There is more to a story than just literary elements. The meaning and feelings it leaves upon the reader as he or she sets an image in their mind. As the story is read‚ the feelings and morals that are portrayed behind the reasoning of the writer’s purpose. The theme explains what the story is about and the reasoning of why the story was written. (Clugston‚ R.W. Chapter 7) The literary elements help to tell the story that contributes to a reader’s mind of a portrayed theme. The story I chose has
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The Flea 1. What has been the past relationship of the speaker and the woman? What has she denied him? How has she habitually “kill[ed]” him? What is his objective in the poem? 2. In many ways this poem is like a miniature play: it has two characters‚ dramatic conflict‚ dialogue (though we only hear one speaker)‚ and stage action. The action is embedded in the dialogue. What happens preceding the first line of the poem? What happens between the first and second stanzas? Between the second
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In the readings about men and women‚ there were two stories that stuck out for me. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and "Shiloh‚" by Bobbie Ann Mason. To me these stories had many peculiar similarities. I felt that there were so comparable that there seemed to be a true connection between these two novels. In the short story "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway we were presented a man and his girlfriend. They order a couple drinks as they wait for a train. As the
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Ernest Hemmingway tells the story "Hills like White Elephants" nearly through pure dialog about two lovers conflicted over a serious decision. As the story progresses and through their tight conversation he reveals to us a great deal about their personalities‚ but leaves the details of the relationship between the two hidden. He gives his audience just enough information to find out the details of his story through detective work instead of coming outright by writing "Their relationship has suffered
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them‚ but then there are others who have decisions to make. They will go through an important stage in any relationship‚ the make it or break it stage. The two stories that I will be analyzing will be “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin and “Hills like White Elephants” by Earnest Hemingway. In both stories the characters found out how babies can be a deciding factor in a relationship‚ and that’s what I will be focusing on. In “Desiree’s Baby” the morale of the story is “we often get into trouble when
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Literary Elements in the Movie Willow Sheila M. Giordano Eng 225 Michael King March 29‚ 2010 Literary Elements in the Movie Willow What is a good movie; is it one that can make a person cry‚ laugh‚ worry‚ or feel angry? Well the fact is it can be any of those and more. In truth‚ most good movies have a unified plot‚ a credible storyline‚ and are interesting. The genre or style of a movie will also play a role in a person’s opinion of what he or she considers to be a good movie. Some
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of “Dracula” began as and still continues to be a classic‚ frightening novel and despite how some would classify it on only a single one end of the spectrum‚ it holds true elements of both literary and commercial fiction. He uses various techniques of writing‚ such as the epistolary plot structure and dramatic irony‚ and elements‚ including suspense‚ to present an unexpected‚ fear-inducing concept based on the xenophobic idea of the Victorian era. In its time‚ Dracula’s specific aspects were deemed
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the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world which many people enjoy. The main theme of this book is an “everyman” (Bilbo) can develop into a hero when he is thrust into extraordinary circumstances. The first literary element I am going to talk about is conflict. There are many forms of conflict
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Beowulf: Analyzing Key Literary Elements When scholars or students are interested in the Anglo-Saxon way of life‚ there is only one poem that can be used as the perfect representation of the culture. Written by an anonymous christian monk around the year 700 A.D.‚ Beowulf is no ordinary poem. Beowulf is an epic poem that involves the incredible tale of an epic hero named Beowulf and his bravery‚ unsurpassable strength‚ honor‚ confidence‚ and willingness to face all odds. Often called the “mother
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