In “Night”‚ Elie Wiesel uses diction in numerous ways in order to form an audience to connect with his contextual elements in his brief story‚ specifically when expressing his interpretations of the men‚ such as Idek‚ who worked to run the concentration camps. This made the text undemanding to appreciate for the audience. He also incorporated diction throughout the time of lynching men and adolescents‚ and occasionally using colloquialism‚ throughout the excerpt. For instance‚ towards the end of
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disregarding the distinct different elements‚ both works are descriptive in their use of diction. Elevated and sophisticated‚ passage one utilizes works such as “piously‚” and‚ “dubiously‚” to enhance the quality of writing. In comparison‚ passage two incorporates a variety of scientific terms‚ such as physiological and specimen in order to legitimize the scientific themes found in Frankenstein. Regarding diction‚ descriptive words in passage one provided the reader with an image. With sentences such
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Michael Beltran March 30‚ 2014 English 1302 Mr. Weesner Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” Poetry Explication “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost expresses the theatrical encounter between determining which of the two paths to go onto not knowing what the decisions will lead to as they come upon him/her on the way. That being said‚ the speaker makes a slight curve and claims‚ “Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I- I took the one less traveled by...” when in the beginning he ultimately chooses
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have selected for his poems? How does he describe the language used by many modern writers? Answer: The problem of poetic diction has been one of the most controversial issues in literary criticism. The most important part in the history of poetic diction is constituted by Wordsworth’s views on the language of poetry. These are two traditions in the history of poetic diction. One is that which pleads for a special language for poetry and the other is that which pleads for the spoken language.Wordsworth
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Annotated Bibliography Brown‚ Dan. "Frost ’s ’Road ’ & ’Woods ’ redux.(Robert Frost)." New Criterion. 25. 8 (2007): 11(4). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. In this article‚ Dan Brown argues that the poem does not contain any metaphors or similes. However‚ the poem as a whole is a metaphor. He also shows how Frost’s poem tends to be full of contradictions. He also argues whether the speaker’s choice of road actually makes the difference in the speaker’s future.
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Redness and blood is often connected to religious imagery. In All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy‚ the spirituality of blood connects man with the landscape‚ horse‚ history‚ and his destiny. Thomas C. Foster’s How to read Literature Like a Professor makes reference to the bible in chapter 6. The Bible states that wine is often symbolized for the blood of Christ and is thought to be a spiritual cleanser. At the end of Part III‚ after John Grady had lost a lot of blood while staying in Saltillo
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of A Work of Artifice‚ it says “Attractive pot” sarcasm is shown and in line three there is a hyperbole of the bonsai tree saying “Could have grown eighty feet tall” A Work of Artifice uses a lot of diction and imagery. Some examples of diction are “pruned” “crippled” and “attractive pot” The diction is somehow connected to gardening and the belittling of women. The imagery is mainly focused on the bonsai tree and how it’s not able to reach its full capacity. There’s a lot of gender
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; (5) Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same‚ (10) And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black
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Journey is a prevalent theme choice for many writers‚ due to the potential to be manipulated in many forms. The alarmingly realistic novel of ‘The Road’ contains journeys both physical and emotional as McCarthy utilises his literacy excellence to deviate away from the journey stereotypes involving clear aim and direction‚ focusing more on the motivation and meaning behind the journey. Conversely in Thomas Hardy’s 1913 poem collection‚ physical and mental journeys are explored as Hardy nostalgically
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stoic woman who fights her entire life through many trials and tribulations until she finds true love and achieves an almost nirvana-like state of being. The manner‚ in which Charlotte Bronte writes‚ her tone and diction especially‚ lends its self to the many purposes of the novel. The diction of Bronte usually had characteristics of gothic culture and showed the usually negative and angry inner thoughts of Jane. The tone of the novel was there sympathetic towards Jane and displayed her as an intelligent
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