Writing Style/Technique Essay

Point of View, Who’s Perception? “Sonny’s Blues,” a short story written by James Baldwin, is expressed in the limited omniscient point of view. Limited omniscient point of view is most commonly referred to as first person point of view. The focus of this essay is to analyze the point of view used in “Sonny’s Blues,” while also revealing how symbolism is reflected in this short story written by Baldwin (Baldwin). There are advantages and disadvantages of a story being expressed in the limited…

In Marge Piercy’s narrative poem, “Barbie Doll”, the story of a young girl is told from the viewpoint of an outside speaker watching her grow up around the norms of society and ultimately ends her life because of it. Throughout each stanza, a new important piece of information is expressed to the readers to contribute to both the theme and tone of the poem. Piercy is able to cultivate the idea that inward beauty is not valued in today’s society, and that artificial perfection can only be…

A Negative Experience In this poem, it is decided whether or not a father treats his son well or not. The poem conveys a very broad spectrum through the ways that the son is treated and the items that are discussed. It seems like the son is unsure of what is going on throughout the story and during the events that occur and are discussed, the context seems to change that idea a few times. “My Papa’s Waltz” written by Theodore Roethke displays a negative experience for the child through tone,…

In Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, the author uses detail, diction, and imagery as literary techniques to create and shift throughout the passage between moods of mystery, a nightmare, and nostalgia. These moods evolve throughout the excerpt chronologically in three different segments. The atmosphere evolves chronologically as the narrator physically advances on her path to Manderley in her dream. In the excerpt from Rebecca, du Maurier uses literary devices, mainly diction, detail, and imagery…

Throughout the excerpt Rebecca, the narrator is recounting a dream she had about a place that is dear to her, which is called Manderley. While reading the excerpt the reader will come across a variation of moods. In the beginning one will come across a mood of mystery. Eventually, as the reader continues on throughout the passage the atmosphere starts to become nightmarish and very eerie. Subsequently, as the reader nears the end of the passage they will start to get a feeling of nostalgia…

told in a series of letters from mother/wife to her estranged husband, in relation to the upbringing of her son leading up to the eventual massacre that he commits at his school. Unreliable narrator Eva Khatchadourian reminds readers that she is writing about her past in the first chapters, due to the dates of the letters, allowing readers to understand that her memories may be slightly incorrect. Shrivers use of chronological order from the past to present. The statement is a very accurate…

The organization, diction and figurative language within the poem "A Great Scarf of Birds" by John Updike allows the readers to understand the theme of change is beautiful and prepares them for the narrator 's last statement. The organization highlights the importance of the event, diction further illustrates the tone and the figurative language intensifies the imagery within the piece shedding light on the importance of this time in the narrator 's life. The structure of the narrative poem…

‘Thoughtful insights through history ’A great poetic montage written by a man with a unique view on the killing of humans throughout many centuries. Edwin Brocks, “Five Ways to Kill a Man”, will have you viewing history in an unfamiliar way. Each paragraph referring to how people have been killed throughout each century, with the end inflicting a dark humorous response. The unique view and invited reading is that, each century has a ironic and certainly cumbersome way to kill a man. It takes us…

The final line, “mister with his hands on you / he got his hands on some / damn / body!” concludes that this woman feels like she’s special and complex, and not “anonymous.” The only rhythmic quality is that refrain, but there is a unique poetic style to it in the way language is used. The grammar isn’t formal, it’s more conversational, in lines like, “you a wonder, you a city.” A clear image is still achieved in those lines, as well as in, “you got a geography / of your own.” The strong…

Conflicts of Stress “A Brief Encounter with The Enemy,” by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh is a short story about a young man named Luke and his experience in the United States Army. The story begins with Luke describing how he felt getting to “the hill,” through a path that terrified him. While traveling through the path, Luke starts to think about his crush Becky, who takes an interest in him right before deploying. She gives him her email to keep her up to date on his adventures during deployment.…