Diction

The author of the poem, Mid-Term Break, achieves his purpose and goal through the use of “removed” mood and tone, the diction, and vivid imagery, all in an effort to show human reaction and the effects of growing up. I had a very strong reaction to this poem. As I was reading it, I kept trying to put myself into the narrator’s position. I kept trying to understand how he felt and what he was thinking. But of course, my view is biased because I have my own feelings and emotions completely…

While the subject of “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors, scholars, and students alike, the imagery, syntax, and diction of the poem clearly support the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” to describe the relationship between him and his father, and a memory they shared together. Roethke made the poem sound as if had two completely different meaning behind it. For example, it can mean that a father and his child are…

In the 16th century tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses metaphor and diction, aimed at Tybalt and the 2 families, to reveal Mercutio’s own negative tone/attitude behind his outlook on those whom he had blamed for his death. For example, after Mercutio had been fatally struck from a sword blow by Tybalt in swords dual, Mercutio realizes he is going to die from being stabbed by Tybalt, and says “ I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o' both your houses! Zounds, a dog, a rat,…

Response 1--chapters 1,2,3 I find it interesting to see how the Finch family has diction that is fairly advanced compared to the other families in the book. The Cunningham’s clearly have diction that is not as advanced, and the Ewell’s have diction that is even less advanced. This is done to reflect how educated each family and each person is. Though Scout comes from a well educated family, her diction is still far more advanced than that of a seven year old. This makes me wonder why Harper Lee…

Janie is very saddened by her memories, especially of Tea Cake and what happened to him. In this quote, “...out of each and every chair and thing. Commenced to sing, commenced to sob and sigh, singing and sobbing”(Hurston 183), Hurston uses diction and personification to describe how memories can send illusions and create emotions in a person’s mind. Janie’s memories are depicted as having voices, able to "sing," "sob and sigh." “Sobbing and sighing” are expressions of sadness and connote Janie…

Traditions Ernest J. Gaines, the author of A Lesson Before Dying, is able to develop the theme of the book through diction to show tone. Through tone, he is able to reveal how tradition hinders the progress of a society that retains incorrect values, which promotes a system of injustice among the people in the society. To demonstrate the theme of A Lesson Before Dying, diction is used to develop a frustrated and uneasy tone. At the beginning of the book, a black man called Wiggins had…

Ever wonder what you would do when put in a life or death situation? Would you choose every man for himself or rally with a team to make sure everyone survives? In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, teenage boys Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, Samneric, and Roger are put in one of these life or death situations. During World War II, a plane evacuates a group of schoolboys from Britain who were then shot down onto a deserted island. There they are faced with the challenge of survival,…

In the play “Fences” by August Wilson, Wilson uses language and diction to show dissatisfaction on how it can lead to actions that destroys a person’s life, and the people around them. Troy Maxson's a character with peculiar traits that can be stated as frustration. Fences is during a time when fights against segregation aren’t approached as that important. This was causing a clear emphasized life for Troy and others. Fences theme shows racist oppression, but also shows how family values…

of the events occurring. Because of this, it is imperative that readers observe patterns in the diction that the narrator uses so that they may infer details about the story that the narrator chooses not to include. A specific example of the advantage of adopting this technique is in Holden Caulfield’s narrative of his life in the book The Catcher in the Rye. In this account, Holden’s use of diction allows the reader to understand his life in more depth than he explicitly provides. Patterns…

this book, but the readers may be familiar with the bible and its passages, and analyzing Charles Dickens´ allusions should make the message easier to conclude. Just because this book is old, and written by a well known author doe not mean that the diction and style used will be difficult to understand. Besides creating allusions in Great Expectations, Charles Dickens also takes a somewhat comedic approach I parts of the book an created hyperboles and the word choice used to create these…