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of the means by which the playwright can develop and express his meaning. The various figures of speech have often been made interchangeable, thus a satisfactory definition of them is difficult to provide. There is a tendency to include symbols, similes, and metaphors making up the imagery. Metaphorical is used to mean figurative and symbolical or symbolizes is often applied to almost any of the figurative

Single Element- Desiree’s Baby Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby” is the story of an abandoned child by the name of Desiree; adopted and brought up by Madame Valmont in the countryside of Louisiana. She later grows up, conceives a child, and marries her childhood sweetheart Armand, with the intention of giving her the perfect family she failed to receive. The two are profoundly in love, and continue to flourish in happiness until one day something changes. With suspicion and curiosity towards the race

Journal 4 In this section, Christopher is put into an environment in which he has never been exposed to, which shines light on his ability to be strategic and clever in certain situations. Christopher’s character develops through this section as he is able to get around crowded places on his own without being dependent on reassurance by someone constantly being with him; he develops a new found independence. As he tends to strive for structure and organization in his life, the development of the

Simile: Simile is a literary device that uses the words “like” or “as” to directly compare two objects, people, places, or concepts in way that exemplifies their meaning or creates a new meaning through differences between the two nouns being compared. The secondary object being compared to the main object is used to draw a resemblance or similarity between the two objects, giving the context a greater meaning and understanding. Example: “Of a carriage, left you like a finch / Wrapped

Rosanna Deerchild’s poetry collection, calling down the sky is a masterful literary artwork that gives the reader an insight into aspects of Indigenous life. The stories that are told through poetry in calling down the sky are stories that were told to Rosanna from her mother, they are mainly her mother’s life experiences. In an interview with CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Company, Deerchild explains how this book came about by talking with her mother one day. She said, ‘"I want to hear your whole

In 2000, Dai Sijie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel named Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamstress. This novel discusses the political and social reforms of the Chinese Government during the re-education era. The re-education program sought to regulate the country of the distinct classes that it previously had. Educated individuals (especially youths) would get sent to villages where they would be instructed by peasants on how to do manual labor. Any type of advanced knowledge, such as literature

Kinsey Jordan Mrs. Russler English Honors I February 4, 2015 “Emphasizing the True Meaning of Poems” Around the seventeenth century the poets Andrew Marvell and John Donne expressed their feelings through poetry. Both John Donne, born in 1572 and Andrew Marvell, born in 1621 in England, are known for their ideas of metaphysical poetry. Metaphysical poetry is a persuasive poem that uses a conceit. It focuses on imagery, paradoxes, arguments, philosophy and religion. Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy

Poetry is regarded as a way for people to express how they feel without outright saying how they are feeling. It is unique because it allows authors to express their feelings in a way that they want to through the use of things like figurative language and literary devices. Emily Dickinson uses many different poetic devices in her works to help convey her themes. In her poem “My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close,” Dickinson discusses that fact that her life has already metaphorically closed twice

As I Lay Dying1 William Faulkner uses language in a unique way in his novel As I Lay Dying. Language is a form of expression to show thoughts and emotions. Faulkner uses it to convey the individual characters’ thoughts and feelings. He also uses it to draw a line between language and true expression. He shows the limitations of language and the difference between language and words. As I Lay Dying covers the story of a family as they journey to bury the mother, Addie, in her hometown

Jimmy Santiago Baca, writer of “I am offering this poem”, was born in New Mexico in the year 1952.When Baca was only a child, he was abandoned by his parents. He lived with his grandmother for a few years after that and was later placed in an orphanage. However, he ended up living in the streets and was arrested for drug possession when he was twenty-one years old. He then spent six and a half years in prison. This is where he taught himself to read and write. He composed many poems during his time