The facades of masks tend to be seen through the eyes‚ but the interior of these masks are hidden behind the many unrealistic dreams of others and the stereotypes kept upon. While not everyone in "The Great Gatsby" were of great wealth‚ most and if not all kept a mask on throughout the book with the intention of covering their tracks. However‚ the masks began to disappear and what was behind them was a reality that no one wished to see. In the excerpt from chapter two‚ Fitzgerald utilizes bleak diction
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In the narrative “The Chase‚” Annie Dillard describes an exciting encounter that brought her great delight in which she will hardly experience again. She uses a series of figurative languages and selection of details to incorporate her tone into the story and portray the passions of but not limited to children. The story starts off with descriptions of the game football and proceeds to her encounter with a stranger while playing with her friends. As a result of throwing snowballs at his car window
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Lord of the Flies‚ Chapter 1 Stylistic Analysis In Chapter 1 of “Lord of the Flies‚” William Golding uses dark and pessimistic tones to elucidate both the alienation of the boys on the island and the severity of their predicament. The narrator uses brutal and simple diction with violent imagery to illustrate the savage and destructive nature of man. The boys are thus presented as inherently destructive by nature. Golding uses brutal and simple diction in Chapter 1 of “The Lord of the Flies.” The
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Short stories can be romantic‚ scary‚ sad‚ or enlightening and uplifting. No matter what the theme of stories are‚ they always have special meaning to people‚ in the same manner as poems. In this essay I will be comparing two short stories‚ called The Story of An Hour‚ and The Interlopers. Both stories share similar afflictions to the characters‚ even though both stories‚ however‚ are completely different. Both short stories are very unique‚ interesting and also go through similar conflict and issues
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Deixis‚ Cognition and the Construction of Viewpoint Ambros‚ Regine; Carino‚ Myla; Gesell‚ Charmaine Erika; Lucas‚ Marjorie; Lucyao‚ Jacqueline; Perez‚ Mary Ann Joy; Pulon‚ Aisha ------------------------------------------------- STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF POINT OF VIEW A. Narrative Point of View > It is from a character’s point of view that events are described even though the story is told by a third person. > Proposed Taxonomies: * Paul Simpson’s Taxonomy (1993) =He distinguishes what
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INTRODUCTION "Mending Wall" is a metaphorical poem written in blank verse‚ published in 1914‚ by Robert Frost (1874–1963). The poem appeared as the first selection in Frost’s second collection of poetry‚ North of Boston. It is set in the countryside and is about one man questioning why he and his neighbor must rebuild the stone wall dividing their farms each spring. SUMMARY The poem literally says that a stone wall separates the speaker’s property from his neighbor’s. Every year the wall
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Christopher Boone‚ the fifteen year old protagonist of Mark Haddon’s contemporary novel‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” (Curious Incident) finds the world a confusing place. His obsession with the truth‚ logic and facts is indicative of his need to impose order on this challenging world so that he can cope within it. His search for the truth of Wellington’s death‚ leads him to revelations which undermine many of his sureties and throw his world into chaos. However it’s his reaction
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The city planners * Magaret Atwood - Canadian poet * Purpose: question the planners about the fake perfection * Criticism of the system * Emotion tone: emotionless‚ calm (beginning)‚ materialistic‚ depressing‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ monotonous‚ disillusion‚ sarcastic‚ mocking‚ anger * Theme: man vs nature * images about human hand in nature. – even nature is controlled by humans * society is blinded by this perfect order. * Nature will assert its dominance over man again
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Reginald Rose‚ the author of 12 Angry Men‚ writes his book using complex characters and word choice that effects their characterization. In the book 12 Angry Men Reginald Rose uses abrupt but cultured text is straightforward picturesque at the same time when talking about his characters. Roses denotation and connotation affects his characters and their attitudes throughout the entire book. When he explains his characters thoughts and actions it helps portray them differently from each other. In
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The poem‚ “Monologue for an Onion” written by Sue Kim‚ the onion is a metaphor and is the whole poem is written about it and based off of it. The basic main viewpoint of the poem is about the feelings and thoughts that onion experiences when being handle by the person or more specifically when it is being cut. The poem revolves around the whole idea of how the onion feels and thinks as the person cuts away at it and how it reflects on the actions of the person and the person themselves. Sue Kim’s
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