by Marcus Zusak‚ the narrator‚ Death‚ tells the life story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger during World War II. He explains the events and challenges Liesel experiences due to Hitler’s words and influence. In this passage‚ the author uses diction‚ imagery‚ and details to help the reader imagine and have a deeper understanding of the events taking place and the character’s thoughts and feelings. This excerpt is from a chapter called‚ The End of the World (Part II)‚ and the author choses specific
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William Shakespeare’s use of language in Sonnet 18 establishes an endearing tone in the poem. Firstly‚ the author uses diction in the text to support this tone of endearingness. For example‚ “But thy eternal summer shall not fade”(9). This entails that he is showing love and saying she is eternal‚ neverending‚ unlike summer. His word choice is enforcing the loving tone of the text. The phrase “shall not fade” further nailing in the idea of eternal love. Secondly‚ William Shakespeare uses specific
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In the article‚ "The Necklace"‚ the author‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ shows the theme‚ be happy with who you are and what you have‚ throughout the story by showing how Mathilde starts out‚ and then how she feels about what happens to her. He shows more of the theme each time when a conflict happens between her and the other people. To start the author shows the theme‚ be happy with who you are and what you have‚ in the beginning when she was rich and had a good life. She had married a man of a lower class
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The symbol of the necklace plays a crucial role in the short story‚ indefinitely setting the main character on her fate. In Mme. Loisel’s case‚ it turned out for the worse‚ with her living a life of poverty. The necklace represents greed‚ selfishness; and wealth/power. The ideal of greed can be seen in the beginning paragraphs of the short story. “She suffered endlessly‚ feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury” (Guy de Maupassant‚ pg. 1). In this quote‚ it shows that Mme. Loisel has a
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Forestier is able to provide her with a fabulous diamond necklace. But now Mathilde’s been entrusted with something expensive that belongs to someone else and we have the potential for disaster. It’s true that the complication is often when things "get worse‚" and that doesn’t really happen here (for that‚ we have to wait for the climax). In fact‚ after borrowing the necklace‚ Mathilde has the time of her life. But it’s when she borrows the necklace that the possibility opens up for something really bad
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The Necklace By: Guy de Maupassant “We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet‚” (Stephen Hawkings). Greed has many consequences in our life and can affect more than just ourselves. Greed is in our innermost beings from the day we are born‚ ‘till the day we die. We force ourselves to give up those selfish ambitions with no avail. We fall into the traps of materialistic
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Character Correspondence Characters of many different persona’s can have a numerous amount of the same feelings that motivate them. The main character in “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor‚ by Edgar Allen Poe and the main character in “The Necklace‚” Mathilde‚ by Guy de Maupassant are good representatives for this. Montresor and Mathilde have some of the same catalysts that cause their actions‚ megalomania‚ resentment and revenge. Montresor’s lust for power is indicative of his megalomania
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in a peculiar way using intercalary chapters. Every other chapter of the novel is plot‚ while the other half is a descriptive exposition of the lives of farmers during the great depression and the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck incorporates a great use of diction such as parallelism and strong syntax. In chapter five‚ he truly engages these skills to almost set the tone of the novel‚ which appears to be antagonistic and desperate. Steinbeck achieves his purpose of expressing a desolate ambiance by constantly
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ASSIGNMENT: “The Necklace” Madame Loisel’s perspective and attitude changed over the ten years she spent repaying her debt. Before the dilemma‚ Madame Loisel was self-conscious‚ bothered by her own simplicity‚ and was envious of other women’s “beauty”. Madame Loisel was particularly bothered by the fact that these women had “no caste and no descent‚ their beauty‚ their grace‚ and their charm serving them instead of birth and fortune.” (Guy de Maupassant 1) She was more
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four lines of the sonnet‚ Wyatt’s diction encompasses a more personal tone and reveals that the “deer” is an extended metaphor for his beloved “deare.” In the lines “And graven with diamond in letters plain / There is written‚ her fair neck round about‚ / “Noli me tangere‚ for Caesar’s I am‚ / And wild for to hold‚ though I seem tame (11-14).” At first glance‚ it is absurd to think that a wild animal would be wearing a diamond-encrusted necklace. But this “necklace” is a symbol of possession‚ that
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