The crafting of the story Scary Movies by Stephen Amidon is highly effective. The structure‚ the narrative voice‚ the use of images and the description make the story an effective one. The story begins with the opening statement‚ "I was 9 years old when I first discovered the Roxy Theater and learnt something about fear’. I think this is a good opening for the story because it keeps the reader interested. The reader wants to find out what kind of fear the narrator is experiencing. When
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destroys the worthy opponent. After a curious inspection to the identity of the enemy sniper he finds himself looking into the eyes of his dead brother. The author created a three dimensional and interesting essay using important setting‚ Diction‚ and simile that effectively brings the essay in to life. The opening paragraph gives a vivid description of situation as would physically been seen‚ and gives a brief description of the setting‚ Also the setting contribute by being the critical
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Builds-the-Fire the precious ash remains of his recently deceased father. As kind as he was to do that‚ Victor immediately afterwards talks to Thomas in an underlying mean way. Thomas graciously turns down Victor’s offer‚ and in the process relates a simile comparing Victor’s father to a salmon. Although throughout the story Victor seems appreciative of Thomas’
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Warren makes extensive use of figurative language‚ imagery‚ and symbolism to describe a foreboding scene that calls attention to the passage of time. He uses simile and the symbol of the Evening Hawk to convey a scene in which he suggests that man is being judged. Warren calls attention to the slow‚ grim passage of time with simile‚ suggesting that “history [drips] into darkness like a leaking pipe in the cellar.” Were there “no wind‚” he says‚ we might be able to hear this terrible dripping
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In the poem "Oranges"‚ the author uses certain literary devices to get the poems point across better. One of these literary devices is free verse. A free verse poem is a poem that does not have a fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. For example in verses one through four‚ the first time I walked with a girl‚ I was twelve‚ cold‚ and weighted down with two oranges in my pocket‚ there is no fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. The poet used a free verse in this
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American roots inspiring him to write about his indigenous history and Maxine Hong Kingston‚ a first-generation Chinese American who was inspired by the struggles of her emigrant family. Kingston and Momaday manipulate language by using‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ and a unique style of writing to reflect on oral traditions. The purpose of Kingston’s passage is to reflect upon her ancestor’s mistake to establish her values as an American immigrant where as Momaday’s purpose is to remember his ancestry through
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actions. Furthermore‚ the author also uses a lot of diverse similes‚ “as much bitter snow in the streets‚ as if” and “drunken revellers stirring like they.” A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through connective words such as; "like"‚ "as"‚ "than"‚ or a verb such as "resembles". The similes in this piece are very effective as they act as a comparison between things which are generally not alike. The similes in this piece also help to explain ideas to the reader and they
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possible. Poetry is a group of so many words that a poet carefully chooses to show certain meaning. The song " Every Grain of Sand" that is written by Bob Dylan deserves to be called poetry because of his careful use of tone‚ symbolism‚ allusion‚ simile and enjambments. Tone is an important part of poetry. It sets the mood of the piece and gives the audience a sense of what is going on and how the narrator feels. In " Every Grain of Sand" the tone is one of sadness and depression. There is a
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are gruesome and disgusting‚ Dahl has put them together in a way that changes the perspective of the reader on the situation into more humor-like. This is done through compelling language‚ including sarcasm‚ hyperboles‚ short sentences‚ imagery‚ similes and juxtapositions. Roald Dahl intellectually uses humor to change the tone of the events that occurred in his life from somber to humorous. He has effectively done this using sarcasm and hyperboles throughout the book. An excellent example of
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In “Hands Like Ice” the author uses metaphors‚ similes‚ and tone to suggest that losing someone special can lead to hopelessness and sadness. By using similes the author effectively shows her feelings of sadness through losing hope and giving in. The author in “Hands Like Ice” feels that the main character‚ who has gone through a dramatic stage‚ was very important to her. She also feels that this person was very dear to them and she didn’t realize it until the character passes away. As
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