Literary Techniques: Poetry Analysis 1 Diction and Imagery Literary Techniques • The meaning of a poem (i.e its focus‚ mood and the speaker’s attitude) is enhanced by four main types of literary techniques: • Diction • Imagery • Sound devices • Rhythm‚ Rhyme and Repetition Diction • Diction is the choice of words a poet uses to bring meaning across. In working through a poem‚ it is useful to question why a certain word is used‚ and what kind of effect is achieved with the choice and placement
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Theme The theme of “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is there are dangers of a naïve working class if the abuse of language as instrumental to the abuse of power is applied. For example‚ on page 31 “Comrades! You do not imagine‚ I hope‚ that we pigs are doing this in selfishness and privilege? Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brain workers; the organization of the farm totally depends on us” Squealer cried. This is manipulation of language
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Marketing Mid-Term Assignment Case Study Writing “IPL Brandenstein - Creation of a monstrous Doppelganger Imagery” Submitted to Dr. Ashok Sharma ByGaurav Sood PhD 2014 Admission no: 5284098 Date: 8th Nov‚ 2014 Indian Premier League(IPL)Brandenstein Overview Cricket is considered a religion in India and players like Sachin Tendulkar are treated like gods. It involves huge amounts of money and is the richest sport in India. The top players earn millions of rupees through match fees
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T. S. Eliot – Imagery of Preludes In T. S. Eliot’s poem Preludes he portrays the alienation of the individual from society. His imagery is sharp and clear and he uses many techniques to achieve this. A clear description of what something is‚ can be pictured in the mind by his precise use of imagery. For example‚ the words‚ “…withered leaves”(7) gives a clear image‚ as does‚ ”…dingy shades”(22). The effect is achieved through descriptions of the human influence‚ word choice‚ syntax‚ and rhythm. Eliot
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1‚365 Light and Heat Imagery in The Stanger by Albert Camus‚ and Its Effects on the Murder and Existentialism in the Novel In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the murder committed by Meursault is questionably done with no reason. Although the entirety of the second part is spent in society’s attempts to find a cause‚ Meursault has a durable existential mentality that proves that even he knows that there is no true reason for the crime. Through the use of light and heat imagery and diction in The Stranger
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Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery as a way to better describe and introduce his characters. Dark imagery is present in the exposition of the play when Romeo is returning home from his long night out. In a conversation between Lord Montague and Benvolio‚ Montague is telling his nephew of all the recent strange behaviors Romeo has been carrying out. Montague explains‚ “Away from light steals home my heavy son And private in his chamber pens himself‚ shuts up his windows and locks fair daylight
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more straightforward with his protestation‚ saying that “it is sweet and right to die for your country” is a lie. Some soldiers and witnesses of war have turned their experiences into works of literary art‚ and use imagery‚ irony‚ and structure to protest war. First of all‚ imagery can be used by writers to protest war. The excerpt from The Yellow Birds states‚ “...only the animals made you sad‚ the husks of dogs filled with explosives and old arty shells and the...guts...and everything stinking
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Shakespeare‚ he uses light and dark imagery to let the reader feel how madly in love the two lovers are. Imagery is when you are describing something that is visually descriptive so the reader has an idea of what it looks like‚ Light imagery helps the reader know how the two lovers feel about each other by comparing each other to something bright‚ like the sun. When Shakespeare uses dark imagery‚ it is the complete opposite of what light imagery is. Dark imagery is when anything that was once bright
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Why is imagery so important in Winfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”? The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Winfred Owen was written from the perspective of experience‚ struggle and horror of the First World War. The poet makes a magnificent attempt to present the daily combat of each and every soldier in this vivid description of a particular event he witnessed himself. The poet used a considerable amount of literary devises to highlight the issue‚ express his opinion about the misguided
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‘Sylvia Plath uses startling imagery when writing about landscape’ I agree with this statement to a large extent. Sylvia Plath uses startling imagery to portray her heightened emotions using the nature around her to create her poems. Plath’s poems are mainly focused around the theme of death and depression. In Sylvia Plath’s poems‚ the rhythm is often non-up beat and uneven. This forms a more natural and vivid image of the nature and landscape around her. In addition‚ Plath’s use
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