Literary technique

Like White Elephants” A typical well-written short story incorporates various literary elements into building up an underlying message from the author. Specifically, an author would strive to deftly utilize the essential structural elements of a story such as a well-developed plot, detailed characterization, and concrete settings in creating a compelling narrative. Or, an author may put emphasis on one particular literary element to convey the theme. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, a story that…

Throughout writing, authors occasionally use contrasting characters to make their story more interesting or dramatic, and this strategy is often utilized by many great authors in many classic books. They create characters with opposing views to add dimension to the novel. One of the authors that took advantage of this plan is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451. During his work, he writes about his main characters, Beatty and Montag, and uses contrasting views to add interest and depth to…

In the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, villagers of a small town gather together on a beautiful day for the annual town lottery. This lottery requires that all the members of the community draw sheets of paper to determine a “winner”. The person who pulls the card with the black dot is the “winner”. The winner of this lottery ends up being stoned to death by the entire community due to an ancient ritual that says their crops will grow better when someone gets stoned (human sacrifice)…

The Fate of Tessie Hutchinson The term lottery creates a vision of winning something of value. In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson took the meaning of the lottery and put a dark twist to it. Jackson gives an everyday feel to the story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the townspeople. The reader infers that this is a positive outcome based on society’s understanding of what a lottery is; however, the lottery takes an unforeseen twist that…

to live but if you didn't do the work you would die. In Night, Elie Wiesel uses Symbolism, Irony, and foreshadowing to show the cruel and awful treatment the Jews will face in the concentration camps. In the novel Night, Elie Wiesel uses many Literary devices such as Symbolism, Irony, and Foreshadowing. One example of how he uses symbolism is when he saw “a truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children babies! Yes, I did see this, children thrown into the flames(pg.32).” This shows…

They was foreshadowing, irony, allusion, and similes. The first literary device was dramatic irony/foreshadowing. In chapter 23, Aunt Alexandra is extremely worried that Mr. Ewell will try to harm Atticus, or the Finch household, Atticus says, “‘We don’t have anything to fear from Bob Ewell, he got it all out of his system…

Poisonwood Bible there are so many symbols analyzing the book. Symbols are a person, place, or thing helped to represent a bigger picture. These symbols are made to help create meanings within stories, to help represent something, or create a metaphor in literary pieces. However symbols can have various meanings whether it vivid or deep. For example black is usually use to symbolize something bad such as death or evil. To find out these symbols you have to analyze the story, and what the others…

In the modern literary movement, authors practice certain philosophies that can affect their styles, thoughts, and beliefs. A few examples are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. All three authors share one common idea: transcendentalism. In the nineteenth century, transcendentalism is a popular type of philosophical campaign that emphasizes the dignity of an individual and advocates a simple, mindful life. Transcendentalism contains several key ideas, which state that…

Robertson English 7-8 May 12 2017 Dramatic Techniques Dramatic techniques are used to help readers have a greater understanding of work; it is also used to convey idea and beliefs to the readers. Dramatic techniques are used by play writers to help readers appreciate a written work, for example dramatic irony, paradox, soliloquy, haramtic, this are some of the used to develop skills, creativity and enhance meaning and understanding of the story. These techniques can be seen in play such as…

The Story of Mrs. Mallard: Cursed and Burdened with Life With the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the author is clever in the way she uses irony through the story that leads to the paradoxical ending, which also makes it an interesting and an unpredictable read for her audience. Kate Chopin does an excellent job of setting up the scene from the beginning when Mrs. Mallard, who is troubled with a heart disease, grieves the loss of her husband, who she sometimes loved. She is…