Diction In Solitude

Society and culture have created scripts (i.e., social norms) that dictate the ways in which we are to grieve. These scripts also prescribe the unique ways in which men and women are expected to respond to grief. Specifically, men’s grief scripts suggest that men will resolve to grieve in solitude as a demonstration of their self-reliance. Men may also have muted emotional response and expressed emotions are typically in the form of anger or guilt (Martin & Doka, 2011). Comparatively, women’s grief scripts suggest that women are more emotive and seek support from others to help cope with loss (Martin & Doka, 2011).

Throughout Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, there are many details that help give the reader a deeper, more profound, meaning of the book's intended purpose. Krakauer is one of the most renowned American writers, publishing many books focused specifically focused on nature, and people’s struggles in nature. Through much of the book, Krakauer incorporates many examples of diction and imagery to help the reader grasp the essence of the book. By using a wide range of literary techniques, Krakauer is able to communicate the events that transpired throughout the book.

Louie Zamperini: Olympian, War Hero, Role Model Author, Laura Hillenbrand, in the biography Unbroken, narrates Louie Zamperini’s thrilling journey through World War II. Hillenbrand’s storyline goes into heart wrenching detail of the excruciating experiences Zamperini endured. Throughout, and particularly, when Louie’s war plane Green Hornet crashes, the author portrays the ideals of never giving up and self-determination through diction, imagery, and pathos. Throughout Unbroken, Hillenbrand continuously uses a variety of diction to keep the readers attached. Specifically, when Louie’s plane has engine failure and plunges into the Pacific, the author uses very tense and powerful word choice in order to show uncertainty and to create suspense.

There are times when we should mourn. There are times for tears and sorrow. There are times when being appropriate means giving in to grief. When the world looks to see our reaction to loss, we must turn our faces grim and prove our love for what has gone. But in those moments of appropriate sadness, does there not exist any of the things that make us happy? Does the original loss color all things gray and remove the possibility for joy? No. The world remains the same, save for the void where once was the beloved thing. And joy can creep, seep into our thoughts without our intention and suddenly the sorrow is lifted. For a moment we act inappropriately; the world sighs, " it isn't right to be happy at a time like this," and we are covered

Just how much torture, horror, and malice was involved in the Nazi raid from 1933 to 1945? A character named Elie in the book Night, based off the Holocaust, was asked why he prays to God, he answers, “Why did I pray? . . . Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” His belief in an omnipotent God is unconditional, and he cannot imagine living without faith in a divine power.

In Society, language and diction are constantly changing; inevitably, this change is not always for the better. Nevertheless, these changes depend on an individuals choice. Communication is the key to conveying one’s thoughts, opinions, and beliefs; this being said, the basis and credibility for the points being made, rely heavily on diction. Diction, the word choice and phrases in speech, has the ability to alter an entire argument (….). Thus, word choice and phrasing are the key to a good argument; but, unfortunately, Society has forgotten the importance of effective diction.

beloved, the speakers in the two poem have very different ways of dealing with their grief. In

One particular paragraph is especially eloquent, and warrants closer analysis: “People grieve and bemoan themselves, but it is not half so bad with them as they say. There are moods in which we court suffering, in the hope that here, at least, we shall find reality, sharp peaks and

Loss can change a person’s life and alter the daily routines of individuals and families. Humans are very social creatures and rely on each other for support, and suddenly losing a loved one can disrupt the wholesome state of an individual. In the passage, Charna Posin goes through a year of cutting herself away from others as she dealt with the pain of the death of her husband. This vulnerability comes from the loss of strength that her husband probably gave her. Her love for him can be seen by how much the loss has affected her through her emotional sorrow, grief, and isolation. She had a sort of emptiness as she conveyed how she did not feel loved or understood by those around her.

In the event of a loved one's death, the emotion of grief follows suit. Grief is a complicated emotion that is dealt with in various ways. In Henry Longfellow's The Cross of Snow, Walt Whitman's Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night, and Emily Dickenson's A Great Pain a Formal Feeling Comes, the discussion of coping with a loved one's death and the process of grief is discussed in poetic form. By utilizing their writing, these poets depict death and grief in its most romantic and realistic form. In Longfellow's The Cross of Snow, he copes with the tragic death of his wife, who died from burns after her dress caught on fire in their home.

In “Time Does Not Bring Relief” written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the speaker talks about her inevitable grief and sorrow from losing her dearly beloved that time will never be able to heal pain. Unlike, in Chris Forhan’s poem “gouge, Adze, Rasp, Hammer” the poet expresses the journey he went through in time to get over a heart break. All through both poems diction, imagery, and tone are applied, but both are used to express the speaker’s feelings differently. Millay’s utilization of diction all through the story is connotative to make known that time does not heal the misery and pain, and what she the emotions she is feeling will never go away. The phrase such as “miss him in the weeping of the rain [3]” the author is using the

Proverbs 16:25 There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.?

The two novels “The Remains of the Day” and “Atonement” both illustrate the theme of loss and grief throughout their novel. In my own words the definition of loss is described as losing someone or something, and the definition of grief is described as how someone reacts to a loss. Whether it’s through anger, guilt, sadness, or restraint. In the novels each character expressed their emotions in diverse ways when dealing with loss and grief. In the novel The Remains of the Day Stevens loses his father, Miss Kenton loses her aunt, Lord Darlington loses friends and his godson, Stevens and Miss Kenton loses each other.

In the poem Funeral Blues, W.H. Audens choice of diction allows the reader a greater understanding of the intensity and depth of feeling experienced upon the loss of a loved one. Likewise, the symbolism used by the poet

Grief is an exact word choice to describe Walt Whitman’s famous poem, “O Captain! My Captain!” because he refers to the sorrow and mourning of the death of their great president during the horrific Civil War of the United States. Throughout the poem, Whitman states how after all the fighting and despair, the great Union won. However, their one rock, their one leader, could not make it. Whitman explains, “...But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies…” (Whitman 1). Walt Whitman mentions out of anger how