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into the depths of Hell and transforms to represent pure darkness with his new name Satan and position as Hell’s malevolent ruler. Throughout the poem, both the narrator and Satan use vivid imagery and descriptive words which suggest that Hell is a literal place. However, the poem also focuses on the suffering that takes place in Hell, which contrasts the former in suggesting that Hell is more so an experience. Genesis B presents Hell as a place and a mental experience to give a multidimensional…

In the novel, Steinbeck uses a variety of literal devices to portray numerous key ideas. Through the utilisation of foreshadowing, Steinbeck explores the idea of fate. He also uses suspense and dramatic tension to reveal dreams and hope. Segregation and loneliness is developed through the use of symbolism. These literary techniques presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men were very effective in successfully making…

waste my time”, it shows that the addressee is attempting to save face and to show that the speaker is not rough in the way he speaks. It also has an indirect relationship between its structure and function because the sentence does not mean the literal meaning but rather an intention to make a request. Data 3: Jessie glanced from side to side with a shiver. “That means he must have been watching us the whole time,” she whispered. “That’s scary!” (Lee, 2009, p. 14) Explanation: From the…

‘In truth the judges ought not to blame the draughtsmen overmuch. They ought to blame themselves or their predecessors in their judicial seats.’ Introduction There seem to be two main characters at the start . As such, it is apposite that I briefly outline how the role of draughtsmen and judges interplay in the common law system. Essentially, draughtsmen drafts statutes according to the purpose of parliament and judges interpret the statutes and apply it to the case before them. I will explore…

of the joke differently to another variation of joke, but without the correct perspective people, such as Christopher, may come to different conclusions regarding the meaning of the joke. Haddon uses this to draw the audience’s attention to the literal and logical nature and thinking of those who suffer from…

The short story, “The Elephant in the Village of the Blind”, carries with it a more literal use of symbolism. Here the reader is faced with people, who cannot see, and how they react when they are introduced to an elephant for the first time in their lives. This story is entertaining in understanding the authors attempt to draw the audience…

Semiotics in advertisements involve the distinction between denoted, or easily identifiable messages, and connoted, or subliminal messages. SKYY Vodka’s nuanced advertisements transmit both connotative and denotative messages regarding sexuality, gender, and class that can deconstruct on a semiotic level. The transmittal of these three themes in SKYY’s advertisements is used to market an idealized lifestyle that the consumer can aspire to achieve. Various messages can be interpreted from this…

white winter and how beautiful it really is. These sound devices and literary techniques helped me to understand what the poem was meant to say. Sometimes readers do not understand the true meaning behind a poem, and giving clues throughout for the literal meaning is helpful. The poem is telling the reader of someone in the snow and in the winter season. The winter’s beauty is also…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the setting, the Valley of Ashes, is intended to have a literal and symbolic meaning to give impressions on the lives of some Americans in 1920’s. The Valley of Ashes is a small area located between two modernized places: West Egg and New York, which means that it is a shabby place to be inhabitable compared to the two places. For example, when the narrator, Nick, says that the Valley of Ashes is like a “grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of…

as no surprise to any reader of this quotation that Mr. Yevtushenko has been married four times--in fact, he is known in the literary world for his numerous affairs. However, despite his own personal demons, Yevtushenko makes an interesting point: literal translation is never beautiful. In translating from one language to another, many of the little subtleties are lost; this is even truer with poetry. For how can any translator effectively take the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme of…