stereotypes of her time and times long gone. She often pushed the boundaries of what was customarily done‚ thought or expected by people of “color”. Hurston redefines and restructures the reality of being colored by the use of Satire‚ Imagery‚ and Personification. Hurston uses these strategies to lightheartedly yet emphatically refute the misconceptions that African Americans have of themselves and allow society to have of them. First‚ Hurston uses satire when she ridiculed the African Americans who used
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serves as retribution for all of his Evil deeds. Because of this personification the reader is forced to view Evil as something that is part of you‚ not something that you do‚ but it also shows that Evil isn’t all that you are‚ which illustrates the importance of choice. Faust inspired a lot of other works‚ one of which is The Picture of Dorian Gray . Oscar Wilde builds on the arguments introduced by Goethe‚ such as the personification of Evil and on the exploration Evil as a symbol‚ specifically
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Charles Dickens‚ resources of language express Dickens attitude and add suspense toward the coming revolution. In addition the author expresses his attitude and heightens suspense by giving the town human like characteristics. For example personification reveals that in the evening the peasants are outside and feel implacable because they are not in their homes at rest. Dickens talks about how “in the evening at which season of all others‚ saint Antoine turned themselves out”
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are significantly absent within Book I of paradise lost‚ not only not appearing but also not mentioned by any of the other characters. It could be argued that this makes the appearance of sin in the second book all the more powerful. Sin is the personification of an abstract concept which is presumed to be inherently evil. Yet the portrayal of Sin is arguably more as the innocent victim than the sinister predator. Sin was a ‘victim’ first of Satan’s own corruption which created her‚ then of his sexual
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use a number of different techniques in his poems to explore the theme of love. He expresses this theme through his poems My Last Dutches‚ Porphyria’s Lover and Two in the Campagna. He uses techniques such as allusion‚ euphony‚ hyperbole and personification to highlight and identify
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The novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte‚ is a powerful story and throughout the story‚ the author uses many elements such as‚ imagery‚ tone‚ personification and allegory. Because of these elements‚ the author will engaged the readers into the short story. The point of view also has a huge impact throughout the story‚ and it can show feeling throughout the story. Throughout the first chapter the author uses many imagery to get the feeling to the readers. In the first paragraph of the first chapter
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surcease of Sorrow to symbolize that he is trying to stop thinking about his wife. This alliteration sets a sad mood by him not caring that his wife died. Thus‚ lines 9 and 10 show alliteration to express sorrow towards his wife. To continue‚ personification is
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In the folk museum A darkness in the rooms - sinister connotations Betrays the absence of voices‚ - personification Departing from steps And veranda rails – Hyphen marks a break to the extended metaphor of Autumn On to a street that leads around Autumn Which stands at the door Dressed in yellow and brown. Personification/metaphor I look at words – connotes disconnection‚ diction “look” not “read” That describe machinery‚ clothes‚ transport‚ - accumulation‚ shows little interest
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In the Country of Men as a National Allegory Hisham Matar presents In the Country of Men as a national allegory. This is done through metaphors‚ personification‚ and characters’ relationships. His purposes for writing this novel were political. A national allegory is any attribution of human characteristics to other animals‚ non-living things‚ material states‚ objects or abstract concepts‚ such as organizations or governments1 of a nation or its people.2 Fredric Jameson‚ with ideas more suitable
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And then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚/ Signifying nothing” (Act 5‚ sc. 4‚ ln. 23-28). Simile . “Letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would‚’/ Like the poor cat i’ the adage?” (Act 1‚ sc. 7‚ ln. 44-45) Personification “Each new moon/New widows howl‚ new orphans cry‚ new sorrows strike heaven on the face‚/. . .that it resounds. . ./and yelled out. . . .” (Act 4‚ sc. 2‚ ln. 4-9) Hyperbole “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand? No
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