The Elements of Style

dramatic use of light and shadow, intense facial expressions, and movement were also used in Baroque art to create a sense of unity. In Judith and the Maidservant with the head of Holofernes we see many of these characteristics, including a spiritual element as it depicts a story from the Old Testament. The painter Artemisia Gentileschi, used dramatic lighting to cast a shadow on Judith’s face to create a feeling of danger, urgency and suspense, a technique called chiaroscuro. It is even more…

Author, as a basic element of the rhetorical situation. The content and style of A Modest Proposal were the result of Jonathan Swift's position, identity, and sensibilities. Swift was not an Englishman, but an Irishman. In addition, he was a man of the cloth, which no doubt afforded him a clear view of the sufferings of his people. He was also wise enough and educated enough to understand the nature of the injustices visited upon his people by the English, as well as the English attitude toward…

one has a different aspect in its writing style that makes it develop its own significance and a desire to be read to a diverse audience. Because of this, Kate Bernheimer states that in order for a fairy tale to be created, it must have the elements of flatness, abstraction, intuitive logic, normalized magic. In each fairy tale, they must obtain at least one or more of these elements to captivate the reader to the story. For a story to have the element of flatness, the characters were developed…

how the author believed everyone had a secret sin, or black veil, covering their face. The author of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Jonathan Edwards, shows the reader a theme stating that all sinners will perish in Hell and that the only element standing in between a sinner and hell is God holding mercifully from the flames. “There is a dreadful pit of glowing flames of wrath of God ,”(20-22) this quote shows that Edwards believed that everyone who is without Christ is doomed to…

geographical areas, styles, and variations on a basic premise. For this research essay, I plan on contrasting the themes and symbols between some of the stories as well as on how the cultures play a role in them. One of my comparisons would probably include Disney’s version of Cinderella to the original French version of Cinderella. In addition, I may look into the censorship of some these fairy tales. Some of the tales in this book have been criticized due to some violent elements,…

literary elements. The first literary element I noticed was character. Since the story is explaining the usual preschool day, it does not mention in the text that other children will be present. Instead the illustrator delivers this message through the pictures. Throughout the story the pictures show several boys and girls participating in the activities. The setting visually represented in the book as the room and activity changes as the students complete the day of preschool. The theme and…

sensation. Hip-hop was formed long before it had a name and a distinct sound. In its essence, hip-hop was formed as a response and a continuation of the fight for social justice. Certainly, as a musical genre, hip-hop’s development from existing musical style is evident. Musical…

Black music is always revolving and changing, creative musicians are always trying to add new elements to existing contents. In this research paper, we are going to look into the development of modern days neo-soul music in America, what makes this style of music fascinating to a lot of music lovers, artists that excels in this style of music and how it influenced musicians around the world. It is extremely difficult to separate R&B, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul as these genres of music are…

Hi, I'm Chris and I've been a long time reader of Bored Panda and I thought I'd share some of my illustrations. Just like most creatives, I've been drawing since I was young, they weren't great but I was proud of them...okay that is not 100% the truth, I am embarassed by some of the drawings that I drew and gave to my friends back in high school (here's hoping that they threw them away ha!) but luckily I've improved, hopefully. I'm also mostly self taught, I did have a 1 semester stint at my…

is the steady beat of a drum, the focus on a pianist’s melody, or the fast tempo kept throughout a piece of music. The influx of jazz styles was welcomed by the people in the late twentieth century who appreciated a variety of music to choose from. The music reflects what was going on during the time period, which is why jazz continued to evolve into so many styles, but this acceptance was different for those in the early years of jazz. Jazz originated in New Orleans where improvising and solo…