Adjective

This is clearly shown through the adjectives, such as ‘troubled’, ‘strained’ and…

Asmir was portrayed as a young innocent refugee who had everything torn away by a war which was struck in his hometown; Sarajevo. Mattingley presented the character of Asmir very well and used good sources of literary devices such as, symbolism, adjectives and emotive imagery, which were also presented very well in order to heighten the entertainment value within the text. The source of visual language was displayed as pictorial support was presented throughout the text which heightened the…

1 In this paragraph I will prove that Mr. Dickens uses imagery in his book A Christmas Carol to create an atmosphere by using vivid and descriptive adjectives to describe the setting and create a scene in the reader’s mind that reflects the one he’s written. 2 Imagery: the literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses (taste, touch, smell, hearing and most of all, sight). Throughout this paper I will use three quoted examples from the text in order to support…

Stylistics is an approach that is used to analyze the utilization of language in literary texts in order to occupy a better understanding of the text. Stylistic approach enforces the power and penetration of speech by examining the expressive and suggestive devices. The elements of stylistic approach such as the lexical features, the poetic point of view and the construction of characters are used to scrutinize the content of a literary work. The utilization of these elements is reflected in The…

again seen by describing the behaviors of the eggs as submissive and being involuntarily dragged along the fallopian tube. These adjectives are often used to negatively describe women in our everyday lives. Although negative adjectives are used for women, adjectives such as being powerful and energetic are used to describe male reproductive processes and sperms. These adjectives are also used to describe men and their interests, and are embedded in the explanation of biological…

do not always have to be blunt when referring to the Devil, but the reader will always can infer to identify the Devil in the story. The author in this story never bluntly states the figure is the devil. Instead, he uses supernatural behaviors, adjectives, and symbols to infer this character is this story’s Devil. In the short story Young Goodman Brown, Nathaniel Hawthorne implies that the figure he encounters in the forest is the Devil. One way Hawthorne implied that the figure that Brown…

opting to instead strike him with the truth by pointing out, among other things, that it is not wickedness with which he is afflicted, but something more dangerous: sheer “indolence.” “Dreadful,” “foolish,” “selfish”: these are but a few of the many adjectives she uses when describing him. Each, with its negative connotations, is incredibly incriminatory, reinforcing the idea that she genuinely finds his behavior repugnant. Amy also asserts that he has been “faulty, lazy and miserable” at every…

Stylistic analysis of “The Old Man and the Sea” Plot construction The plot of the novel is very strong, well-knit and well-arranged although the novel is not separated into episodes. There is a convincing opening, middle and an end. Everything is brilliantly portrayed providing the whole lot required for the attentiveness of the reader. Hemingway’s iceberg method displays in the uncommon use of dialogue tags and a plot that does not expose ample about the characters or the setting. The actual…

Stylistics is a study centered on the language of literature. As the study of style, this approach focuses primarily on the lexical features, the elements of narration and interpretation of characters. These major elements are used to examine a literary work such as in this situation; a novel by Nick Hornby entitled About a Boy is analyzed. The study of stylistics enables reader to scrutinize a specific literary discourse to get a deep insight about the use of language in it. Therefore, the…

and include: Line breaks for emphasis, 6+ stanzas, strong verbs, specific nouns, pronouns, 3+ adjectives & adverbs, personification, hyperbole, idiom, onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, sensory details (5 senses).…