The Language Of Imagery In George DrowBy George Doctorow

Different literary devices are used to make books and stories more descriptive and interesting. In Shirley Jackson’s short stories, “The Lottery,” and, “The Possibility of Evil,” she uses these literary devices in her writing. There are several examples of her using irony, imagery, and tone . Shirley Jackson uses these words to improve her short stories and to make them more fascinating for the reader.

There are three principal sources of interest in narratives: suspense, mystery, and irony. In the narratives “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Ronald Dahl, irony is a primary source of interest. Irony is defined as a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. In both of these cases, the use of irony by the authors greatens the impact the pieces have on their audience. In both “A Rose for Emily” and “Lamb to the Slaughter”, the authors have numerous pieces of irony throughout their respective stories; this use of irony creates a better reading experience for the reader.

However, this research contains a full and thorough explanation of three of these literary device, which in this case are reconstruction of events and scenes, the use of actual names and personal names and the use of figure speech and images used in his

In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, there is many forms of irony. Irony means, The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite. There are 3 types of irony; verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. All 3 of these happen in the novel. Night is about Elie and his fathers experience in concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944-1945 at the height of the Holocaust.

Often authors whom utilizes significant details in their works or novels have the most effect on readers. In the two novels, “The Chronicles of a Death foretold” and “Perfume”, the authors utterly apply great details throughout their novels to keep their readers interested. By doing that, the authors of these novels used imagery. Imagery (visually descriptive or figurative language, used in literary work) is used by the authors applying every aspect that is relevant to the details stated in their novels. Meaning that, the authors precisely uses imagery to have a better effect in the novel.

In the short story “the Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and the short story “blue + yellow” by Chris Killen compare in many ways. These two stories use the same literary device strongly such as imagery. Imagery is a literary device in which the author uses words and phrases to paint a picture in the readers head throughout the story. These two short stories are written with very descriptive language to help paint a picture of the occurrences in the story and describe a scene. These two stories also contrast in many ways such as the way they use symbolism as well as the relationships between the characters in both stories.

Within the short story A&P by John Updike, the use of complex imagery allows the narrator to depict a scene that is vividly understood and makes the reader feel as if they were there in person. With examples such as, “The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece.” , “..with his usual luck draws an old party in baggy gray pants who stumbles up with four giant cans of pineapple juice.” , and, “His face was dark gray and his back stiff, Updike paints the boundaries of the best possible imagery that depicts the image, but also allows the mind the ability to create it's own outcomes. Imagery is the most important aspect of writing, because without it the novel would be just a blank canvas.

Within this analysis, it is necessary to define the major themes. To give the analysis of the main characters and to define what symbols are used to support the storyline and mood of this short story. Without explaining the literary devices that were used, it would be hard to determine what the story is trying to say.

In this short story Katherine Brush uses literary devices to not only give the reader an image of the scenario, but also to give them a deeper feel and understanding of the current situation. Brush uses imagery, alliteration, and atmosphere to give her story a deeper meaning. She uses imagery to place an image in the readers mind, to allow them to form the detailed scenario in their heads as they read. For example, Brush writes "...in the form of a small but glossy birthday cake, with one pink candle burning in the center.

The use of metaphor, irony and foreshadowing in literary works is very helpful because they provide hints as how the story would end. They also help highlight the strength and weakness of the characters. With these elements of the story, the reader discerns and conducts his or her own logical reasoning, based on the comprehension of these elements, which yield to critical thinking.

The reader must take an effective part in building the narrative, disturbing the steadiness of their observations. The small locations and undesignated time gaps among scenes disturb the wholeness of

In order to analyze the story it would help to have a guide on what is going to be explained in this paper. The first part of the paper talks about themes, some of these themes can be easily over looked since there is layer upon layers. The second part, will explain the use of tone that helps sets the stage, and the mood of the whole story. The use of imagery is present as well, for example the use of words like dry and wet, can be found when

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.

Imagery plays a big part in describing the character’s appearance and actions in order to show what a character is like and how they respond to differing situations. It can also shape the story and reveal to the reader the background of a person, place, or thing. In Krapp’s Last Tape, the only character is given much detail and description in order to start the play at a point where the reader already knows some information about this elderly man. The literary convention of imagery provides insight into the character that will lead the play.

The novel’s “precise detailing of the time of each event and the matter-of-fact usage of language” helps to bring this style to life (Pelayo 116).