In his book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses vivid imagery and dramatic diction to bring to life his horrid and painful memories of the Holocaust and his time in Auschwitz. At the end of chapter 4 Wiesel describes the events that occurred leading up to the death of a young pipel. This scene is brought to life by Wiesel’s incredible use of diction to reinforce the imagery used to create a sense of emotion felt by the reader. Throughout this book diction is used to create a deeper connection to the events
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a critically acclaimed American writer of the 19th century‚ was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1804. The novelist ’s book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is supposedly his best work‚ and universally considered a literary classic. Concerned with sin and consequences of dealing with it‚ Hawthorne ’s work relates to his own personal sense of shame about his ancestor ’s persecuting roles in the 17th century Salem Witch Trials. By indirectly dealing with his sense of guilt through fictional
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ghosts. The author uses diction in order to create a creepy and mysterious atmosphere‚ and imagery to depict the supernatural events that occur in the country house‚ Bly. In The Turn of the Screw‚ the author uses diction to help prove the existence of ghosts in the novella. To begin‚ James describes Bly to be big and old to set up a mysterious atmosphere‚ “No; it was a big‚ ugly‚ antique . . . embodying a few features of a building still older” (James‚ 17). The author uses diction to create a mysterious
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In Bernard Malamud ’s "The Magic Barrel"‚ one of the main characters is a marriage broker named Pinye Salzman. Throughout the tale‚ Mr. Malamud draws many parallels between Pinye Salzman and an angel through the use of imagery. There are countless angelic references and some dialogue that conjures the image of an angel. How do these images manifest themselves and where in the text can they be found? First‚ it may be pertinent to supply some background on angels. Angels‚ in almost all cultures‚
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“The Fire in Your Sky”‚ a short story by Ibi Zoboi‚ is a horror mystery based on Haitian mythological traditions. In the story‚ a Chupacabra‚ a folklore creature that feeds on souls‚ and her daughter migrate to New York disguised as a human single mother (Zoboi‚ n.d.). My favorite character is Lourdes‚ the protagonist who is a Chupacabra (Zobio‚ n.d.). I like Lourdes because she is a complex character. She is not a malevolent spirit obsessed with sucking people’s souls (Zoboi‚ n.d.). Nor is she an
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Rena Korb has a master’s degree in English literature and creative writing and has written for a wide variety of educational publishers. In the following essay‚ she discusses the imagery in "Children of the Sea." At the age of twenty-six‚ young for a writer‚ Edwidge Danticat has many honors credited to her name. Aside from publishing two books‚ the novel Breath‚ Eyes‚ Memory and a collection of short stories‚ Krik? Krak!‚ she has also received much critical acknowledgment. Her novel earned her recognition
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Scarlet Letter Vocab Words | Definition | Romanticism (n) | Appeals to the imagination use of the “willing suspension of belief”. Romanticism stresses emotion rather than reason. | Puritan (n) | Religious reformers that emerged during 16th century. Puritan sought to cleanse the culture of what they regarded as corrupt‚ sinful practices. | Sepulchers (n) | A small room or monument cut in rock or built of stone‚ in which a dead person is laid or buried. | Inauspicious (adj.) | Not auspicious;
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about a family who lived in a futuristic house that took care of all of their wants and needs and eventually drives the kids to kill their own parents. Bradbury helps the reader understand the setting through the use of diction. At the beginning of the story‚ Bradbury uses diction to help set up the feel of the house. By stating that the stove was “busy humming to itself” (Bradbury 1) and the lights worked “with a soft automaticity” (Bradbury 1)‚ Bradbury is able to portray the futuristic and technological
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In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester’s sin of adultery is well known. Forced to stand in front of the community for one day to be publically shamed‚ Hester held her head high. However‚ her shame does not end there. Although people begin to get used to Hester in their community and even begin to accept her‚ Hester has changed. The constant humiliation has driven her to hide behind her embarrassment‚ and she is therefore distinguished by it. In the passage from the Scarlet Letter‚
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Diction From The General History of Virginia by John Smith‚ there is a confusing kind of diction. The words used in this passage is commonly spoken in the 16th century. I think John Smith’s goal was to use colloquial vocabulary. This thought came to mind because back then everyone used those words. This whole passage has confusing vocabulary but in reality its simple when you brake it down. John Smith himself is a pilgrim and when he speaks of them he refers to them as pilgrims instead
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