Tusk By Joyce Carol Oates Abnormal and captivating. These would be some of the keywords of the essay Tusk by Joyce Carol Oates. It tells the story of a young boy named Roland Landrau‚ but he addresses himself as Tusk. Tusk is somewhat Roland’s alter-ego where he in his mind is the cool guy at school. Already in the first sentence of the story‚ it pulls the reader in and reeks of something wrong and something exciting. “As the knife fitted into Tusk’s hand‚ an idea fitted into his head”[1]
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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Introduction In this paper‚ different perspectives of the nature of poetic language will be illustrated by using a stylistic analysis of a poem‚ „Sonnet 55‟‚ written by William Shakespeare (see Appendix for full poem). In the stylistic analysis‚ the use of sound and rhythm to convey complement meaning by Shakespeare will be in focus here. Poetic function in poem Poetic language is a type of language that commonly found in poetry1. According to Jakobson (1960)‚ formalists believe poetic
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ENC1101 March 1‚ 2008 Stylistic Prose Techniques A Tale of Two Cities In the novel‚ “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens‚ the writer uses multiple styles and techniques. Some of the different styles and techniques used are point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbols. Putting all these stylistic and techniques together can create a great story. Some may find this to be a difficult reading to understand‚ but with every passage there is a meaning behind it. Point of view is the position a
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The Stylistic Analysis of “The Supreme Illusion” by Arnold Bennette I`d like to speculate upon Arnold Bennette and one of his works. Arnorld Bennette is a British novelist‚ playwright‚ critic‚ essayist and journalist. His first published novel was The Man From The North. This was followed by Anna of The Five Towns‚ The Old Wives` Tale‚ Clayhanger‚ The Card and Hilda Lessways. Bennette is credited with more than 80 books and during the 1920s was considered among the leaders of English literature
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As Mandy Hale once stated‚ “Sometimes when you lose your way‚ you find yourself.” This is certainly true for the traveler‚ the protagonist and only character from Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “The Journey”. The traveler‚ who is not identified as female or male‚ sets out on a journey on the highway towards a city that they have visited many times. Along the way‚ the traveler finds themself lost after turning on a different road that they usually follow towards the city; they suppose that the new
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Written by ASUMAN BİRDAL STYLISTIC ANALYSIS : “A CUP OF TEA” by K.Mansfield The common view that a literary text is likely to be comprehended better if it is studied in parallel with stylistic analysis which emphasizes the crucial role of the linguistic features of the text contributes much to the development of literary criticism. M.A.K.Halliday is one of the text linguists who sees ‘grammar’ as a network of systems of relationships which account for all the semantically relevant
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Today “Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely‚ the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy‚ but left to its own course it ends in power ’s disappearance -Hannah Arendt.” After reading the story Ace by Joyce Carol Oates it is very clear to seek out the message behind the story. What Oates writes is a story of a violent act that is unnecessary‚ and gives and inside look into how the victim feels going through each step. News today lacks the type of emotion
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Joyce’s Araby begins as a story about a young boy and his first love‚ his neighbor referred to in the story as Mangan’s sister. However‚ the young boy soon turns his innocent love and curiosity into a much more intense desire‚ transforming this female and his journey to the bazaar into something much more intense and lustful. From the beginning‚ Joyce paints a picture of the neighborhood in which the boy lives as very dark and cold. Even the rooms within his house are described as unfriendly‚ "Air
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«Up the Down Staircase» The text under analysis is a fragment from the novel «Up the Down Staircase»‚ written by Bel Kaufman‚ an outstanding American writer. She worked as a teacher of the English language and literature in a New York high school for many years. She is best-known for her novel «Up the Down Staircase»‚ which was published in 1965. The book deals with the experience of a young high school teacher. So‚ it’s rather obvious that the novel comprises some autobiographical episodes. The
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