Literary devices

about family frustrations and drama. As of result, most of his stories end dreadfully. Even though other literary devices might be seen, In Act.1, the focus will be on four different literary devices to describe the situation of the scenes so the readers can have an understanding of the scene. Analyzing the literary devices in Williams’ play, helped enhanced my performance by utilizing the same devices. Theme, is known as the subject of a talk or a person’s thought. Tennessee Williams uses…

A vast majority of literary devices subside in a Tale of Two Cities that include: symbolism, satire, and foreshadowing. Strategically placing them throughout the book, Charles Dickens enhances his novel with his knowledge of literary devices. Foreshadowing technique resides in a Tale of Two Cities where the author is attempting to anticipate future events, such as when the non-wealthy peasants would bend down and attempt to drink the spilled wine from the broken casket. Provokingly, Dickens…

Definition: Litotes is a figure of speech that uses negative words but promotes a positive statement. Its meaning is not meant to be taken literally. The double negative words are intended to express a contrast.This literary term is used to state a positive statement, without actually stating an affirmative. They are usually expressed through an understatement. Litotes are most often used in rhetoric and speech (Litotes). Function: Litotes use two negative terms to express a positive. This…

Birthday Party" by Katherine Brush, a joyfully married couple dine in a simple restaurant. The women's intentions were to surprise and celebrate her husband's birthday; however, as the surprise proceeds it is viewed as a disaster. Brush incorporates literary devices such as caricature and repetition to reveal how events play. Brush begins by portraying charming characters with details of a "round, self-satisfied face" of the man and the "fading pretty" women. The man expresses arrogance by…

Khaled Hosseini’s use of a plethora of literary devices in The Kite Runner, most prominently juxtaposition and metaphor, materially help to construct the character arc and conflict of its main protagonist Amir. Moreover, they exude the main theme of the text, which pertains to Amir 's search for inner peace and enjoyment of life. His character arc uses the various devices to identify and partially resolve his internal and external struggle. While Hosseini’s utilization of foils prepares Amir’s…

many themes and literary devices. The story shows the style of stream of consciousness that Woolf uses. Virginia Woolf’s writing style is creative because many people do not use it in today’s writing. Woolf’s writing style of stream of consciousness uses Mabel’s thoughts and events that happened. Woolf decided to write in a stream of consciousness style, and her choice of writing let her use flashbacks as a literary device. She was able to use flashbacks and other literary devices to tie in with…

“It’s not you, it’s me”: Literary devices and imagery in Millay’s “Love is Not all” Poems are able to express a tremendous amount of meaning within a minimal amount of words. In the poem “Love is Not all” there is a plethora of different literary devices that model specific interpretations. The structural setup, metaphors, personification, diction, and imagery create the theme and tone of the poem. The theme and tone are concerning the consequences of love leaving a bitter, longing tone. The…

works that implement irony, tension, and symbolism. These three always present patterns are just a few of the literary devices that can be found in his essays, poems, books, and short stories. Even though Orwell employs several literary devices in his writing irony, tension, and symbolism are the prominent three devices that make Orwell a great writer. Irony is very prominent in Orwell’s literary works especially in his book 1984. Irony makes itself very present at the beginning of the book in…

The teacher should once again define the device used (the use of symbols by giving the topic a different meaning from its own). Next, show specific examples and have the student read them, precisely the quotes on page thirty three, paragraph five, which explains that “There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.” (Steinbeck 33). Nect, page twenty five…

The imagery in this poem is used to demonstrate what was occurring throughout the funeral of the narrator's mind. The author only used the sense on hearing to describe what was occurring, since she was in the process of losing her mind and wasn’t capable to see what was really going on and even happening to her. The descriptive sounds she uses like “treading of the mourners”, “beating drums” and “bells ringing” makes the readers feel like they were in the funeral, which in reality it was “her…