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    among different races followed by the tragic and emotional experiences of the two Metis sisters April and Cheryl and the search of their true destination, beliefs, fate, dreams and identity. She comprised very effective implementations of diction, style and tone associated with the characters feelings and developments. Diction had been the strongest device of literature used which comprised Beatrice’s effectiveness of implementing profound and innovative words. In the context of the novel, there

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    The Use of “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” has been examined time after time by teachers, professors, students, and even those willing to go even farther for entertainment but many people evaluate the poem in their own ways. There are the scholarly who delve deep into the mysteries of Frost’s poem and their critique containing a broader range of vocabulary. There are also the people who understand the meaning beneath Frost’s poem and seek to educate those who do not

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    Summer by Josiah Conder , is describe as an a completely opposite Summer than the one everyone is familiar with. When thinking of the summer, thoughts of heat, vacation, and fun are usually associated with it. Conder describes the Summer as being a miserable time, where the skies are gray and gloomy. The sonnet itself is English/Shakespearean model which makes it easier for Conder to express different ideas in each quatrain but still relate them. Also Conder was a poet during the Romantic era where

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    Home is a place that one has an emotional tie to, whether positive, negative, or a mixture of both. In many cases, home is remembered in a certain time setting, hence nostalgia and remembering the past are common reflections for numerous people. That is why people mention or reference the “good old days.” In a modern age where people travel and there is constant progress in culture and society, people can easily lose something significant. The only way to possibly re-live it is by embracing the memories

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    allow the reader or viewer to actively engage with the character and have more self-conscious and subjective interpretation towards the novel so as to create the strong bond with the novel. Often, modernism narratives style replaces the claustrophobia of first-person narration styles, welcoming third-person forms that provide readers subjective interpretation of the story. Also, modernism

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    In this passage from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the creature recounts his earliest memories in a conversation with his creator, Victor Frankenstein. The author uses obscure diction and infantile imagery to convey the impression of the creature as a baby just learning about life and the world. In the first half of the passage, the author portrays the creature as a baby by creating a disoriented tone through the use of obscure diction and childlike imagery in order to express the creature’s bewilderment

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    “There is always two sides to a story” is a common saying but when it comes to literature, the side of the story that is told depends on the narrator. Stories written in first person point of view usually have an unreliable narrator. This is mainly due to the fact that all of the information about the events in the story only come from one side. The unreliability of first person narrative is shown in the three stories, “A&P” by John Updike, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, and “Young

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    Brendan Moxley Mrs. Barton AP English Lang & Comp 7 October 2014 Graduation OPR In an excerpt from her novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings called “Graduation,” Maya Angelou narrates the anticipation surrounding graduation in her small town of Stamps, Alabama. Angelou effectively contrives noteworthy differences between paragraphs 1 through 5 and 6 through 10 through the use of emotional and descriptive diction, powerfully bold comparisons, and a shift in perspective in order to instill pride

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    Poetry Analysis The poem “When We Two Parted” by Lord Byron, shows Bryon’s true emotions when his secret lover parts from his life, which it seems that this lover did something harmful to their relationship. He conveys this theme by using imagery, diction, rhyme, and repetition all of these literary devices give this poem meaning and feeling behind Bryon’s words. Imagery is used to give visual descriptions that appeal to the five senses, diction is represented in this poem to inform the mood or

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    Lamb to the slaughter expresses many literary elements, creating a story about Mary Maloney’s experience with her husband. Dramatic irony is a very critical part of the story, especially while evaluating the situation. “Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises. Probably right under our very noses. What you think Jack? (Roald Dahl 9). She killed her husband with a frozen lamb leg after discussing troubling news that was never revealed. Mary called the police, who were also her husband’s

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