LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide
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Year 10 Speeches 2013 Choose 1 of the following 4 topic areas for a 3 minute speech : ‘Starstruck’: celebrity topic Celebrities are big business. The stars of film‚ TV‚ music and sport are some of the richest and most influential people on the planet. Their faces sell millions of magazines and products. Every detail of their lives is captured by journalists and the paparazzi and distributed to their legions of fans through traditional media and the internet. * Do we really need all the
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resources and depletion of materials‚ many businesses can find it difficult to keep a sustainable image while still providing goods. Peters (2011) mentions that consumers buy too much‚ and so sustainable consumption may either strike some as an oxymoron or imply that everyone will be purchasing less. These types of problems lead to organizations changing their aims and objectives to better image themselves by “creating a better future in which billions of people can increase their quality of life
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On Christopher Morley’s “On Laziness”‚ he presents the topic of laziness‚ persuading his audience about the allure indolence through rhetorical effect and appeal to human nature. Slothfulness‚ which is typically regarded as a weakness or sin‚ is transformed into a means to “enlightened” living using rhetorical effect. As an essayist on laziness‚ Morley presents his subject to the audience in the didactic and amicable tone‚ using a sophisticated dictation to provide style. Morley advertises the
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Finally her motherly instinct comes up when Paul is riding a horse in the dark but actually it is too late. Paul is already sick and he bets a final time‚ again wins a lot of money‚ but unfortunately he dies in the end. 5. Figurative Language: oxymoron: It was a soundless noise‚ yet rushing and powerful. Simile: The voices in the house suddenly went mad‚ like a chorus of frogs on a spring evening. 6. Elements of Fiction •Characters: Paul: The son of a poor family with a lot of family
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In The poem entitled “ porphyria’s lover”‚ Robert Browning illustrates a shocking idea behind two abstract opponents - love and death. This oxymoron includes multiple literary techniques such as personification and imagery which tells the story of a lunatic man who is obsessed with the love of Porphyria to the point where he decides to calmly strangle her to death. With the use of these terms‚ Browning successfully conveys an unsettled tone similar to paranoia in which he not only creates an eccentric
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Stylistic analysis One Stair Up by Campbell Nairne The book “One stair up” was written by a Scottish novelist Campbell Nairne in 1934 and describes the life of a working-class family from Edinburgh. And we can see a fragment that shows fine style and good sense of humour. The scene takes place in one of the Broadway cinemas. Two young people – Andrew and Rosa – decided to watch some movie. The culminating point of this story is the moment when Andrew says in excitement‚ “Good‚ isn’t it
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Module A Essay Plan Introduction: - Texts; o Blade Runner – Ridley Scott (1982) o Frankenstein – Mary Shelley (1818) - Both texts deal with issues of nature‚ monstrosity‚ creator vs creation and man playing God‚ as well as challenging the notions of traditional humanity. - The issues dealt with in the text can be clearly linked with the context in which they were written. - Despite being written in different centuries one can draw clear links between
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Few words about the author Born William Sidney Porter‚ this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name "O. Henry." He was born September 11‚ 1862 in North Carolina‚ where he spent his childhood. O. Henry’s stories are famous for their surprise endings‚ to the point that such an ending is often referred to as an "O. Henry ending." He was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. Both authors wrote twist endings‚ but O. Henry stories were much more playful and optimistic
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“The overpowering emotions – LOVE and LONELINESS” – Indira Sant’s and Hemant Divate’s poems “The overpowering emotions – LOVE and LONELINESS” – Indira Sant’s and Hemant Divate’s poems In the contemporary Marathi literature Indira Sant’s poetry has been considered the most influential. Very few poems of Indira Sant such as “Compassion”‚ “Mistlike” (1957) and “Spellbound” (1982) which talks about the separation of love
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