Communication styles

Naturalist literature incorporates scientific ideologies, and the studies of humans lives, environment, and forces of inheritance. Survival is a particularly significant theme in Naturalist fiction. Often Naturalist fiction is narrated from a detached, clinical narrative voice. The narrator, Maggie, is an exemplary example of an unconnected character. This relation adds to the scientific perspective of the work. Ideas of Social Darwinism and the survival of the fittest are incorporated in the novel

of professional actors, and the second proudly points to the great success which that new form had had with the first audience: The most obvious reason for the success of Tamburlaine was the surprise and delight with which Marlowe’s style was received, a style which has often been analysed, praised, and criticised in the same time. The blank-verse line with its variations in pace and rhythm, the beauty of the language filled with sonorous place-names and words expressing colour, light, and

66). The method of adding such blatant information in order to make a case in Johns defense allowed Paton to create a mutual understanding between the two brothers, while also giving his readers a closer look as to the motives for John’s lack of communication. John also goes on to compare the chief as a puppet for the white man’s personal gain, giving even more explanation to his distant behavior. Stylistic prose technique 4: MOTIF Used in novels to express an ongoing and or repetitive idea, motifs

actions of characters all contribute to the story’s theme. The reader most commonly relate to a specific character in a story, thus plays characterisation a very important role in storytelling. Therefore, are the narrative point of view, genre and style of critical importance, that the reader understands and interprets the characters

“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is a suspenseful story not only because of its complex chronology and shocking ending, but also because of Faulkner’s unusual use of narrative technique. While the narrator is seen by many as a windows pane or mirror upon Emily’s life, there is more to the narrator than simply being an unnamed speaker or collective town voice. The rather unusual narrative perspective creates suspense and a sense of mystery as to the identity of the unnamed narrator, seemingly

Battered Knuckles While the subject of “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors, scholars, and students alike, the imagery, syntax, and diction of the poem clearly supports the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” to reflect back to his sentimental memories with his father. In brief, Roethke leaves the audience with an unclear understanding of what the meaning of the poem is. In discussions of “My Papa’s Waltz,” one controversial

In the poem “The Secretary Chant,” the poet, Marge Piercy, uses figurative language to develop the argument of how society has produced a stereotype that women should be secretaries, because being a secretary is not always the ideal job because just like every other jobs, there may be emotional conflicts. The way Piercy uses comprehensive imagery about the speaker’s body and figurative language to depict  a woman's perspective of being a secretary interested me. Aftering reading the poem thoroughly

“My Papa Waltz,” was a poem written by Theodore Roethke. Theodore Roethke grew up in Saginaw, Michigan where most of his work was influenced from. Theodore Roethke was known mainly for having a complicated relationship with his father. He was also known for admiring Ralph Waldo’s work. His father died from cancer, which is said to be the reason he suffered from severe depression. As seen in “My Papa Waltz, “this poem has many literary devices such as diction, imagery, and figurative language. This

“Feet, September 1948” from “Reading in the Dark” (1996) by Seamus Deane “Feet”, an extract from “Reading in the Dark” by Seamus Deane, depicts the death of a young girl, Una, from the perspective of her unnamed older brother. It focuses upon the narrator’s observations, of both his sister and the adults around him, as well as the emotions and reactions of the narrator. Throughout the extract, Deane crafts an atmosphere of intimacy, and innocence, through his word choice and use of perspective.

In the poems, “Home-Baked Bread” by Sally Croft and “The Joy of Cooking” by Elaine Magarrell, cooking becomes a metaphor for something completely different than creating food. When taking a closer look at the poems, the culinary arts become extended metaphors for ideas completely different than the surface meaning. Magarrell uses cooking to express her feeling towards her siblings while Croft illustrates the power and sexual desire of women. Both pieces use imagery, metaphors, and the senses that