how an author chooses to construct their words is very important. They need to use them in a way that will allow the reader to take more meaning away from it‚ and see them as more than just words on paper. Literary devices are what give literature a deeper‚ more thoughtful meaning. They are not always clear and defined‚ and sometimes take closer reading to identify their full meaning‚ but they certainly give

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    Society is the definition of whether one fits in‚ or not. In Jeffery Eugenides’ novel Middle Sex he enforces several literary devices to describe the Callie’s mental reaction towards her physical discovery. Eugenides enforces literary terms such as narrative structure‚ imagery and tone to relate Callie’s situation to society’s cruel prejudice against those who are "not normal" In order for the reader to understand the structure of the novel‚ Eugenides uses two different points of views-first person

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