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Literary Devices Used In Jane Eyre

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In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Bronte manipulates literary devices, such as imagery and diction, to convey a tone of constraint to her audience. Bronte’s usage of imagery helps the audience creates a picture of the situation or setting the main character finds herself. Bonte details, “ … the cold winter wind… further outdoor excise was out of the question.” By using dark phrases, like “cold winter wind”, Bronte illustrates the harsh weather that prevents the protagonist from learning the house: thus, the audience receives a sense of imprisonment. Even though, it is later stated that the character was grateful for the status of the weather, the character continues to feel out of place, which contributes to the melancholy tone. In addition

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