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    be content. The daffodils mean that he likes nature and has a positive attitude toward nature because his happy place would not be something in nature if he didn’t enjoy nature. To emphasize his feelings‚ Wordsworth uses many poetic devices. Two of the poetic devices that he uses are imagery and rhyme. ! In the poem‚ Wordsworth conveys his happiness towards nature by using imagery and rhyme in his writing. The serene‚ beautiful place that he builds in the readers mind shows that he has a

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    efficiently protest it. First hand experience writers have the ability to do this because they have heard the murders‚ seen the destruction‚ and felt the effects. Authors who write about the negative impacts of war protest war through three important literary devices: imagery‚ irony‚ and structure. Many authors use imagery as a way to give vivid descriptions which help to protest war. In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” he describes how he and his armed brothers were “coughing like hags” and

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    reason he later went on to many places such as the church where he never dreamed he would go there again. Detail: Literary devices in this passage are introduced with sarcasm which happens to include a bit of foreshadowing as well. It is clear for the reader what Thomas meant when he said “would I be here if she wasn’t?” Likewise‚ there are plenty of instances where imagery is being used. The author uses them in attempt to help the reader visualize the action that is going on. For instance‚ the statement

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    Diana Valenzuela Mrs. Lanciaux IB English III HL A August 22‚ 2016 1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner). -This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole‚ because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than

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    March 18‚ 2017 3208 Phan - Part One Research Paper In the poem “Dreams‚” Langston Hughes argues that in order to confront an injustice such as racism people must continue dreaming to gain strength to fight for the greater good. Hughes uses the literary device metaphor to help reveal the theme by showing the reader how life without dreams is weak and depressing. According to the text‚ "Life is a broken-winged bird / that cannot fly (Hughes 3-4)." This puts into perspective that if dreams aren’t existing

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    Literary Devices in “The Great Gatsby” Personification- where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts‚ actions‚ perceptions and emotions are directly attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Fitzgerald uses personification to set a sense of allure and mister y in the book‚ giving it a more mysterious tone. He also uses personification to enhance the qualities of a character and give them more depth‚ and in this

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    contextualists. This song is about a growing boy losing his innocence or happiness through ways that are proven in the text. These pieces of proof will be expanded upon later‚ but the loss of an ‘inner child’ is evident when the artist‚ Ben Gibbard‚ uses literary devices like imagery‚ rhyming‚ and symbolism. The artist uses imagery as a transition between happy and sad within the song. From when he was a worriless child to a stressed adult causing a much darker undertone. This is

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    Literary Devices in Oedipus Rex Dramatic Irony: For example‚ when Creon tells Oedipus about the god’s curse on Thebes‚ Oedipus puts his own curse on the murderer of Laius‚ not knowing it was he who killed Laius (Sophocles‚ 14). Throughout the book‚ Oedipus learns things that the audience would have already known‚ like when Oedipus discovers who his parents really are. Verbal Irony: “I pray that the man’s life be consumed in evil and wretchedness” – Oedipus (Sophocles 14) Oedipus demands that the

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    story filled with symbolisms‚ ugly reality‚ ridicule‚ and characters which reflect on the horror of the cruel tradition’s and that the townspeople are afraid of change. The three most important literary elements used to help form this story are plot‚ characterization‚ and theme. The first important literary element that holds significant value to form this story is plot. Jackson story starts off by saying. It is a gorgeous summer day‚ the children are out of school‚ and the villagers are gathering

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    In Smash Mouth’s “All Starts‚” a loser recalls others doubting his competence and intelligence. Then‚ he talks about a sequence of random descriptions of his life; being annoyed with rules‚ starting something new with enthusiasm‚ having a hedonistic philosophy. These presumably occurred in the persona’s adolescence as he sounds immature compared to when he later encourages listeners with confidence. For example‚ he advises to take the “back streets” since we’ll never know that we’ll be successful

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