Literary Devices Of Wrapped In Red

The color red symbolics all of the colors and how each can have numerous emotions coming

In both “Masque of the Red Death” and “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe, the author uses specific elements to express meaning and to develop a theme. He is portraying the idea that neither love nor death has a limit, no matter what we want to imagine. We have no control of either, especially death. In “The Masque of The Red Death” Poe makes the inference that death is inevitable or inescapable. In “Annabel Lee” he uses the power of two character’s love to show that death is not preventable no matter what you do. Also, he shows that love never vanishes even after death. In both selections, Poe uses rhetorical devices such as parallelism, symbolism, and imagery to draw the reader into the story.

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was first published in 1850. It was set in a harsh Puritan community in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. Hawthorne was of Puritan descent and researched the community. The focus of his novel is based on the adulteress act of Hester Prynne and how she was treated by her community. The novel is known for it’s abundance of rhetorical and literary devices, and was one of the first novels to effectively use them. Hawthorne uses rhetorical devices to portray his views and thoughts about the community. One device Hawthorne uses is irony. Specifically, dramatic, situational, and verbal irony. Hawthorne's use of irony is employed to show the true characteristics and emotions of the characters,

Lorde uses the repetition white. This allows the reader to picture how she feels as well as emphasize how the family was living in a society where whiteness could not be escaped. She describes the

Throughout history, colors have been used to symbolize different meanings based on associations with culture, history, politics, and religion. In The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism through colors such as red, black and white in the form of sunlight, to represent emotions and ideologies of Hester and the people around her.

In 1800’s following the American Revolution, the new American Government and the indigenous Native American people had to learn how to coexist. In order to successful work with together, there was a need for translators and mediators. One of these mediators was named Red Jacket, a chief and orator for the Seneca Tribe in New York. For his leadership and efforts in maintaining peace, Red Jacket was recognized by President George Washington. In 1805, the U.S government sought to proselytize, convert the Native Americans to Christianity, the Seneca tribe which was met by opposition from Red Jacket and his people. In the speech, Red Jacket Defends Native American Religion, 1805, Red Jacket builds an argument to persuade his

In Cold Blood, written by Truman Capote, is a book that encloses the true story of a family, the Clutters, whose lives were brutally ended by the barrel of a 12-gauge shotgun. The killers were 2 men, each with 2 different backgrounds and personalities, each with his own reasons to take part in such a harrowing deed. Capote illustrates the events leading up to the murder in sharp detail and describes its aftermath with such a perspective that one feels that he is right there with the culprits, whose names are Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. They had very critical roles in the murder and how they themselves were caught, and in many ways they were foils for one another. Through Capote's extensive descriptions

Colour is a symbolic material in various sections of the film, as it functions as connecting visual and thematic threads which allude to connotations of danger, love, passion shaping her as a dynamic, charismatic character. Lola's fiery red hair highlights her speed, as she nearly runs through the entire movie. There are scenes where Lola and Manni are together and are seemingly illuminating red light, which exhibits their love and passion. The colour red is symbolically used in the film to emphasize certain aspects of Lola's life that are maintained in the use of props. In the beginning, the call to Lola is answered on a red phone, which highlights the urgency of Manni’s call and sets the precedence for the symbolic use of red throughout the movie. The recurring motif of the red ambulance at the end of each run represents urgency and tension. The red accents the rushed plotline, the love between Lola and Manni, and the blood of them both.

Capote’s book “In Cold Blood” is a true story, however, he uses several fictional writing devices such as foreshadowing, irony, and flashbacks. Foreshadowing occurs when the author reveals information about future events and scenarios, one example of this device is that Mr. Clutter was “unaware that would be his last day alive”, this emphasizes for a first time reader that something unexpected is going to occur to that character that day. Capote seems to saturate the text with cruel irony, he states that the family is going to be murdered which makes readers anxious to discover crucial details. Hours before the death Mr. Clutter signs a life insurance policy, making readers wonder not only how ironic that is, but also wonder if someone benefiting from his death is responsible. Flashbacks occur to show the readers events that have occurred in the past to explain the character’s motives or show an event that troubles them. “In Cold Blood” shows real events, it is not a fabricated reality of Capote. He is however sympathetic in several ways. Capote reveals facts about the killers, and makes the readers sympathetic for the family (how they did nothing to deserve these events), and for Nancy’s boyfriend who was temporarily suspected of this brutal crime. In my opinion, Capote did achieve his goal of being objective and sympathetic and he coined the term “non-fiction novel” perfectly.

In the poem “White Lies” by Natasha Tretheway, the author uses imagery to describe the feelings of a mixed girl regarding color. In the past and somewhat still present, African Americans struggle with being accepted because of the color of their skin color. Black girls are taught to and told to embrace their color and that all shades of black are beautiful, but told by others in society that being too dark is not beautiful enough. In lines three and four, the author describes the colors of a light skinned person in very vivid colors such as “light-bright, near-white/high-yellow, red-boned” (3&4).

It is no doubt that even before our time, rhetorical devices were being used in all genres of writing style. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is an immense amount of rhetorical devices being used. These literary works of writing are both set in the early day Massachusetts colony. There are many similarities and differences, rhetorically speaking. Despite the fact that there is a similar use of rhetorical devices there are many differences.

Mattie is often shown wearing red clothing like her scarf and ribbon. Mattie and Ethan are often together when Mattie is wearing red like when she was wearing her “cherry-coloured scarf” (27) after the dance. These occasions show passions and love between Ethan and Mattie. When Ethan and Mattie were having their night alone Mattie wore all of her normal clothes except this time she had a “streak of crimson ribbon” (71) in her hair for the night. This ribbon showed a sign of their passion for each other and the love they have without Zeena around. As Ethan and Mattie were having their last moments together before Mattie was going to find a new life they continued to enjoy each other's company and share a strong connection together. On their journey to the train station the scene was described with a clear sky and a “reflection of cold red on the eastern hills” (135). Once again this shows that love is apparent between Ethan and Mattie when they are alone even though this time was more bitter-sweet than the rest of them. The color red was frequently used to give the reader a better visual of Mattie and Ethan's love and passion for each

"Riding The Red"at first glance is a simple narrative with a grandmother telling a story about a wolf, but with further analyzation the two themes of first love and innocent become very clear. The author’s repetition of certain words like blood and dance directs your attention to a deeper meaning hinting and connections to the "Little Red Riding Hood" which reflects back to the underlining message of what happens when a girl grows up.

“Ohmigawd, I says. I drop to my knees beside him.” (Young 88). Seeing her bird grasp onto a green ring that belonged to her brother, Saba is shocked to see that the bird found it. The literary device used in this quote is slang.

The beginning of the short story Edgar Allan Poe uses a metaphor catalog of macabre details usually Gothic fiction (Osipova 25). Edgar Allan Poe comes out with very strong details to how the red death kills the people from the start he has a gruesome tone to the story. This is shown at the beginning to help the tone progress as the story goes on. All the macabre detailing throughout the story helped convey how unpleasant and terrifying the red death is and why Prospero desire to conceal from it. When he decides to take people with him to the palace he thinks that he will be safe however since the red death is all the peoples guilt and fears it goes after them because Prospero fears it the most. “Poe’s use of ambiguity here is masterful; the physical reactions he describes could very well be consistent with terror, distaste, and rage, but they could just as likely be symptomatic of the disease”.(Bennett 46). Poe select to make The Mask Of The Red Death a very terrorizing story conveying that you can't hide from fear because sooner or later it will get you. The way the people feel whenever they get the disease is very crucial to the story because they are being taken over by their guilt. All of the terror that people feel could just be some sign of the disease which is the red death. The narrator plays an important role in The Mask of The Red Death because it is 3rd person which whose everyone's feelings. In the end scene where the Red Death is actually shown as the Grim Reaper is three things omniscient narrator, supernatural being, and the dreaded plague itself (Guercio 76). Edgar Allan Poe changes the point of view throughout the story to give it a different effect and angle to how the tone is set. At the part when the red death uses third person omniscient it shows the people reading the book how important it is. He uses that type of view to show that he is over everyone else. The narrator is the only one that uses third person and the fact that the red death uses it tells everyone that is has a higher value that how they have portrayed him the entire story. It shows its real self in other words takes off his mask to reveal his true power over people.