Syntax

Lee’s poem A Story, Lee uses literary devices such as syntax and dialogue in order to convey the complex relationship of the father and son to the reader and ultimately deliver the message that a parent can give and give to their child, but eventually the time will come for that child to part ways with them and start on a new journey. To begin this poem, Lee gives us a look into the life and feelings of the father in the poem. He uses syntax effectively as he opens the poem with, “Sad is the man…

Pulitzer Prize is one of the toughest to win. Back in 1939 (wikipedia.com), The Yearling won this prestigious award. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings deserved the Pulitzer Prize for her novel for many reasons, including her creative uses of figurative language, syntax, and sensory details. Her several uses of figurative language enhanced her writing by describing the situations in the novel in creative ways. Throughout the book she used many different types of figurative languages, and here’s an…

due to the fact that it is still in use. The Declaration of Independence set not only the basis for our own government but governments around the world. The Declaration also set up the beginning of what is known as a Democracy. Through the use of syntax in The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson attempts to unite the people of the colonies and lay a foundation for a newly emancipated country. Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in what now is known as Albemarle County, Virginia to Jane…

practice that all people should embrace, as it develops essential skills needed in the common workplace. She achieves this task through using evidence to support her claims, reasoning to develop ideas and connect to claims and evidence, and stylistic syntax and diction to add power to the ideas expressed. Gioia sites various examples and evidence to support her claims and findings. She refers to diverse official surveys and polls throughout the passage to support her claims, connect her…

accurate to say that she was able to achieve this purpose. Her evaluation of Cialdini’s book ‘Pre-Suasion’ leaves most of the readers excited, and eager to buy this new book. While accomplishing her main goals, Tavris does not disrupt her coherent syntax, as well as maintaining her serious tone. As a result of her accurate audience analysis, she presents a scientific article that is not only for only informative, but also is…

to your mind. It is not just a location, it holds the “mother of vegetation, father of mosquito, soul of silt.” This is a legendary swamp which cannot be forgotten, it is one of the greats, like racial history or Hollywood. She practices extended syntax, along with asyndeton, in order to give infinite amounts of imagery and description. Opposition between the two passages hint that the location to which the two author’s describe are completely different. As the Okefenokee Swamp in the first…

purpose was to expose the unruly laws and inspire her audience to join in on the actions being taken. She adopts a cautionary tone in order to instill knowledge and raise awareness in women and the voting men by using passionate diction, comparative syntax, and rhetorical questions. Kelly starts her speech by using metonymy when saying “[w]e have, in this country, two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread”. By using this, she is able to make the money being…

Scott Russell Sanders responds to an essay written by Salaman Rushdie. Sanders refutes Rushdie’s claim that migrants are a necessity in the world because they “root themselves in ideas rather than places.” Sanders uses rhetorical techniques such as syntax, diction, and structure to strengthen and develop his perspective on moving. In his excerpt, Sanders structures his argument in a certain order to make it stronger. He begins by talking about America’s history and how the country developed…

Hester is the primary character at fault for the events in and preceding the novel. To illustrate the idea that Hester is a villain, Lawrence uses short, choppy syntax, repetition, and both Biblical and secular allusion to help him prove his point drawing attention to Hester’s role in the adulterous crime. Lawrence uses short, choppy syntax to explain Hester is at fault for an adulterous crime, and this works because it simplifies the crime and puts the blame on Hester. Early in his essay,…

benefit. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, someone who is considered to be a saint in English and Spanish writing, and Edgar Allan Poe, famous for his poetry and detective fiction, share many similarities in their writing styles. They both use tone, diction, and syntax in most, if not all of their short stories, and even though at first glance it may not seem like it, but the styles that will be compared with in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” and “The Tell Tale Heart” are very similar. One thing…