bachelor that was traveling in the same carriage as them starts to tell the offspring’s a story‚ the children‚ with hesitation at first‚ start to listen to him with excitement. The bachelor seemed to know what story the children will like and what type of tone and language the story had to be told to get the children’s attention. In the first part of the story‚ the author presents a scene in which 3 children‚ their aunt and a bachelor were traveling all in the same carriage on a train. The children don’t
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The words “Death‚ be not proud” open John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10‚ setting the tone‚ as the narrator addresses death himself. Donne‚ inspired by his experiences with religion‚ wrote a collection of poems known as “The Divine poems‚” in which he establishes a connection between the narrator‚ and God. Holy Sonnet 10 is unique in that‚ the narrator addresses not God‚ but Death. As explored by both Joanne Woolway and Roberta J. Albrecht‚ Donne employs masterful use of apostrophe to address death‚ stylized
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consequences‚ every circumstance provides both positive and negative repercussions. In Siegfried Sassoon’s Absolution‚ the speaker attempts to depict both the positive and negative outcomes of World War I. Sassoon uses metaphors to convey the speaker’s tone of acknowledgment‚ matured perspective‚ and wisdom. As previously mentioned‚ war always brings about destruction and negatives of some kind. In Absolution‚ the speaker does not avoid such topics‚ stating‚ “War is our scourge” (line 3) and‚ “Horror
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encounters create the central tone of a work of literature. Literature is language‚ conveying a feeling of dejection in its readers through the use of hopeful diction that turns to despair. Emotion filled words such as “pleasantry‚” “confident‚” and “livelier” excite the reader and give him a sense of hope as the novel opens (James 85). Krook suggests that these choices of words “perfectly dramatized… can be packed into a few characteristic sentences of the James ’s late style” and fill the reader
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Tone in “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath In “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath‚ the speaker is represented as a mirror that reflects the life and actions of another human being. The speaker develops a casually detached tone right from the beginning of the poem‚ but also portrays an accepting mood by the end of the work. These tones and moods are expressed through the use of diction‚ punctuation‚ metaphors‚ and imagery. The tone of this poem fluctuates and makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the emotions
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self absorbed. He speaks to her with love and sincerity at some points in the poem; then he also addresses her in a tone that is far from love and is bordering on haughty disposition. The diction and imagery play vital roles in creating the tone and emotion between the speaker and the woman. In the poem “When You Are Old‚” by W.B. Yeats‚ the speaker’s use of imagery‚ diction‚ and tone allow the reader to see into the woman and the speaker’s relationship. In the poem the speaker’s relationship with
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to it/ I could improve” (6-8). The poem has a playful tone… until the last two lines; “Wait ‘til they learn/ I’m dropping out” (11-12). This serious shift in tone reveals that the woman does not appreciate being given “Marks” on her performance as a wife and mother. Although she is receiving good grades; who are they to grade her? The last line alone provides a second reading of the poem with a wholly sharp but still playfully sarcastic tone as opposed to the initial lone playfulness. Since she
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Júlia Fávero Professor Weiss English 10A 30 March‚ 2013 Night: Shifts in Tone In every writing piece‚ be it a news journal or a deep philosophical book‚ literary devices serve as the substructure for the assembly of tone. In “Night”‚ the narrator goes through intense emotions and by modifying the utilization of literary devices‚ predominantly diction‚ syntax and symbolism‚ tone accordingly shifts throughout the book; thus‚ it becomes noticeable how the character’s emotions go from outraged
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When reading a poem‚ the tone can be misleading at first glance. Many poems might seem charming at first‚ but upon further inspection are actually unpleasant. The poem “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell is an example of this. In the poem‚ the narrator expresses his feelings to a woman and attempts to convince her to give up her virginity to him. In the first stanza of the poem‚ he begins by complimenting her and proclaiming how he will love her forever. However‚ as the poem continues‚ the narrator
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Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying
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