Rebecca Jones Ms. Garvin English Comp. II MWF 12-12:50 6 November 2012 Literary Devices There are many different literary devices found in the book Night written by Elie Wiesel that deal with his personal experience with the faith he had to keep and then lost during the Holocaust. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses tone‚ irony‚ and characterization to illustrate his faith throughout the Holocaust. In the book Night‚ Wiesel uses tone to explain the many sufferings that the Jews were required to face
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Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation
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“New Year’s Day” by Edith Wharton uses literary device to reveal the social values and customs have changed. Edith uses various literary devices in the opening of her short story. Through the title‚ Edith shows the transition from “old” New York to a “new” New York‚ in which the customs are very different. New Year’s Day is often a point that people use to start over and work on their “New Year Resolutions.” It’s a time where people see change‚ and the change in New York Customs‚ according to
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Shakespeare’s "to be or not to be" soliloquoy examines the role of life and death in the tradegy of Hamlet and in the human condition. The use of literary devices emphasizes the fear of uncertainty and mortality. At first‚ the "to be or not to be" soliloquoy appears to analyze Hamlet’s own emotions‚ however‚ upon further examination‚ the universal nature of the messages in Shakespeare’s words becomes apparent. Perhaps one of the most ubiquitous lines in literature‚ "to be or not to be"‚ remains
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have hope we need faith. Hope can be pure if only being let down by someone or just being foolish of something that really doesn’t matter as much. In the poem ‚ "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" contains the literary devices of imagery‚ metaphor‚ and personification. All these literary devices add up to the theme by comparing them to things that are usually strange to be compared to hope. Emily Dickinson uses imagery in the poem "Hope is the thing with feathers" by creating a vision made up by
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Literature Washington Irving‚ a Romanticist short story writer was best known for his high comedy‚ and irony. Irving used various symbols to portray hidden meanings‚ that every page of a story should be relevant to what he is trying to convey overall. Irving believed that a short story was a "frame on which to stretch materials." Meaning that he was more concerned with literary devices rather than the story as a whole. In the two stories Rip Van Winkle‚ and The Spectre
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In this essay‚ I will be discussing about literary techniques. Having literary techniques is good for the writings. There are always suppose to have a literary technique in a writing. People use certain type of literary techniques in a certain type of writing. Such as a medifor for a poem. People use literary techniques to create more dynamics by putting more excitement‚ emotions‚ and speculation. . People use literary techniques to create more dynamic by putting more excitement in
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Washington Irving was a well-respected author of his time. He had written many works‚ and most were under his pen name: Diedrich Knickerbocker. Two of Irving’s‚ or Knickerbocker’s most famous works were that of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Both of these works have similarities as well as differences between them both. The stories were written during the same time period‚ yet are supposed to have taken place before and after a war. In America‚ there were lots of pressing issues
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Nicholas Vedder Character Analysis “The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder‚ a patriarch of the village‚ and landlord of the inn.” From this part of description‚ we can see that Nicholas Vedder is a very old man. What’s more important is that from the latter description we can see that not only he is physically old but he is spiritually old too. “... at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night‚ just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun‚ and
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Comparing Literary Analysis of Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings” And “Desiree’s Baby” Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings" and “Desiree’s Baby” are both great stories. Both literature give readers the smooth and easy transition throughout the story‚ and then leave the readers with disappointing and jaw dropping details in the end. Both of Chopin’s stories portray typical women who have different wants and needs and emphasize their continued life struggles. In “A Pair of Silk Stockings
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