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    PLEASE READ AND REWORD WHAT YOU FIND OUT OF PLACE THIS WAS WRITTEN IT A QUICK MANNER Technology is becoming increasingly popular; we are forced to confront it everyday. Ray Bradbury has noticed this trend of people becoming more and more dependent on technology; after all we use the television‚ computers‚ and even automobiles everyday. In the pedestrian Ray Bradbury has used insect images in The Pedestrian that suggests that with the increasing number of people using technology it will trap and

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    There are many auditory images in this short excerpt from The Awakening‚ by Kate Chopin. The first is where the narrator is describing Edna’s feelings. This put an image of a frightened child in the readers heads. Another that is easily seen is the dog who is barking. Chopin went into detail of the type of tree the dog was tied to‚ which put an image of a dog tied to a sycamore tree in the reader’s head. The last two were “the spurs of the cavalry officer”‚ and “the hum of bees” (Chopin). As the

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    Religious Imagery in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Authors sometimes include hidden messages in their writings. This allows the reader to conceive many different ideas about the subject‚ causing them to think deeper than just the surface meaning of the story. A prime example of this is Katherine Anne Porter ’s short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"‚ written in mostly first person with some third person narrative and using the stream of consciousness technique. Porter uses several

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    James Joyce implemented "wasteland imagery" in the story. My understanding of the definition of "wasteland imagery" as it applies to this story is to represent an aspect of life as lacking in spiritual‚ aesthetic‚ or other humanizing qualities through use of vivid or figurative language. Throughout the story I couldn ’t help but notice finely nuanced descriptions and bits of dialogue where Joyce undercuts the celebratory nature of the evening with such imagery. Descriptions of the characters in

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    Diction and Imagery in Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”             Children are now welcomed to earth as presents bundled in pinks and blues. In the 1800’s children were treated as workers straight from the womb. Children trained early in age to perform unbearable tasks (Ward 3). Imagine how it felt to be unwanted by a parent and sold to a master who also cared nothing about them. Many children earned a few pennies by becoming chimney sweeps or working in the streets running errands‚ calling cabs

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    The use of imagery in Dulce et Decorum Est In the poem Dulce et Decorum Est‚ Owen uses a range of imagery to convey his experiences and views of the war. With the use of imagery he gives a realistic view of the war in a grotesque manner. This is due to the fact that he wanted to fight the views of the patriotic society of the time as they did not have a realistic view of the war. In the first stanza Owen uses imagery to portray the cruel and harsh conditions the soldiers had to fight through. Owen

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    recalls aspects of his own experiences growing up in Darwin. Goldsworthy employs a musical style throughout the novel to engage the audience with visual imagery. The style features used to create characterisation and descriptive settings are all distinctively visual and help to shape the meaning of the text. Similarly Pablo Picasso used imagery to create meaning and shock viewers through his painting Guernica. The painting is Picasso’s protest against the massacre and suffering of innocent civilians

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    important than the looks. In Alice Walker’s story "Everyday Use‚" she uses the following literary devices: characterization‚ symbolism‚ and imagery to portray her story of a mother‚ her two daughters’‚ and conflicts with their heritage. The use of characterization in "Everyday Use" becomes visible at the very beginning. The

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    His people on the right path and walking with them at good and bad times in their lives. They both tell us not to be afraid because God is with us. Moreover‚ David speaks about dwelling in the Lord’s house forever. Finally‚ both psalms illustrates imagery as it discusses the happenings as David prays. For example‚ sheep and green pastures‚ being fought by the enemy‚ walking a path with God‚ cup overflowing‚ and a table being filled with food are all images that can be displayed in one’s head.

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    Pacing and Imagery in “Dog Fight” In Charles Bukowski’s “Dog Fight” (Kirszner & Mandell‚ pp. 790-791)‚ we are treated to a first-person recounting of a street race through the southern parts of Los Angeles. While the story itself is interesting and (some would say) exhilarating‚ it is the structure and pacing of the poem’s wording that truly gives the story excitement. Consider the very first lines of the poem: “he draws up against my rear bumper in the fast lane‚ I can see his head in the

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