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    In this excerpt‚ from A White Heron‚ by Sarah Orne Jewett‚ a number of literary techniques were used. All of them contributing to the excerpt’s excellent flow. This essay will focus on three literary techniques Jewett used "" imagery‚ tone‚ and symbolism. Imagery is an important literary device which‚ when used well‚ can enable an author to convey powerful and persuasive themes. Imagery can also be used to convey the mood of a book in ways that straightforward‚ factual descriptions never could.

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    In this essay‚ I will be discussing about literary techniques. Having literary techniques is good for the writings. There are always suppose to have a literary technique in a writing. People use certain type of literary techniques in a certain type of writing. Such as a medifor for a poem. People use literary techniques to create more dynamics by putting more excitement‚ emotions‚ and speculation. . People use literary techniques to create more dynamic by putting more excitement in

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    But what’s hardest to understand about suicides‚ are why the happiest people are the ones who commit suicide. Through the story that theme is explained vividly‚ even the happiest of people are struggling to conquer demons within. The main literary tools I used were: conflict and dialogue. The narrative goes between Averie’s suicide letter to Elena’s‚ describing how both battled depression and hid it with fake

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    Comparing Literary Analysis of Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings” And “Desiree’s Baby” Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings" and “Desiree’s Baby” are both great stories. Both literature give readers the smooth and easy transition throughout the story‚ and then leave the readers with disappointing and jaw dropping details in the end. Both of Chopin’s stories portray typical women who have different wants and needs and emphasize their continued life struggles. In “A Pair of Silk Stockings

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    theme of a Man’s soul/Individual self in their works‚ but their style of their writing differs; a comparison of Poe’s “The Tell- Tale Heart” and Irving’s “Rip van Winkle” provide good examples of these similarities and differences. As a Gothic author‚ Edgar Allen Poe wrote many works and it was commonly seen as very dark literature;

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    have won awards along with the book that it was made after. Most of the time the books have more details than the movies and are able to create a better plot for the people to follow The Sleepy Hollow is the first of the three books that have a good comparison between the story and the movie. During The Sleepy Hollow one of the main differences is that in the movie the headless horseman is real and in the book‚ the horseman is the town’s imagination. Another difference in the book is that in the movie

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    patriot and admirer of both the Revolution and his country‚ but he had serious questions about their democratic excesses. He was interested in the Revolution throughout his life and had collected many books on the subject. On its primary level‚ "Rip Van Winkle" is a public celebration of the American Revolution. The story opens with the prefigurative imagery of family breakups‚ specifically the Kaatskill (Catskill) Mountains that "are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family" (p. 769). In

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    Mary Shelley is an esteemed author known for her works in the horror genre. One of her techniques that she uses in her most famous novel Frankenstein‚ is parallelism. The point of view in which this story is told is first person from the character Victor Frankenstein. She goes into detail about his childhood his family early on in the book‚ and it is evident that she uses the same diction to describe both his mother‚ Caroline Beaufort‚ and his adopted cousin‚ Elizabeth Lavenza; this reveals to the

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    that students‚ straight or gay‚ should feel comfortable and secure going to school and knowing that they won’t be bullied. The second article pleas to the ethics that all groups should have equal religious freedoms. Though both articles use similar techniques to inform and persuade their audience‚ the first article

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    In Legend‚ Marie Lu uses connotative diction that creates an accusing tone in order to elucidate how individuals within a society automatically resort to class hierarchy. She concludes that humans are willing to submit to ignorance in order to live in a society that benefits them. The Republic is a place of extreme economic polarization. High-ranking characters like June and Thomas enjoy lavish lifestyles and fancy events while the poor live in slums and do not receive adequate medical care. Just

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