The Mood of “The Clask of Amontillado” by Sabrina Marconi period-7 2/12/11 In “The Clask of Amontillado” Poe uses diction ‚ details ‚ and imagery which ultimately creates a frightening‚ severe ‚ and intense mood of the overall story. “Unsheathing ‚y rapier ‚ I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant reassured me.” In this quote you seem to realize how mentally unstable Montresor truly is ‚ we know this because he is reassured by the stonewalls being thick
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Alberto Foster AP Literature 17 September‚ 2012 Mrs. Pillalis Throughout the play Death of a Salesman‚ a steady focus on the conflict between parent and son is apparent and specifically utilized through multiple depictions. The most obvious being the prolonged turmoil of mixed relationships between Willy and Biff‚ as well as the role that Linda keeps in providing unity and peace within the family. Through such a method‚ Miller is able to magnify the ill effects of the conflict between parent
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At a first glance‚ Sam Monroe is a character who one could easily assume is a very angst-filled‚ lonely‚ and misunderstood teenager. This being said‚ it is no secret that Sam is quite troubled‚ in fact his appearance and moodiness are a clear cry for help and attention and could be signs of severe depression. His cry goes unanswered as his family is too busy and selfish to be bothered with his needs‚ turning him into an equally selfish person. Sam takes out his frustration by doing drugs‚ as seen
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Death Stops for No One Jaime Hayes Death Stops for No One The poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is an extended metaphor on death‚ comparing it to a journey with a polite gentleman in a carriage taking the speaker on a ride to eternity. Through unusual symbolism‚ personification and ironic metaphors Dickinson subjugates that death is an elusive yet subtle being. Dickinson portrays death as an optimistic endeavor while most people have a gruesome perspective of death
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Analysis Of William Blake’s Poems Infant Joy Notes This simple poem is two stanzas of six lines each. The two stanzas each follow an ABCDDC rhyme scheme‚ a contrast to most of Blake’s other poetic patterns. The rhyming words are always framed by the repetition of "thee" at the end of the fourth and sixth lines‚ drawing the reader’s attention to the parent‚ who speaks‚ and his or her concern with the baby. The infant’s words‚ or those imagined by the parent to be spoken by the infant‚ are set
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Only a girl? “Boys and Girls” is a short story written by Alice Monroe‚ this is a story about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society infested with gender roles and stereotypes. Munro makes the point that gender stereotyping‚ relationships‚ and a loss of innocence play an important‚ and often controversial role in the growing and passing into adulthood. This story takes place in the 1940s on a fox farm outside of Jubilee. During this time‚ women are viewed as second class citizens‚ but
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In the story “The Birthmark” written by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ the author sets a dark and cold mood of hatred through Aylmer and Georgiana’s relationship. Aylmer especially has hate towards the birthmark which leads to his change of attitude towards Georgiana. When Aylmer says‚ “a defect or a beauty shocks me” hurts Georgiana because she believes “you cannot love what shocks you” (Hawthorne 219). The quote implies that the birthmark is a part of Georgiana and Aylmer cannot love her for her true self
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8 Death Rides a Pale Horse “I have heard the stories that go round‚ ’bout how I lost my sight; few‚ are brave enough to ask. You‚ Little One‚ are braver than those who claim to be brave.” Charity did not respond; she was busy studying his face. She could tell that he must have been a handsome man at one time; now‚ not so much. His skin had the appearance and texture of the underside of a dried boar hide- his face‚ trenched with deep‚ fissures that reminded her of the lines on the map she saw hanging
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Chapter Title Literary Element Text Evidence Analysis 1 Innocence Mood “Behind my back‚ at the world’s end‚ my pale slightly glowing fat mother sleeps on‚ old‚ sick at heart‚ in our dingy underground room. Life-bloated‚ baffled‚ long-suffering hag. Guilty‚ she imagines‚ of some unremembered‚ perhaps ancestral crime. (She must have some human in her.) Not that she thinks. Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.” Grendel describes his cursed mother
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The tone of each poem differed amongst each other. “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” has a pessimistic tone. The speaker is giving advice to all young women‚ but he also conveys his opinion about a declining quality of life; “But being spent‚ the worse‚ and worst/ Times still succeed the former.” He states that as time passes‚ life becomes worse than it was before. The images of the poem also help to create this tone‚ such as the image of the dying flower‚ on lines 3 and
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