in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The narrator - Ultimately‚ The Things They Carried is more about its narrator than anybody else‚ and although it feels at times like a book about war‚ it is ultimately a book about the narrator’s coming to terms with his past. Although the narrator is frequently called "Tim‚" or "O’Brien‚" the author and the narrator are not entirely the same person. Unlike O’Brien’s work If I Die in a Combat Zone (Box Me Up and Ship Me Home)‚ The Things They Carried is deliberately
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Yalissa Kargbo Ap Literature 4/A Day Note and Notice Essay: The Things They Carried In the novel “The Things They Carried” author‚ Tim O’Brien‚ uses shifts in mood and irony to successfully exposes guilt of the items the men carried physically and emotionally which led to the fatal decisions while at war. In chapter one the narrator gives insight on a man named Jimmy Cross describes his love for a girl named Martha. Martha is a girl from New Jersey that Jimmy regrets not taking a chance
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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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fraternizing with the enemy.” Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is neither about the battle of sexes nor is it a feminist manifesto. The literary inferences‚ socio-political context‚ portrayal of various female characters‚ and their influence on the male characters truly depict changes in the social perception of gender roles‚ resulting conflict‚ and their outcome for American society. Along with all the things the men of the Alpha Company carried‚ they also took on the burden of feelings of love
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POETRY Poems are a creative form of writing‚ meant to be read aloud and enjoyed rather than approached as a difficult puzzle to be solved. When analyzing a poem pay attention to the following Elements:- Title Content Structure Literary Devices Rhythm Rhyme Mood Tone Diction/Language Imagery Theme Meaning In addition‚ the Essay Structure and Technique for answering questions will be taught. For convenience‚ questions are broken down into sections (a‚ b‚ c)
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The Things They Carried Theme Questions 1. What was taken from Ted Lavender after he died and why did they use it? Who was blaming himself for his death? They took his dope and smoked it. This was to help relieve the stresses of the war. Jimmy Cross held on to the guilt of letting Ted die because he was distracted from the war. 2. Many of the characters were superstitious‚ for example Dobbins wore pantyhose around his neck even after she broke up with him. How does their superstition
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Literary devices used in Animal Farm Timothy Quong What is the definition of a good novel? Opinions on this question may differ‚ but there are many things that good novels have in common. Most importantly‚ the reader must enjoy the novel. When I use the word enjoy‚ I don’t necessarily mean that it should make the reader happy’ or joyful’. The novel should give the reader a valuable or worthwhile experience. Many good novels often address topics that relate to our own reality. In
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childhood and early life in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in Limerick‚ Ireland. It describes his families experiences as a result of the death of his sister. Set predominately in Limerick in the early nineteenth century‚ through the use of a variety of literary devices‚ McCourt conveys his story and explores how he overcame poverty and deprivation eventually leading to him escaping and living a new life in America through elaborating on themes including society and class and coming
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In this passage‚ Queen Margaret addresses Queen Elizabeth and recalls back to when Queen Elizabeth was recently made queen‚ and Margaret prophesied that she would end up just like Queen Margaret. Throughout the passage we see a few literary devices such as parallel structure and allusion‚ and both of these writing tools add to the complexity of the relationship between the two former queens. We observe Margaret use diction that reminds us of the stage and plays and we see parallelism used to show
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be content. The daffodils mean that he likes nature and has a positive attitude toward nature because his happy place would not be something in nature if he didn’t enjoy nature. To emphasize his feelings‚ Wordsworth uses many poetic devices. Two of the poetic devices that he uses are imagery and rhyme. ! In the poem‚ Wordsworth conveys his happiness towards nature by using imagery and rhyme in his writing. The serene‚ beautiful place that he builds in the readers mind shows that he has a
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