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his narrator Fredric Henry. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty-One, death and destruction is mentioned briefly only before a one-sided conversation with a snooty British major that leaves Henry bored. This passage portrays Hemingway’s dark but witty style through his discursive and wistful tone, varied figures of speech, and repetitive and violent diction to indicate the limbo war places soldiers in. Hemingway’s tone, displayed by Henry’s lack of focus and wistful remarks on past events, mirrors the

In the poem “Holy Thursday”- songs of experience and in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”, William Blake makes use of various literary techniques to portray the theme of cruelty towards children. The poem ‘Holy Thursday’ refers to the wretched condition of children in charity schools. The poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ refers to the poor children who were used as slaves in England. My aim for this essay is to explore how William Blake made use of various literary techniques to portray the theme of cruelty

A Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker is an intriguing inner monologue, that portrays the infatuation some partners have with their significant other. I personally found the story to be rather compelling, constantly engaging the readers with Parker’s use of repetition. Although it definitely isn't my favorite story, it had an abundance of interesting aspects. A scene that I found amusing is when the pemberley female role questions whether her concern over the males lack of communication is reasonable

McBride, Wayne 16 Nov. 2017 Robinson Eng. 101 The short story the Tale Tell Heart, Edger Allen Poe uses many literary elements to show the theme of the story. Some of the literary elements that Poe uses are first person narrator, interior monologue, stream of consciousness, and cosmic irony. With these elements Poe displays the theme of the story which is, we are afraid of the things we don’t understand and a guilty conscience will win out in the end. First person narration is throughout this story

Authors use literary elements dramatically in short stories to influence a certain feeling on the reader or to send out a certain message to the audience. Throughout the stories, “The Interlopers” and “Lamb to the Slaughter”, both authors use elements to make their story appealing to the reader. Saki, the author of “The Interlopers” uses his examples of literary elements precisely and tremendously, which makes his story better than Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter”. The author of the story “Lamb to

The Keepin’ It REAL campaign aims to teach middle school students substance refusal strategies through the REAL method developed by narrative theory. The campaign, although successful, has definitive strengths and weaknesses in its execution. Through an explanation of the use of theory as well as message design, strategy and development, the campaign’s thought process and execution will be outlined. Strengths and weaknesses will be outlined through the critiques of the use of theory, missing campaign

Whether it be confessional or imagist, poetry provides a way to define all emotions and express any suppressed feelings with a literary approach. Similarly, the confessional poem “The Colossus” by Sylvia Plath and the imagist poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson both depict the emotional trauma caused due to the loss of lives. Plath’s poem “The Colossus” expresses the absence of her father and its impact on her life personally. Whereas, Tennyson’s narrative poem “The Charge

Throughout all of Queen Elizabeth’s writing, such as her speeches, she demonstrates all the qualities of an influential and inspiring leader. Time and time again, she proves that she can be just as much of a leader than any man, an incredible feat even in the present day. The undermining of women in the workplace did not start with Queen Elizabeth and it did not end with her. Her advisers were constantly telling her how to lead, what she should do in regards to the relationship with other nations

Golding uses diction, symbolism, metaphors, and repetition to demonstrate how deeply evil had infiltrated the minds of different characters in The Lord of the Flies. Roger, Piggy, and Golding’s narration of the other boys’ perspectives change suddenly in attitude throughout this passage as evil creeps closer to surrounded their minds and their hearts. Each change is significant in measuring the goodwill of their intentions and in showing the progression of evil in different personas. Piggy, who

Childhood is arguably the most exciting time of a person’s life. One has few responsibilities or cares, and the smallest events can seem monumentally thrilling. Often, people reflect on the memories of their youth with fondness and appreciation for the lessons they learned. Sarah Orne Jewett captures this essence perfectly in the excerpt from “A White Heron.” Jewett uses many literary devices, including diction, imagery, narrative pace, and point of view to immerse the reader in familiar feelings