In the second stanza‚ Sexton takes the reader back to the stone ages. She thumbs her nose at the exaggerated propaganda which claims that American mothers and wives are thriving. The home is reversed to “caves‚” the use of “skillets‚” and carvings” (9) mirror that the role of a woman has been limited to the kitchen and to the monotonous routine of everyday life. The analogy between rocky deserted caves and the witches’ homes is revealing. It decodes the early dwellers of such places. Primitive people
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Alliteration- The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Allusion- An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. Anapest – A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. Antithesis- A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. Apostrophe- A punctuation mark used to indicate either
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The title alludes to a style of musical declamation that hovers between song and ordinary speech; it is used for dialogic and narrative interludes during operas and oratories. The term "recitatif" also once included the now-obsolete meaning‚ "the tone or rhythm peculiar to any language." Both of these definitions suggest the story’s episodic nature‚ how each of the story’s five sections happens in a register that is different from the respective ordinary lives of its two central characters‚ Roberta
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“The Mask” Analysis Paper The definition of hiding is that act of concealing. People may be hiding something or from something. In the depressed and glum poem‚ “The Mask”‚ the author shows that her life isn’t as it seems to other people. This message is conveyed through the use of imagery‚ simile‚ metaphors and repetition. Imagery is put into use by the author describing that “The tears start to stream” when she takes “The Mask” off. This shows how people may see her happy all the time and never
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The passage demonstrates that Junior is determined to get hope using literary devices such as contrast/comparison‚ repetition and simile. Therefore more broadly Native Americans are portrayed in negative ways compared to white people. They have been raised to believe in the mindset that white people are superior. The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states‚ “I was the only kid‚ white or Indian
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around death. Why does he do that? One reason for this is probably because his life had many sorrows and difficulties. It was filled with deaths of close family members and many friendships. In his poems and other pieces of work he uses many literary devices to convey this. Edgar Allen Poe uses rhyme‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to show his different emotions and produce poems with themes of sorrow and regret. Poe’s use of structure emphasizes the way he uses repetition and rhyme in his poems and
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female characters and why they are just as important as their male counterparts‚ explaining the need for equality in the world. He strongly voices his opinion on equality and our need for it. In Joss Whedon’s Equality Now speech‚ he uses multiple literary devices and styles to pull his words together and make his point. Joss Whedon has firm beliefs and feels there is a need for equality. He discusses the multiple times he has been asked why he creates strong‚ independent female characters in his
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Neruda adds obvious devices that overpower the poem‚ such as imagery and metaphors‚ but also connects possible archetypes and symbols to better express himself. To begin‚ the first stanza uses enjambment‚ as the end of the stanza leaves the reader hanging and curious. It says‚ “I want you to know/one thing.” (lines 1-2) What is this thing? The reader has no idea of it yet and is left thinking‚ wanting to read on. Next‚ the second stanza is filled with literary devices to inform the reader of
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writing the Book of Esther was to emphasize the importance of the Jewish people in God’s plan and to have them remember his divine providence. We can also find examples of leadership traits mentioned in its pages. The well-crafted plot uses several literary tools to make key points and provide humor. Most notable is the use of irony‚ motif and subversion throughout the text. A profound example of irony occurs in Esther 6:1-6:11‚ when Haman mistakenly believes that King Ahasuerus wants to honor him
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by Sarah Orne Jewett. In this short passage the author details the story of a young girl whose curiosity leads her to climbing a tree in order to see miles and miles into the distance. In order to accomplish this‚ the author explores several literary devices such as diction‚ imagery and point of view to develop a scene which readers can picture and connect to. Whether it be through similes‚ metaphors or descriptive language‚ it is clear that the author wanted imagery to be a main focus for this
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