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Wells Tower’s Artistry in "Leopard"

Literary Devices Literature Review Short Story 3 Pages

An adolescent’s life no matter how distressed or stressful it may seem is always entertaining to watch from the eye of a third person as its packed with drama and is something a reader can relate to and empathize with. In the case of “Leopard”...

Features of Technical Writing

Literary Devices Writing Experience 1 Page

FEATURES OF TECHNICAL WRITING Technical writing is sometimes defined as converting the complex ones into simpler ones. It is the form of writing in which the information is represented in such a concise manner that audience can easily get the point without getting confused. Nowadays...

Literary Analysis of "Frostbitten Faithlessness"

Book Report Literary Devices 2 Pages

“Frostbitten Faithlessness” is a short story about a woman’s lack of decision making, and fidelity. Ann is the wife of John, and they live on a farm, presumably in Canada. She seems to be short tempered, and miserable when it comes to her marriage. John...

N.y State of Mind, a Song by Nas: a Look at the Use and History of Literary Devices

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NY State of Mind Literary Analysis Even though it was released in 1994, Nasir Jones’ (better known by his stage name – Nas) Illmatic is still considered one of the best and most influential hip hop albums of all time. The opening track off his...

The Use of the Mirror and Diction Techniques in the Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man by James Weldon Johnson

Literary Devices Metaphor The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man 2 Pages

In the book titled The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson, the topic of race and identity are discussed through the experience of a biracial American. When this man, the protagonist, is introduced the concept of race does not seem to affect...

How Charles Dickens and Ray Bradley Have Used Major Literary Devices to Create Tension and Atmosphere in the Signalman and There Will Come Soft Rains Respectively

Literary Devices 2 Pages

Explore the ways in which two short stories vividly create tension and atmosphere Authors Charles Dickens and Ray Bradbury vividly create tension and atmosphere using several key literary devices. In the short story “The Signalman” Charles Dickens creates a sense of foreboding by slowly describing...

1984 by George Orwell: Literary Devices to Portaray Government Controlling Its Citizens

1984 George Orwell Literary Devices 1 Page

Orwell depicts a totalitarian fiction world, where freedom cannot be fought or dragged away from any sense of individual righteousness. In order to achieve this, the government suppresses people’s thinking and eliminate their freedom by creating fear through propaganda, strict laws, and incessant surveillances. Orwell...

The Use of Foreshadowing in Ordinary People by Diana Evans

Literary Devices Literature Review Novel 2 Pages

Foreshadowing is a literary device that is used many times in the novel Ordinary People. One example of foreshadowing is when Conrad lets out his feelings with his mother, Beth, when she gets angry at him for not telling her that he had quit the...

The Poem "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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The poem “Kubla Khan”, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is full of various auditory devices such as assonance and alliteration. Also, it defines the intimate emotionalism of romanticism and is considered a musical poem, as can be seen in the opening five lines:“ In Xanadu did...

Innovative Literary Devices in 1919

Book Review Literary Devices Novel 2 Pages

Too often in literature, novels surrounding a specific time period lack the authenticity of mise-en-scene for the reader. However, author John Dos Passos commits to unique and innovative writing techniques in his novel 1919 (one of the three entries in the U.S.A. Trilogy) to deliver...

The Midwestern Landscapes of Willa Cather and Mary Austin

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Many authors have been inspired to write by their environments, beautifully rendering their scenery with their words. Willa Cather and Mary Austin are two examples of such authors, who recreate the vast expanses of the Midwest’s grassy fields and rolling hills. Cather and Austin were...

Jim Wallis: Taking Steps Towards Truer Living

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Refreshing yet practical, Jim Wallis’ timely book Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street provides a taut argument and solution for the current state of the nation. Both readable and challenging to the inner psyche of the reader, Wallis strips down all...

Text Frames the Violent Clash

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During the battle surrounding Drona’s death in the Mahabharata, the text frames the violent clash in unexpectedly tender terms. Despite the harsh realities of the conflict, the soldiers’ enthusiasm and regard for war is evident, provided that each side adheres to the parameters of its...

On the Rhetorical Devices of an American Farmer

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J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur has been praised for defining the American way of life. In one of his works, Letters From an American Farmer, he attempts to answer the question “What is an American?” In an excerpt from that work, On the Situations,...

An Examination of Imagery Across Genres: the Tragedy and the Epic

Literary Devices Tragedy 5 Pages

A tool consistently employed by the Greeks was that of imagery, and within the genre of tragedy and the epic they have demonstrated their mastery of the device. Imagery within tragedy adds a necessary and otherwise unattainable sub-story to the play through symbolism, while within...