narration and the haunting motif throughout his novel. These two narrative techniques then shed light on character’s development throughout the book and helps readers thoroughly understand the collective memory that is being presented. Rivas used first person narrative as a strategic writing technique throughout his novel. Although readers should be cautious when encountering first person narration texts‚ in this case it worked well because it made the
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the overall setting and character of Emily‚ but not so much as to as to give away the surprise ending. Faulkner’s ordering of flashbacks are seemingly scattered about‚ but at the same time very thought out and well planned. What may seem to some readers as useless detail‚ is later deemed necessary to make loose ends meet. In the first few words‚ “when Miss. Emily Grierson died…” Faulkner proves his knowledge of the foreshadowing element. This bit of information implies that at some time along the
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devices and Tim O’Brien’s "The Things They Carried" is no different. "The Things They Carried" is a narrative about a soldier at war in Vietnam. However‚ this story provides multiple layers of meaning through O’Brien’s tone and style that help the reader further understand it. Both of these literary devices are embedded in the story and gradually help define it. To begin with‚ O’Brien writes this short story in a very serious tone. There is no joking with him‚ unless in dialogue. For instance‚ O’Brien
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change in diction to words that do not induce a lovely image in the reader. Such words as "flesh‚" "blood‚" and "lust" contrast starkly it the readers conception of an innocent picking of blackberries. Thus‚ Heaney continues his poem with the sole purpose of showing the darker side of a supposed pleasant occasion and alluding to the inevitable passage of time. Heaney’s use of extremely descriptive imagery is important to rope the reader in. e feel as though e can see the "glossy purple clot" (l 3)
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Geoffrey Chaucer‚ author of The Canterbury Tales‚ is known as the father of English literature. Throughout his prologue of The Canterbury Tales‚ he introduces many characters‚ and among these many characters is the Skipper. Although Chaucer doesn’t give readers a long descriptive passage of the Skipper‚ one can conclude a lot about him from the passage. Through diction‚ syntax‚ and characterization‚ Chaucer is able to portray a certain personality to each character he is describing; in this case‚ he is able
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1020-52 14 October 2004 Questionable Immigration Myths David Cole’s "Five Myths about Immigration‚" while not a persuasive argument‚ is obviously a personal issue for the author who believes Americans treat immigrants poorly. He introduces the reader to "Know Nothings‚" or "Native Americans‚" who blame every problem in America on the immigrants (Cole 189-90). In the introductory paragraph‚ Cole attempts to obtain the reader’s sympathetic feelings as he writes with great passion when he describes
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are red-herrings that lead her readers to think negatively about popular music without her giving any scientific proof backing her claims. The way she manipulates her audience is through persuasive speech that appeals to their emotions such as fear‚ pity‚ sadness‚ and the use of strong imagery. Alisa manipulates her readers in her intro using highly emotional charged words that consist of “We are stunned” and “Horrified” which exaggerates enough to make the reader more curious to see what is so
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the story‚ also there is meaning without the writing and a lot of readers have certain criticism about the story. When reading‚ “Let it Snow”‚ there are a lot of symbols being used that can be looked at from many different ways. For example‚ “There were eight inches on the ground‚ and rather than melting‚ it froze” (Sedaris 73). That could either be taken as the
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equally likable characters which presents a dilemma for the reader. The author wants the reader to believe that life is dear in his story "The Rattler." The author uses smaller effect to produce the overall picture of life being dear. The conflict between the snake and man makes the reader realize that life is precious and the author controls the readers emotions through lesser effects. The author uses smaller effects to make the reader like the man‚ he then continues to depict the snake as an innocent
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How would a person vividly detail a moment where they felt most victorious? What would be the best way to express that type of memory? In “The Eight-Yard run” the American novelist‚ Irwin Shaw‚ details the memory of the ex-jock‚ Darling‚ and his run during a football practice that took place 15 years ago. In his text Shaw uses hyperbole’s to describe Darling’s memory by intensifying Darling’s actions. Throughout the text Shaw shows great uses of hyperbole’s‚ For example‚ In one line Shaw describes
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