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    scared? Is it what you see, hear, or feel? While reading a book the author writes to put images in our heads. Once we have an image you can find the mood of the story. Imagery in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Windigo” helped create the mood of fear. In the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allen Poe used dark words to create the mood of fear. The first sentence of the story says “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds…

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    who he had finally insulted Montresor for the last time. Montresor is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. In the story, the author, Edgar Allan Poe, used irony, setting, and characterization, to create a creepy mood. In the story Poe used irony to create a creepy mood. One example of dramatic irony was when the audience knew what was to come of Fortunato but he didn’t know. For example, “It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good…

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    In the short story, "The Birthday Party" by Katharine Brush, she uses caricature, analogy, mood, theme, to developed the major purpose in the story. She also uses this because it delivers many main points to the story. Right from the start of the short story, the author states, "The man had a round, self- satisfied face, with glasses on it; the woman was fadingly pretty in a big hat. The author used this because it was describing the main characters and gave a verbal description and to a point…

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    and distinguished novelist, who wrote short stories of the Harlem Renaissance. Fisher describes the backdrop of the events in the story and hoe adjectives play an enormous role, setting the mood of the story which describes as dark and eerie. The mood set for the story is dark because in the sentences it has a mood of dark. The adjective describing in the sentence was dark and silent, gloomy street. The story explains how…

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    1984 Similes

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    characters, who were against the party of having complete control of the city , except O’Brien. George Orwell, the author, wrote this novel to demonstrate the dangers that this kind of government holds. He uses similes and epithets to describe the mood; the mood being shown as amused. Orwell uses a simile to describe the texture of the glass that was placed on a small table in the shop Winston was in. He states, “There was a peculiar softness, as of rainwater,…

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    Tim Burton's Style Essay

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    diegetic music to help convey a creepy mood in his movie’s scenes. Tim Burton's creepy/ gothic style is conveyed by his use of cinematic techniques. Burton’s use of lighting helps to show his gothic style. In his movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory he uses low-key lighting. a specific example is when the main character Charlie wins the “grand prize” it seems too good to be true because there is low-key lighting and silence. This scene gives off a creepy mood because the audience expects…

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    Also, the mood of this poem is morbid, dismal, and horrific. Firstly, the text cites, “That the play is the tragedy”(Poe 39). This explains how the play, which is the main event that is occurring in the poem, is the tragedy. If the play is the tragedy, it is meaning that it is a disaster, or horrific. Also, in the play, the tragedy is the worm killing all the mimes. This can explain how the theme is death, because the tragedy is the death that the worm has caused. It also can show the mood as…

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    reflects off the main character? Whichever reason it is, My Sister’s Keeper is the most unique candidate. The My Sister’s Keeper movie poster belongs in the Movie Hall of Fame due to the balance of colors, the placement of images, and the serene mood. To begin, one of the main reasons why this movie poster is a great candidate is due to the balance of colors. Throughout the background of the poster, the color of sea green floods the page. Along with the docile background, presents of…

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    Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder that affects people’s emotions. People usually have episodes where their mood changes with high-energy states. Bipolar disorder could cause sleep deprivation, hallucinations, rage, paranoia, and other awful conditions. Patients who suffer may have different views on social functions. There are many different cases of bipolar disorder. Some causes of manic depression could be genetic or non-genetic. Main causes of bipolar…

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    ways.THey had a very similar theme, setting, mood, and conflict. But yet they had very different ironies and complications. In the following paragraphs we will be discussing the things that were alike and different between the setting, mood, irony, theme, complications and the conflict of these two stories. All though these were two completely different episodes from completely different shows, they shared multiple features. The settings, themes, moods, and conflicts in both stories were almost…

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