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    Lives are diverse. Every being that passes by on the street, at school, at work, anywhere lives a completely unique life different from any other individual. Each person that one could meet has attended different schools, travelled to different places, and lived under different circumstances; they all pass by in an instant without a second thought or even a passing glance. These several diverse experiences sculpt diverse individuals with diverse thoughts, opinions, dreams, and motives. However, in

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    Charlotte, a teenager making her way through high school, undergoes a coming of age transformation through the teachings of her Mrs. Hancock and her mother in “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson. As with most stories like these, Charlotte has a major conflict that determines how she will grow up. For the protagonist, the conflict is not so much between her teacher and mother, but more so the lessons they bestow upon Charlotte. Through her use of literary techniques, the author is able to craft this dynamic

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    is Joan Didion’s tone and style; both of which clearly present her thoughts to the reader. Joan Didion's writing style for On Going Home includes her using parenthesis to show her thoughts, scattered narration, strong emotive language, and using fragmented sentences. Along with that, Joan Didion's tone during her writing was sad and frustrated and her language throughout On Going Home reflected that. The part that stands out the most with Didion’s writing style is how she writes her sentences

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    I found Happy Trails very interesting and fun to read because of the interesting writing style. It was also fun to read because it was informational as well as interesting. I learned about the life on an Indian preservation and how people act there. I also found the story interesting because of the way that people refer to each other and the way they talk. And finally, I liked the way that it talked about the uncle, Hector, which was not present throughout the whole book but is always talked about

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    different settings and time periods, a primary commonality they share comes from within the detachment they feel as minorities within a larger, more dominant community. Each author expertly employs literary devices such as description and narrative style within their writing to express the primary underlying message of their anecdotal stories; however, placing emphasis on the descriptive aspects of a story and setting more often seems to give the audience greater clarity and insight into the situation

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    Literary Analysis ` E.B White, author of famous stories like Charlotte’s Web, once said ,"The middle track was missing, the one with the marks of the hooves…”. He continues on with this phrase, trying to connect the reader to the concept that change comes with time. In “” Once More to the Lake” by E.B White and ” Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins, both writersauthors strive to make the reader understand how nothing can stay the same throughout the tests of time. In White’s story, he narrates

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    Beowulf is the complex journey of good and evil a journey the title character embarks on. The words and literary devices within this poem are the more striking and consistent aspect of the poem.The tone that carries the reader through this epic poem gives the battles a more vivid picture. In the beginning of the poem the reader is instantly hit with a narrative that is full of words so descriptive that helps personify the imagery of a nightmare to the point it could even make the reader weary of

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    was fascinated with the Puritans and their lifestyles and wrote a short story called, “ The Minister’s Black Veil.” Both authors use specific details, tone, and imagery to convey their meaning and style, Edwards harsh and accusatory style was more effective than Hawthorne’s melancholy and mysterious style because Edwards helps the reader understand the effects sin can have in one’s life. Throughout Sinners Edwards uses specific details to show God’s anger towards those who have sinned. In paragraph

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    Eugenia Collier, the author of the short story Marigolds makes great use of literary devices such as imagery, diction, flashback, and juxtaposition in a way that creates a voice for the narrator that conveys both the regret over, and possibly the longing for her childhood. The diction, that is, the vocabulary choice is expertly combined with imagery, or the unique descriptions and sensory details, in order to allow the reader to formulate the experiences and the surroundings of the narrator's childhood

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    Memoir 1- Anna Kendrick “I Remember Every Slight: You’ve Been Warned” and “Mike and Anna Take New York”, are two excerpts from the book Scrappy Little Nobody, by Anna Kendrick. Kendrick uses detailed stories to recreate a picture of her childhood, including memories of sleepovers, school “bullies”, and bus trips to New York. Anna Kendrick also mentions people that were part of her life, such as her parents sending her and her brother to New York for an audition, and Tori the bully who tried to

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