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Authors have various types of literary devices at their disposal to assist them in producing written work, whether fiction or non-fiction. Many will use one or several and at times combinations of these literary devices for character development, setting, and plots to express whatever it is they’re trying to convey to the reader. One of the more powerful and diverse of these literary devices, symbolism, “contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative…

My phage has the wonderful name of Lorge. This name is very special because it offers information about the phage right away. I also chose this name because the first word that Tracy said when she saw my phage was, “Wow, it’s huge!” To get this wonderful phage I collected the soil sample from the flower pots across the street outside of Bessey Hall. I got the sample at the start of class on September 11, 2017. It was a clear day that was 60 degrees, with a depth of about 4cm below the surface of…

Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Pearl isn’t meant to be a realistic character but a complicated symbol that portrays an act of love and passion. Hester and Dimmesdale loved each other very much and through their love they produced a pearl. A pearl is a very beautiful and rare object that can be made from something dirty and unwanted, but that can flourish into something beautiful and their Pearl is exactly that. Hester will forever love and cherish her Pearl, “But she named the infant “Pearl,” as…

Recently the United States have been subject to racial discrimination and the controversy surrounding the topic has resulted in multiple tragedies in our society. It can be considerably seen that the racial discrimination has created an undergoing turmoil for various hate crimes, police brutality and overall resurfacing discrimination throughout the country. The most recent subject at hand in which is being discussed is the banning of the Confederate flag. Should the confederate flag be banned?…

consequence (Rosenblum, 2004a). For this reason, there is no damage caused by the storm. After the rain, it is described that, “The sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems” (Chopin, “The Storm”). The color white also serves as a symbol in “The Storm.” The numerous references to the color white symbolize the purity of Calixta that Alcée had once desired when he was with her in Assumption. Calixta seemed…

(AGG) Symbolism is when a book has many hidden layers beyond the written text. (BS-1)In the book Under the Persimmon Tree the invisible meaning is that the stars stand for Najmah's hope.(BS-2)The stars symbolize Najmah’s feelings and are her faith.(BS-3)The stars guide Najmah but also mentally guide her.(TS) In the book Under the Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples uses hidden meanings in stars to help readers better understand a character in her book, Najmah. (MIP-1)The…

The story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story containing shocking realism. On June 27th all the villagers will come together to participate in a huge lottery run by Mr.Summers who hosts all big civic events that go on in town. Each man will pick a slip of paper from a black wooden box and cannot open the slip of paper until each man has one.The name of whom has been selected is Bill Hutchinson. After his name has been called out his wife Tessie instantly starts to protest. Since…

King Rivera 1/29/17 A Farewell To Arms Essay Farewell to Arms is a very interesting novel. There are multiple themes used throughout each chapter of the book. Even though some themes are recurring than others, the themes all play a role in the story. The most mentioned themes are about women, love, men. Along with these themes, symbolism between the rain and war are an important addition to the story. There are not many women in Farewell to Arms, but the women who are, follow a stereotype.…

book itself is one over all symbol and contains individual symbols. Most things in the book have more than one symbol attached to them. The main characters are Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, Pearl, and Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth is Hester’s husband who committed adultery with dimmesdale and had a child named Pearl. Hawthorne used the main characters and places where major events took place as symbolism in the book. Dimmesdale is a major character and symbol in The Scarlet Letter. He…

Have you ever noticed similarities in stories you've read? That’s because they all use the same sort of techniques to portray their topic. For example, My Life as a Bat (Story One), by Margaret Atwood, Hope for Animals (Story Two), by Jane Goodall, and An Astronomers Poem (Story Three), by Walt Whitman; are put together in a specific way to make you understand their theme. All three stories are similar in how their text is structured and their tone, but differ in their use of language. They…