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    interesting, and clarify the chain of events. Both examples of diction allow Marquez to communicate with his readers, as well as providing an interesting way to present the setting. Imagery in this story is connected with loyalty because of the vivid descriptions Marquez uses to help the reader establish the setting, and help communicate the feelings of a character. One such example is. “She would not shed a tear, she would not waste the rest of her years simmering in the maggot broth of memory, she would

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    A visit to a market Pleasant description: My visit to a market place is of great experience. Slight breeze is playing softly with the hair and cheeks of people. Lights illuminated the whole market as the room is prepared to welcome a new bride. Shops are made in an order showing the sense of discipline. Walls of shops are painted with vibrant and catching colors. Door of shops are spotless making customers able to see in the shop. Every shop decorates its front side with ringing bells and other spectacular

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    and daughter of his host family, Melanie and Mrs. Patton, on a day to the beach. The complicated and warped experience that Arun faces on the day trip is characterized by the literary tools used by Anita Desai, such as diction, syntax, and rich descriptions. From the opening paragraph of the passage, Arun’s uneager disposition is shown, when he is displayed trying to avoid of the day’s plans. However, the extent of Arun’s disapproval of the plans is shown through words like “despondent,” to show the

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    something similar or not. Having said this, the writer’s techniques could have been overseen if I wasn’t a student on the lookout. However, Adichie’s unique, descriptive language is immediately apparent. Throughout Americanah, the way Adichie’s descriptions are used with mostly simile, hyperbole and personification vary. In

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    The Art of Racing in the Tears The Art of Racing in the Rain is a novel written in the point of view of an intelligent dog named Enzo. The unique point of view of this novel is what makes it so entertaining and easy to read. Specific scenes that show how Enzo transcends scenes include the zebra scene. Another is when Enzo kills the squirrel. The last is Enzo’s dying scene. In the Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein manipulates his style by writing through the unusual point of view of a dog named

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    this communication. Rachel Lloyd, the author of Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, uses a total of four modes of this dissertation. These include description, narration, exposition and argument, and each contributes to the message of Lloyd’s memoir, some more effectively than

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    Out of the three stories, “The Dogs Could Teach Me,” “The Sniper,” and “The Flowers,” “The Dogs Could Teach Me” by Gary Paulsen best demonstrates description. This proves to be true through Paulsen’s consistency of descriptions throughout the entire story, unlike “The Sniper.” “The Dogs Could Teach Me” begins with, “There was a point where an old logging trail went through a small, sharp-sided gully-a tiny canyon . . . It might have been a game trail that was slightly widened or an old foot trail

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    to trust a newly-encountered ship, the San Dominick, its inhabitants, or its captain, Benito Cereno. While the novel is third person omniscient, it is clear that Delano has his doubts about the foreign ship from the beginning due to the original description of the San Dominick. Melville writes in the third person omniscient point of view in order to allow the audience to come to their own conclusions about the ship, but also heavily utilizes diction and sentence structure to give readers clues about

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    around her using immense detail. As the reader, I can have a better idea of how she is seeing and describing her world. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that compares of two things that are different than each other in order to make a description of something more prominent. An example of when this is used in the book is when it says, “Well, like oil and water, I can’t quite adapt or fit,” on page 18. She is comparing to how oil and water don’t mix together to her own situations

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    “Coming into Language” displays a dark, yet uplifting view of the power of literacy. From his beginning in the hospital, toward the end during his imprisonment, Baca moves from the mindset of a rebellious teenager to a poetic adult. Through vivid descriptions, metaphors, the appeal to the audience’s emotions, and Baca sets up a transformational framework to show how literacy can be a way of escape. Baca’s story seeks to explain a point of view that one is more likely to become incarcerated and to struggle

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