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    capable of doing’ (John Pinder, Wiki Answers [online, accessed 14th March 2010], http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_steinbeck_write_ 'Of_mice_and_men '). Steinbeck has enhanced the plot and characters in the novel through clever use of animal imagery foreshadowing certain events and giving further insight into many of the characters. Steinbeck has cleverly used animal imagery to give further insight into many characters in the novel. He has done this through Candy’s relationship with his dog; Lennie’s

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    looks at herself in a critical manner. The conflicts in this story highlight the character’s nature. The main fiction element in O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is symbolism. Most of the Symbolism in this story is masked behind a lot of foreshadowing: “They passed a large cotton field with five or six graves fenced in the middle of it, like a small island”(371). The number of graves foreshadows the death of each family member. Five or six represents the uncertainty of whether at least one

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    corrupt anything. To begin, there are many literary devices in “The Visit”, and they are continuously used with the purpose of constructing the play’s main theme. These are some of the prolonged literary devices are symbolism, archetype, foreshadowing, characterization, and the setting. Symbolism is a great example because it has a direct relation with money. In

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    techniques such as contrast, Imagery, Symbolism and foreshadowing to portray ideas and themes. The title ‘Fly Away Peter’ makes reference to the traditional English nursery rhyme ‘Two Little Dickie Birds’. Moulaf utilises this nursery rhyme to make the connection between themes within ‘Fly Away Peter’ and everyday life. “Two little dickie birds, Sitting on a wall;” These opening

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    how the police came into her neighborhood and how the man was drenched in blood and was tumbling around showed lack of experience. Like lack of knowledge of what was actually going on. Literary Devices In the story the author used foreshadowing. The foreshadowing came in when Carolee heard the dogs barking. This foreshadowed that something was found or the dogs found someone so

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    Haruki Murakami utilizes several literary techniques in this novel in order to construct the narrative of the main character. Some of the literary techniques that he uses include a first person perspective, a backstory of the protagonist, and foreshadowing of future events. Using these several different techniques allows Murakami to construct an interesting and eventful narrative of an ordinary man on his journey in searching for Kiki. The first literary technique mentioned is a first-person perspective

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    Raoul of Cambrai and Christianity Raoul of Cambrai, an old French epic, has strong ties to Christianity despite only having several actual figures from the Church present in the story. Characters consistently use phrases such as “By God”, “I pray”, “for my faith”, and numerous references to saints and their relics in the epic linking their beliefs to Christianity. Lady Alice, Raoul’s mother, Bernier, Raoul’s vassal, and Count Ybert, family member to Bernier, see Christianity as a valuable resource

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    A strong foreshadowing imagery can be read into these lines. Knowing the definite ending of the story, the grandmother?s elaborate dress symbolizes a preparation for her coffin. When a person dies, they usually are dressed in their best outfit, just like the grandmother was dressed in what seemed to be her Sunday best. A stronger foreshadowing is when O?Connor states the reason for the grandmother?s immaculate dress, "in case

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    Use of Symbolism in Chopin’s The Awakening --Passage from Chapter X, pgs. 49-50 “But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who all of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly and with over-confidence. She could have shouted for joy. She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water. A feeling of exultation overtook her, as if some power of significant import had been given

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    innovation. Bradbury’s life experiences, such as living during World War II, also played a major roll in his fearful theme decisions and sadistic writing style. Bradbury incorporates multiple literary techniques into “The Veldt” including: metaphors, foreshadowing, irony, imagery, personification, a simplistic writing style, allusions, and symbolism. In “The Veldt”, he commonly uses metaphors, comparing how one item is like another, to foreshadow or create an eerie tone. Bradbury also leaves out details

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