Literary technique

hearted, comedic and joyful phrases and informal dialogue which later begins to sound more serious and rough through more formal phrases. The tension slowly rises and Fugard keeps the audience hooked with every detail. He uses a variety of literary techniques in a short time between the two phone calls, from Hally’s mother. Hally is therefore creating suspense for the audience and Fugard uses the powerful verb in the stage directions “slamming“ for a dramatic effect in performance. However, shortly

In Charles Dickens’ 18th century French Revolution novel A Tale of Two Cities, the storming of the Bastille is a famous scene with many literary techniques. During this chapter, the prison for political prisoners is being invaded by the revolutionaries and the governor and guards are being captured and subsequently murdered on the spot. Dickens perfectly creates an imagery filled section of gore and carnage when writing about the official beginning of the French Revolution. Through his uses of parallelism

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Edgar Allen Poe uses various literary techniques to convey his tale of retribution. Poe has but one action occurring, revenge on Fortunato. He consistently sticks with the day Montresor seeks his vengeance; never trailing back to any time before to explain what the wrong doing was, nor ahead to any events that took place thereafter. His tale begins and ends within a twenty-four-hour period. By doing so, he is adhering to Aristotle’s rules of unity. Montresor could have

Shakespearean tragedy if Lear was able to find his inner strength instead, Shakespeare uses Lear’s tragic events to create a morbid and dark tone to help develop the plot. His dark tone is derived from his experiences during his life time or from older literary works. Shakespeare’s style of writing in the play affects the way the information is presented. Shakespeare uses rhetorical devices and dark tones to help drive the plot. One of the most notable rhetorical device Shakespeare uses are allusions.

The Joseph Narrative: Literary Analysis and the Role of God The Joseph narrative can be found in the book of Genesis chapters 37-50. It is slightly interrupted “by the story of Judah and Tamar (Gen. 38) and by the so-called Blessing of Jacob (Gen. 49:1-28)” (Skinner, 438). The story of Joseph is seen as unique because it has different characteristics than its counterparts in Genesis. Other writings in Genesis seem to be short, brief incidents, about family and tribal affairs. The Joseph narrative

faces their own prison created by their husbands. The two marriages represent the figurative meaning of doors being locked in a marriage. Both pieces of literature convey the theme of confinement by using the literary devices of foreshadowing, imagery, and conflict. Foreshadowing is a literary tool that is found in both articles to express the theme of confinement. Sundberg chooses to end the introduction with an unusual experience with wildlife. The introduction has a description of an incident when

empathize with Shinji in his wait. Figures of speech and the irony that fills this passage from The Sound of Waves bring interest and paradox into the passage, grabbing the attention of the reader. An ironically excited atmosphere is also created by literary devices in the passage. During the night of the storm, while the wind, “mixed with rain” blows, and “the heavens and the sea were filled with sounds like human shrieks and shrilling fifes”. The author uses a simile to compare the sounds of the storm

In “Happy Endings,” Margaret Atwood manipulates literary techniques to emphasize how each story can have different plots yet end up with the same ending. She makes the case that, in every ending, the characters finish having a happy ending and “eventually they die” (paragraph 4). She infers that it is the contents between the beginning, and the end that bring interest and challenge to the characters, while the beginnings are more fun. The “true connoisseurs” is an important element because it is

power dichotomy between parents and children, contrasting children oppressed by their parents to those who act as a parental figure, and the use of guilt to disempower or empower. While examining these themes both authors use a plethora of literary techniques, in order to emphases their own views on the topic of distorted power. Power in sexuality is a concurrent theme in Wedekind’s Spring Awakening

for unexpected turns in the course of narrative. O.Henry has profoundly used this technique in almost all his stories. There are many mechanics by which twisted endings are created. There are many mechanics and techniques through which twist endings could be created. Anagnorisis or discovery is the protagonist's sudden recognition of their own. It also includes other character's true identity or nature. By this technique, previously unforeseen