In her essay Zora Neale Hurston uses elevated diction as well as manipulation of viewpoint to enrich the audience with her childhood experience. In the beginning of her essay the author starts off with a very detailed description of her house as she details the exact number of trees. By doing this the author is able to provide the author with a rather vivid description of her childhood home. She furthermore emphasizes the importance of the flowers as she states how expensive they are in New York
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In Jackie Robinsons line of his letter‚ he means that people of color have been waiting patiently to be respected. In his letter he uses polite tone of diction to explain his point of view. Robinson choose to use a polite but stern diction of writing while writing to president Eisenhower because‚ he had enough of the treatment that was being dished out. He wrote to let him know people of color were tired of hanging on and being civilized‚ while they were being mistreated. Robinson felt as though
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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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were well-crafted‚ passage two was the one that really stood out from its counterpart. Carefully planned‚ elegant‚ and organized‚ the diction and syntax are clearly expressed through the author’s word choice and phrasing. The diction is very well thought and relates exceptionally well to the passage at hand. Yann Martel uses rather formal language for the diction‚ which give this particular passage a lyrical and philosophical sense‚ an example of this would be the usage of “nonetheless” (Martel)
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Annie Proulx’s language and diction in the story is interesting. Instead of writing in complete sentences shes writes small phrases. Although the phrases and random words may sound confusing and out of place I think that they give a much more clear representation of the setting and the story. Instead of using long word sentences Proulx uses specific words that stand out in the reader’s mind. It helps the reader picture everything easily and she really gets the point across with one concise and powerful
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worth a lot of value? In the story The Necklace Monsieur Loisel worked enough to get his wife an invitation to a party for the fancy which is mainly a lot of high class or important people. Monsieur’s wife Madame Loisel had always wanted to enjoy the life of the high class because she thought she deserved to live like them which led to some troubles in the story as Madame Loisel gathered enough money to buy a dress and had her friend buy her a fancy necklace. I believe that Monsieur Loisel is a believable
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Shakespeare is really two writers both hidden under one pen name? Using Shakespeare sonnets 79‚ 80‚ 83‚ 84‚ 86‚ and looking for both point of views and diction in the sonnets there is proof that it’s not one writer but two. In “Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid “‚ is Shakespearean sonnet 79 which was written by two writers’ and can be expressed by diction. There have been many
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increased the effect it had on the nation. Authors John F. Kennedy‚ Eleanor Clift and the United States Army Signal Corps each have a unique style. It was a cold January afternoon when Kennedy was inaugurated. Throughout his speech uses a unique form of diction‚ or word choice. For example Kennedy was describing the American people as “tempered by war‚ disciplined by a hard and bitter peace‚ proud of our ancient heritage…” The word “Tempered” is typically used to describe a forged object‚ like a sword. However
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The poem is clearly expressed with the author’s specific use of diction‚ and structure. Dictions and structure are the foundation of any literary work. To begin with‚ Wright uses the word "you" to address the person she is speaking to rather than more specific and definitive names. This word choice creates a mysterious atmosphere and raises the question: Who is this "you" person that the author is trying to reach out to? The diction that the writer uses leaves the character nameless. In addition
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This statement is explored in one of the famous short story‚ “The Necklace‚” by Guy de Maupassant‚ short story about understanding life challenges. In this short story‚ the Author introduces a character named Mathilde Loisel who’s obsessed with glamour‚ like the nice things. What she wants to get out of life is luxury. Mathilde Loisel’s character changes towards the end of the story. This is because in the beginning of the story‚ she is a person who is not accepting her place in the social structure
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