Oral literature

In the book, In Cold Blood, author Truman Capote introduces us to what he likes to call a “non-fiction novel” with a detailed description of the setting, Holcomb, Kansas. Throughout the novel, we find that there are plenty of literary devices that are typically seen in fiction writing. Does this mean that Capote’s labeling is incorrect? From reading this book, I believe that Capote is correct in his labeling due to keeping the literary devices relevant with the actual events of the book. To some

Micheal Mack’s Why read Shakespeare did it appeal to his audience? Mack’s produced an argument that is very well written and informative for the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, in september, 2008, but does it appeal to the audience? Mack produces an effective/ineffective argument that although reading Shakespeare is difficult it is well worth the effort through his use of rhetorical devices and evidence. To start off

Annie Murphy Paul is an author, a magazine journalist, and a contributing writer for Time magazine. She writes a weekly column about learning on several websites, which delivers positive aspect of reading to help readers gain more life skills. Because of her experience in publishing and knowledge of how to make people learn better, she is a credible source. In this article, Annie Paul provides important information about “Deep Reading”, which is a vigorous exercise from the brain. It can also increase

In the following 7 poems we read they were talking how life is beyond it and how death is. In the poem we read the name of it was ‘’Because I could not stop for Death’’ the author is Emily Dickinson. This poem talks about her death and her after life’’We passed the school, where children strove at recess in the ring, we passed the fields of Gazing Grain, We passed the setting sun(p.1). What she meant by that was she was looking at all the fun things that she wished she did and she was just busy with

of is symbolism, which appears often in the novel, but it is used tastefully. A very important element seen throughout the novel is diction, but you will find that it changes drastically depending on who is speaking. Allusion are often used in literature to hint or reference a famous work or person. A well known user of allusion is Shakespeare, who alludes to major

Each story is unique in their own way. For each piece of literature, a name is to be branded for the piece of work. Titles are more often than none looked over, the reader anxious to flip through the pages of words. However, for some pieces of literature, the title of the story is the most fundamental part of the process in trying to understand a story. The short story “The Chaser” by John Collier is an excellent example as to why overlooking the title can be a great taboo. This story describes

T.S. Elliot’s poem, “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”, is an outspoken story of regret and despair in early 1900, English America. Readers are taken on a long walk with the speaker, as he walks down streets full of yellow smoke and smog. Going into buildings with many women, strolling on the beach, and even crawling on the bottom of the ocean. Though the story is hard to follow at times, and the message is not necessarily clear, the poem makes readers think, and try to find a deeper understanding

The essay “Writing is Easy”, by Steve Martin, is a hysterical essay that is comical in a way that I don’t think the author intended. I think the essay is funny mainly because there is a part that is ironic for me that I can relate to. Although there is other parts in the essay that could be humorous as well, I couldn’t get over one certain section of it. The funniest segment of the story is, “Go to an already published novel and find a sentence that you absolutely adore. Copy it down in your manuscript

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Something that I found interesting in the novel was the use of point of view. I think that it is ironic that the novel surrounds Isaac, but we as the reader never get the chance to see and understand Isaac outside of his relationships with Helen and Langston. And despite the fact that Isaac is always mentioned by these characters, he still remains very ambiguous. This makes me wonder why Mengestu would choose to make this decision of having Isaac be shown exclusively through his interactions with