Literary Essay

Authors use literary elements and techniques as tools to convey meaning. These devices are the means by which authors bring richness and clarity to a text. They express moods or feelings that allow the reader to connect with the writing. In On Writing, the author, Stephen King makes use of literary elements to tell his story. The techniques King uses are effective in portraying vivid images and feelings in the reader’s mind. One example in which King uses such elements is early in the book. King

A literary technique is a device employed in literature to add depth to a writer’s work. These techniques can be obvious, such as the technique of rhyme in a poem, or subtle, such as juxtaposition, which can go unnoticed by the reader. In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien uses many such techniques to provide more depth to his book. Four literary techniques used by Tim O’Brien are symbolism, pathetic fallacy, irony, and juxtaposition. One literary technique prominent in The Things They Carried

Norton Juster’s book, The Phantom Tollbooth successfully used different types of literary devices to introduce the main theme of the novel which was the importance of education. Juster told the story of a boy named Milo who was described as, “…a boy… who didn’t know what to do with himself- not just sometimes, but always” (1961, p. 9). Milo was very indecisive and overall, he leads a pretty boring and uneventful life. However, all of that changed when he came home from school one day and noticed

author's reason to begin and end the story. In the Chrysanthemum’s by John Steinbeck, the story’s beginning and ending significantly impacts the story’s development through the use of literary devices. The introduction composed by Steinbeck is significant. I believe this because Steinbeck expresses many important literary device such as setting,mood and foreshadowing. When Steinbeck talks about Salinas Valley “The high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from

Literary Devices used in Macbeth Imagine how dull a Shakespearean play would be without the ingenious literary devices and techniques that contribute so much to the fulfillment of its reader or viewer. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that combines fact and legend to tell the story of an eleventh century king. Shakespeare uses numerous types of literary techniques to make this tragic play more appealing. Three literary devices that Shakespeare uses to make Macbeth more interesting

Literary Criticism is an informed, written analysis and evolution of a work of literature based on a literary theory. An Archetypal Criticism is a type of a literary theory that interprets the text using symbols, motifs, myths, characters, and situations. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird reflects archetypal criticism in order to have a better understanding of the forms of the literary works and to approach the text in a different way. This criticism shows how the recurring of the characters helps

Literary criticism is an informed written analysis and evaluation of a work of literature that is based on a literary theory. A literary theory is a means to understand the various ways people read and connect with texts. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses reader’s response criticism, a form of literary criticism that analyzes the subjectivity of events and situations. The author’s use of subjective events is reflected in Calpurnia’s two lives, the folks quote, and Tom Robinson’s

Literary devices may be used to add more dimension and description to writing, but they can also show multiple characters’ perspectives, too. These perspectives can portray insights on characters that show true personalities. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, certain examples of literary devices are strategically used to do so. The story includes different vignettes that guides through the main character’s, Esperanza’s life. Each vignette illuminates Esperanza’s problems and outlooks

a group of escaped convicts led by an infamous killer, The Misfit. O’Connor leaves the readers waiting for good to overcome evil, but never lets them have their envisioned ending which gives this story its intriguing draw. Flannery O’Connor uses literary techniques such as conflicts, foreshadowing, imagery, simile, and irony to create unusual characters and a twisted plot. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” there are a few characters who are in constant conflict. The grandmother, as all other grandmothers

story, I lost a bit, the smallest drop of pain. It was that day that I knew I wanted to tell the story of my family. Because horror on earth is real and it is every day. It is like the flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.” (Sebold 186) Literary Devices: Simile Explanation: Many characters feel trapped in their own worlds: Ruth in earth, Abigail as a mother, Susie in her heaven. Susie is explaining that like a sun, horror cannot be contained. It is possible for the sun to go through little