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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understanding of this novel‚ she does not intend to aim for a particular audience but rather gives a personal anecdote on her life as a recount. She employs both figurative and literal language devices to convey her thoughts and feelings as lively as possible to readers. The author’s use of variety of literary devices helps to deliver her agonising experience within the situation. She uses onomatopoeia and alliteration such as ‘hastily’ and ‘[no time to] loiter and linger’ to arouse a sense of desperation
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based on a person’s emotions. In this perspective‚ it’s Khalid’s emotion and how it affected him. He relates his emotions as a Coaster‚ always going all over the place and wanting it to stop. In the song “Coasters” by Khalid‚ he utilizes the literary devices of Imagery‚ symbolism‚ and diction to prove that having to get over someone is difficult situation that some people deal with‚ but it’s for the better for themselves. Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language. In the song Coaster
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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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Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ believed that the human mind was the most important force in the universe. In his essay‚ “Self-Reliance”‚ hr suggests that following the laws and not standing up for what we believe in‚ takes away from our individuality and makes us feel as though we cannot fully express ourselves because we are afraid of judgment from society. Emerson states‚ “The power which resides in him is new in nature‚ and none but he can do‚ nor does he know until he has tried” (369). In other words‚ he
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this‚ he has committed treason against his country. He hopes that his country‚ his other dearest love‚ will pardon him because he loves both his country and his love interest. | LITERARY DEVICES 1. PERSONIFICATION * Lines 4‚ 6-7: The love interest’s eyes constantly accuses and convicts the persona. This device highlights the extent to which the persona has hurt this person. * Lines 18-20: The persona hopes that his country‚ his other dearest love‚ will forgive him for the treasonous act
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Jack Ma once said‚ “Never give up. Today is hard‚ tomorrow will be worse‚ but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” Life is guaranteed to have some degree of difficult. Everyone comes across obstacles in their life that make them want to just give up and stop moving forward. The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes shows a mother describing how life‚ “ain’t been no crystal stair‚” (line 2). As the poem continues the mother describes how her life has been difficult as she says‚ “It’s had tacks
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Literary Devices – Poetry Allusion: An event or fact from an external context assumed to be known by the reader (e.g. historical‚ biblical‚ etc.). An allusion can increase one’s understanding of the poem in question by drawing parallels with other subjects. Anthropomorphism: The showing or treating of animals‚ gods and objects as if they are human in appearance‚ character or behaviour. Apostrophe: Something that addresses an object‚ abstract idea‚ or person who is dead as though it could
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the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself plays the most important role in holding the reader’s attention‚ by evoking the interest and curiosity in the
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the image of the product has more priority than the performance of the product. An article in‚ “The Onion‚” the author satirizes how products are marketed to consumers through means of a variety of literary strategies such as words and phrases‚ dialogue‚ and scientific vocabulary. First‚ the literary strategy of using words and phrases throughout the article to mock the long tradition of how marketing companies advertise their products. The product in this article is shoe inserts. For instance
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