Using imagery, the author from this passage in “The Most Dangerous Game” is showing how Zaroff admires to Rainsford, and even looks up to him. After Zaroff introduced himself to Rainsford, he graciously provided him dinner. During the meal, the general was “studying him, appraising him narrowly,” (Connell 7). To put differently, during the meal, Zaroff was examining him, surveying his new guest. Zaroff was most likely checking if Rainsford met up to the expectations the general had set for him.…
The Most Dangerous Game “The Most Dangerous Game”, written by Richard Connell in 1924. Is a story about two expert hunters who take part in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Connell uses a host of literary elements in this thrilling short story to help create and sustain an atmosphere of suspense, fear, and thrill. Some literary Richard Connell used in the Most Dangerous Game include imagery, foreshadowing, and theme.…
Yusef Komunyakaa is telling a very compelling tale of the social issues that children face growing up in poverty. In his poem Blackberries he explains how poverty affects children and their reactions when confronted by wealth. At the beginning of his poem with the words “They left my hands like a printer’s or thief’s before a police blotter and pulled me into early mornings” these few lines set up his entire poem, paving the way for us to believe that the poem we are about to read is full of song like words and whimsical words. But in between his stanzas lies the subconscious reminder that his poem is not just a few words that are laced together to make pretty verse. But a story of a child facing the struggles of everyday life while living life in destitution.…
In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” we learn that there are two sides to look at any situation in life. There is the so-called “hunter” viewpoint and the “hunted” viewpoint. Connell draws the reader into the story and shows these two viewpoints by his great use of detail and imagery. Connell’s use fear is what helps drive these viewpoints to the reader. Connell is able to inspire fear in the mind of his readers throughout “The Most Dangerous Game” with his use of imagery.…
The article "Iraq Anniversary: How Poetry Played a Part in the War in Iraq" is an article is about the war in Iraq and the impact which was brought about by poetry. The poems in this articles display different features of style,this author mentions John, a platoon commander, who narrates the journey of poetry in war through his contribution and also the contribution of others. After war John acquires a masters in poetry and becomes a pioneer of war poetry through consulting his friends on war poetry. This article also clearly describes the events: inspired by poetry, which contributed to the ending of the war in Iraq.…
In “next to of course god america I” E.E. Cummings uses allusion to direct the reader to his specific ideas. His theme follows different patriotic songs and how people now use them as platitudes rather than believing in and understanding their meaning. The speaker of the poem wants to be seen as a man of the people and very patriotic, but he actually comes off as someone who doesn't know what he is talking about, and the people he is talking to are just blindly listening and believing. E.E. Cummings wants his readers to be more aware of what they say and also become more aware of what they are listening to and how much they should believe. The poem starts out with the speaker talking about his love for the country, next to god of course.…
The Conquest The history of El Salvador begins with the time period in which indigenous people resided in the country. According to Roy Boland, in Culture and Customs of El Salvador, The Spanish conquered El Salvador in 1524; the spanish found the country was divided into three states (13). The spaniards hegemonic influence finally converted El Salvador into a Spanish colony after twenty six years of indigenous resistance(Boland 14). Such conquest brought violence, diseases, and poverty to the indigenous people.…
This novel expresses three themes, rebellion, freedom and maturation, which are developed throughout the story and allows the reader a unique perspective on a time on in history. Freedom is a right in everyone’s life. Freedom is something that everyone should have…
Requiem for a Spanish Peasant is Ramon J. Sender’s famous book. The setting of the book is an unknown village, during the Spanish Civil War. The book narrates the story of Paco El del Molino, a peasant who was killed for no reason, but his side in politics. Every Spaniard was expected to choose a side between the Republicans, and the Nationalist, and since the nationalist were the ruling party in that unnamed village, they chose to execute those who were not on their side. The ongoing violence ruins the peace between Spanish community and destroys the church’s reputation.…
Not only does this characterize Salvador and give the reader a visual in their mind, but it also consists of diction. The name “Salvador” in Spanish means “savior”. It is quite clear throughout the rest of the short-story that Salvador is the savior of his family. To support this claim, in paragraph 1, lines 5, 6, and 7 it states: “shakes the sleepy brothers awake, ties their shoes, combs their hair with water, feeds them milk and corn flakes from a tin cup in the dark morning.” Another line of support comes from paragraph 1, lines 2 and 3: “Helps his mama, who is busy with the business of the baby.…
The Anti-war Movement was one of the largest movements that exists till today, as African Americans, Asian Americans, women, students, hippies, the clergy were part of this movement. The movement focused on the American military’s involvement with Vietnam and the killing of innocent lives. It showed the true representation from America and their dishonesty. Rock music was a main commodity in the music market’ since its emergence it has always been insurgent and incorporating things the youth could relate to, for example, sexual freedom and freedom from authority, especially parental authority. This type of music is brought African-Americans, whites and Asian American together as they listened to these songs because they could relate to some…
The author aim was to show his view towards “Capital Punishment”. This story is told from the perspective of a cook who prepares the last meal for a man on death row. The author in this poem is very sympathetic with the man on death row because he think that he is there because of his skin color. Throughout this paper we will see how the author dealt with the fact that he is a witness to these such things and how he managed to deal with them.…
World War 1 was believed to be the war that would end all wars. It was new, exciting and was expected to be over before the Christmas of 1914. Then, 4 years later, after gruesome trench warfare and severe casualties, our views on war changed completely. The days of enthusiastic enlistment dissolved, while the horrifying reality about the battlefield emerged. This change in beliefs, and the influence of generations, can be seen accurately through the poems, “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “Pro Patria” by Owen Seaman.…
I, Too is a poem written by Langston Hughes in 1926. This poem is told through the eyes of a black man. The black man has no choice but to eat in the kitchen when company is over. Although the black man is treated poorly, he does not lose faith. The black man believes that one day he will be allowed to eat at the table and nobody will be able to deny him of that right.…
Within this essay, two poems will be discussed and compared to distinguish which of these poems would be considered the most powerful at portraying the theme of the realities of was. The chosen poems, Freedoms Horror was written in 2010 by James Clark and Dulce et Decorum Est was written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen. The theme of both poems is the realities of war. These poems are among the thousands of other poems that are categorized as war poetry.…