Motif

specific point-of-view further relate the consistency within the poem’s structure to the narrator’s obsession with Annabel Lee. Poe references motifs, secondary subjects, and an exposition which create an overarching consistency throughout the poem, all symbolizing how the narrator is unable to overcome his love’s death. The repetition places focus on the motifs in his work, which all commonly associate with elements…

Although Macbeth was known for being a man of bravery and honor, Shakespeare utilized a plethora of literary devices to showcase that his ambition had overcome his state of mind. In Macbeth, Shakespeare used strong dynamic characters, significant motifs, and powerful soliloquies to develop the theme that the ultimate desire for power has the capability to tempt even the most noble men to be driven to corruption. To begin with, Shakespeare uses a strong dynamic character to develop the theme…

variety of literary works throughout history. Since the dawn of time, death is something that we are afraid of; a dark entity that hangs over every person in their lifetime. Naturally, many authors will make their stories around, about, and featuring motifs of death; due to the large part that death plays in our lives. Death played a large part in the works that we have studied, particularly Jane Eyre, “We Are Seven”, and “Simon Lee, the old huntsman.” Firstly, death created and solved problems…

The first part with the original definition of the tempo - Non allegro - begins with a clear rhythm in the pianissimo of the violins, against which there flashes a brief, of only three sounds, the motif of the English horn, repeated by the clarinet, and then descending all the way to the bassoon and bass clarinet. This is a kind of premonition of the basic images that will unfold further. In the meantime, another theme comes into Fortissimo: tough, angular, in the jerky sounds of the orchestra…

to realize she only loved him for his wealth. Once the novel begins, the reader can predict that a major event will take place by the tone of the author. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald incorporates the use of female archetypes, motifs, and the symbolism of color to indicate the roles of characters and their surroundings. Fitzgerald captivated the audience using female archetypes to demonstrate the role of women in the novel. In the novel, Fitzgerald introduces the readers…

popular/ That was my problem”(Lamar), we see a very similar description of alcoholism in The Swimmer, by John Cheever, who also uses swimming pools as a metaphor for the hardships of being an alcoholic. Throughout The Swimmer, Cheever, writes using many motifs to show the narrator, Neddy Merrill’s, decline into becoming an alcoholic, such as the sources of the water in the various pools he swims in. The changes in the source of water is a beautiful illustration of Merrill’s unconscious decision…

faked death and left town and Jim became a runaway slave. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the theme, even though many often try, with good intentions, the results tend to work against them, is developed with the motifs of superstition, childhood, and lies and deciet. The motif of superstition is so evident and important that Mark Twain even dedicated a chapter to it - Chapter 4: Huck and the Judge - Superstition. On page 13, “Pretty soon a spider went crawling up my shoulder,…

imprisoned literally and symbolically. (maybe explain the symbolic part?) Continuing to add more elements, Lee describes a few buildings such as the Radley house and courthouse as ruined or falling apart. On a similar note, she calls attention to the motif of deformities. Tom Robinson’s arm is crippled, providing an explicit model of deformity in the narrative. Representing immoral social institutions is a mad dog standing in the street. By shooting the dog, Atticus symbolically stands up to the…

At the center of this “myth of rescue” is altruism: the claim that the government or individuals representing the nation “altruistically” saved the Jews, purely out of humanistic concern and without expecting practical rewards. Taking altruism as an overdetermined term, my paper aims at unfolding the multiple layers of the usage of altruism in the myth of rescue: Firstly, while other factors—e.g., religion and political affiliation—had been privileged in the 1960s, they either faded or being…

Perhaps everyone feels at fault when a special person in their life is in sickness. In the short story “The Dead” , James Joyce introduced the reader to a man, Gabriel, that is in complete distress. Joyce develops Gabriel’s character with various literary techniques throughout. First of all, the author reveals that Gabriel feels he is indignant and selfish. Gabriel never really gave all that he could’ve gave to his lover while in marriage. In Gabriel’s point of view, he looks at and admires…