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The extremely successful show Buffy the Vampire Slayer which aired on television from 1997 to 2003 , and had seven seasons is commonly overlooked as just a show. This staple in American entertainment is full of constant metaphors and visual imagery. The show as a whole has continuous literary devices throughout all seven seasons. No episode is a basic episode, each episode has a metaphorical or symbolic purpose. In one particular episode, “Hush,” the plot conveys multiple it is a metaphors regarding

rapidly, make a great to-do about clearing my throat….” The narrator uncomfortably fears death assuming it is avoidable. When death is on the mind of the narrator he seems to become tense and the scenes becomes rushed and shady. Death influences writing styles such as diction. Important diction such as “corpses” “terrible” “darkened” “restlessly” and “ineffectual” create a mysterious meager reminiscence of the narrator’s childhood, and where he is

In literature, one of the strongest devices is imagery wherein the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader. Imagery helps the reader to visualise more realistically the author’s writings. The usage of metaphors, allusions, descriptive words and similes amongst other literary forms in order to “tickle” and awaken the readers’ sensory perceptions is referred to as imagery. Imagery is not limited to only visual sensations, but also refers to igniting kinaesthetic, olfactory

Poetic Analysis of “Out, Out-” By Robert Frost In Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out-” the poet uses literary devices to describe the setting and thorough meaning of the poem. Frost has created a character during World War 1, and the character gets injured and dies from that injury. Frost reveals imagery, diction, and figurative language. The imagery shows that since the character is young and responsible, he works to support him and his family. We are first introduced to the image of the young boy

Poetry Analysis of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” was published in 1978 at one of the most productive and successful periods of Angelou’s career. “Still I Rise” tells about bouncing back and rising up past oppression and hate. The speaker in Angelou’s poem talks to a direct audience, asking them questions, announcing to them that no matter what they do, she will always rise back up. The poem is broken up into quatrains, although the last two stanzas use the repetition

In the novel, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie, it can be observed that through another character’s perspective as well as their own, Luo and the Seamstress’ relationship is less than ideal and what once may have been a whimsical experience would soon fall from its glorious state. A big indicator of the relationship issues is the Old Miller’s point of view, him being unbiased and just an observer. His use of imagery may symbolize more than what initially meets the

Naturalist literature incorporates scientific ideologies, and the studies of humans lives, environment, and forces of inheritance. Survival is a particularly significant theme in Naturalist fiction. Often Naturalist fiction is narrated from a detached, clinical narrative voice. The narrator, Maggie, is an exemplary example of an unconnected character. This relation adds to the scientific perspective of the work. Ideas of Social Darwinism and the survival of the fittest are incorporated in the novel

of professional actors, and the second proudly points to the great success which that new form had had with the first audience: The most obvious reason for the success of Tamburlaine was the surprise and delight with which Marlowe’s style was received, a style which has often been analysed, praised, and criticised in the same time. The blank-verse line with its variations in pace and rhythm, the beauty of the language filled with sonorous place-names and words expressing colour, light, and

Stylistic prose technique 1: IMAGERY Imagery is used by authors who wish to give the readers a physical feeling of literature while reading any sort of piece. It allows for the audience to connect to the characters on a deeper level by having them experience the same feelings, smells, noises, etc, as did the roles in the novel. Alan Paton uses a strong voice packed with imagery in his passage, “For they grow red and bare; they cannot hold the rain and mist, and the streams are dry in the kloofs

actions of characters all contribute to the story’s theme. The reader most commonly relate to a specific character in a story, thus plays characterisation a very important role in storytelling. Therefore, are the narrative point of view, genre and style of critical importance, that the reader understands and interprets the characters