Literature : Themes, Literature, And The Elements Of Literature

This semester’s class theme revolved around the narratives of good and evil. I surprisingly enjoyed the theme because of the multitude of conversations that stemmed from the class’s different opinions on good and evil. From talking about the different theories and ideas behind what makes something or someone good or evil, I was pleasantly surprised to see the relevance of these two contrasting ideas in literature. Initially, before this English 1102 class I saw good and evil and two opposite ideas like a balancing scale where there are only either good or evil people or actions. Upon further discussion and texts throughout the semester, I find my initial ideas of good and evil very vague as there are many more aspects that go into what makes a person or act good or evil. I found myself focusing on the disguised evils which are exhibited in the first essay and third project and essay for the class. The two essays and wildcard in my portfolio cover this element of English 1102 and allowed me to take a more critical and analytical understanding of the theme of good and evil.

Short story fiction is a story that is shorter than a novel, has a few characters, and is about an imaginary event or person. Because short fiction is short the writer must capture and hold the reader’s attention within the first paragraph, which requires a mastery of literary technique. Some of the most helpful tools to use in literature are literary devices. Literary devices are any element, subject, or concept that is present through an entire body of literature. If these devices didn 't exist, literature would be very hard to understand. They define the nature of a story, and they bring the text to life. Literary devices enhance the meaning of literature by establishing the theme, mood, and plot. Devices, such as situational irony, symbolism, and setting, are all helpful when reading short stories.

What phenomenon has the ability to transform a meager string of text into a lively, immersive adventure? The answer is literary devices. Literary devices such as foreshadowing and imagery can be an author’s most powerful tool when it comes to formulating an effective conflict or theme in a story. This is made evident by Sinclair Ross’ ability to effectively utilize the literary devices at his disposal to develop a powerful, efficient short story in “The Lamp at Noon”. In the story, imagery, dialogue, and the omniscient point of view from which the story is perceived are formidable examples of how literary devices provide a significant role in shaping the plot, conflict and themes for the reader to experience.

Literary devices are defined as techniques used by writers that help establish a special effect in their works. Various literary devices can be used to not only to convey a certain tone or mood in a piece of writing, but also in some cases add a unique and unexpected twist to a seemingly ordinary story. Shirley Jackson, the author of short stories “The Lottery” and “The Possibility of Evil”, uses both imagery and diction to establish a calm mood in the beginning of her stories; however, the usage of different types of irony at later points in the story makes both endings unique.

Literatures work has always played an important role in our society throughout the history. Each works serves with different purposes and provide the readers with great benefits. It does not only give the audience enjoyments from the works, but it is also another way to teach the others in many different ways. Most work from the Native Americans that we learned from the lecture are to teach and persuade other people of strong values of life, such as “Iktomi and the Dancing Duck” and “Origin of the Sun Shower.” Literature is one of the most important ways to preserve wide range of knowledge and to pass down to each generation, which can also help the audience understand different things from the past. There are many literature works that were

There are many literary elements that can be seen if one were to pay attention. These elements can be found if literature, music, films and more. One example of a film with several examples is Forrest Gump. Though this movie can appear to be simple, if one were to look into the layers of the film, one would see just how well written it is. There is many types of symbolism used to shape the characters of Bubba, Lieutenant Dan, Forrest, and Jenny.

Sadness is an emotion that many people feel. In Ray Bradbury’s All Summer in a Day, the relentless rain of Venus symbolizes the schoolchildren’s woe. Margot stares at the deluge while in the doldrums all day. The children also feel disappointed at the return of the downpour.

The primary purpose of literature is always to convey a message. The purpose of the message communicate by piece art may be taught or to entertain. The authors in literary materials usually apply certain techniques to convey their messages. The methods are termed as the use of literary devices which are literary structures that are employed in a piece of literature. The literature methods are a bit of structure utilized by the artist in their pieces of art to convey the message to his audience. Hence the proper utilization of piece of art helps the readers to interpret, analyze and appreciate the piece of literary device. A variety of authors such as Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Pore, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Elizabeth Bishop, Tobias Wolf,

Over the past years, literature has been a significant part of our lives. Literature is the art of words and their affects in literal pieces. Just like a painting which sets a mood and theme, poems, stories and other works of literature set out the same effect through words. Poets and authors all use literal devices to send out the effect of a phrase, to express their thoughts and feeling and sometimes to build visual effect in the reader’s mind. Famous poets like Shakespeare and Alfred Noyes used many poetic devices to enhance their poems.

After reading all of the poems to myself and in different ways when I’m reading “We Real Cool” I feel like a thug siting on the street corner talking to the other kids around the area. Making it feel like those kids are expected to follow in the story tellers footsteps. This poem reads with more of an arrogant tone and seems to try and make themselves feel more important or cool in the tone they read the poem. I also think this poem could be read to people who are possibly even in jail, or in a support group for something, like a way to express that making trouble, skipping school, causing problems and drinking isn’t worth it in the long run.

Many of your favorite authors bring their successful literature to life with the use of literary devices. For example, in The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak conveyed a story from death’s perspective of adversities faced during World War II. On the other hand, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” author W.W. Jacobs told his audience about a magical paw that revealed the meaning of fate to the White family. In another work, “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker took a humorous spin on his frustration of inanimate objects. Although these three authors tell three completely different narratives, they all used literary devices to enhance their stories. Some of the most compelling literary devices used in these works include irony, mood, and personification. By using these literary devices, the authors effectively convey their purposes.

Literature plays a major role in civilization.  Even societies without a written language have literature.  Stories, poems and songs are pasted down orally from one generation to another.  This term we have study three forms of literature; short stories, poems, and drama.  The study of these three forms has affected me in different ways and I have taken different lessons out of each form.  The three literary work witch had the greatest impact on me are "Everyday Use" written by Alice Walker, "Daffodils" written by William Wordsworth, and "The Glass Menagerie" written by Tennessee Williams.

Change is defined as giving a “different position, course, or direction to” any certainty (Merriam-Webster.com, “Change”). Change occurs in the smallest and biggest of things, creating change ranging from the unnoticeable to the substantial; however, change can also be broken into two categories: the change that is simply happenstance and change that is urged. The change that is happenstance is unpredictable, and happens “on its own” as an unintentional, or unknown, effect of something else. The change that is urged, or pushed into motion, is the change in society that we visualize, or envision as necessary, and then try our hardest to initiate. In short, a situation where something or someone can be improved is a situation that has a change we can directly contribute to. Although there is no shortage of methods to contribute to or initiate change, it can be surprising that even something as asomatous as literature can cause or inspire change. The narratives of authors Azar Nafisi and Ethan Watters are prime examples of literature affecting change. Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” uses her literary piece to depict the struggles some people in the world can go through and how they can stay strong and make the smallest change that means the world to them. On the other hand, Ethan Watters, author of “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan,” uses his literary piece to depict a change that an industry made in foreign territory when faced with a seemingly

The story is a unit of literary fiction. The author uses different expressive means and stylistic devices to show the reader the idea of the story, such as epithets, metaphor, similar, oxymoron, irony, hyperbola, understatement, etc.

Literature is something that has been around for years and years. The definition of literature has been debated, scrutinized, and analyzed for all of those many years. It has also been debated over if literature has any value and if it is necessary to the world in which we live in. Another question arises when talking about literature is, if it does have any value at all, then how and why should it be taught in schools and to younger and future generations.