Elements of poem SPEAKER is the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem. In many poems the speaker is not identified by name. When reading a poem, remember that the speaker and the poet are not the same person, not more than an actor is the playwright. The speaker within the poem may be a person, an animal, a thing, or an abstraction. A STANZA is a formal division of lines in a poem, considered as a unit. Often the stanzas in a poem are separated by spaces. Stanzas are sometimes
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Allan Poe uses irony, imagery, and symbolism to describe how psychotic, frighteningly, and twisted mind this narrator really is. First, irony the narrator confesses how sane he is; he is exhibiting his insanity as he describes his actions and motives for the murder (Edgar, Poe). Secondly, irony in the story is that the narrator/murderer refers to how he loves the old man and quote, “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I kill him’’(Poe). Its irony that he loves
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from the short story: betrayal, grace, nihilism, redemption and blindness. The setting of the story is on Georgian tenant farm. Irony Flannery O’Connor’s short story Good Country People is filled with ironical objects and characters starting from the title. The end of the story gives a lesson on how no-Good Country People exists in the contemporary world. There is irony noticed in the names of the characters in the book. For instance, Manley Pointer’s bible turns out to be a carrier for a small printed
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narrator, Montresor. Dramatic, situational and verbal irony develops the character of Fortunato as a naïve, foolish and gullible person. Fortunato has many weaknesses that lead to his eventual death. Although his name gives the impression that Fortunato is a fortunate person, he’s actually very unfortunate and makes himself an easy target for Montresor’s perfect crime. Fortunato does not realize he is being led into his own death. Dramatic irony is shown as Montresor says, “Neither by word nor
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The story, written by Kurt Vonnegut, Harrison Bergeron, has a more satirical effect than the director’s interpretation of Harrison Bergeron. Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity. The author Kurt Vonnegut used the elements of satire such as, exaggeration, irony, and symbolism, and those elements were better conveyed in the story than the film. The story was more satirical than the director’s interpretation in exaggeration.When Harrison
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fictional story, the “ landlady” by Roald Dahl the protagonist Billy get captured in a trap without realizing it until the end. Throughout the story, the literary device stationary is demonstrated several times. Stationary is one of the three types of irony. Stioustalry is when the exact opposite of what is expected happens. At the beginning of the story, the protagonist Billy has to find a place to stay he decides to stay the “Bell and dragons” where he
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thinking, and to persuade the reader that not only are slaves affected by slavery, but the slaveholders too. He uses literary devices to show slavery in a different light such irony, anecdotes, and imagery. • Throughout the book Douglass uses many rhetoric and arguementive strategies to persuade the reader. He often uses irony to show the reality
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still have respect for smokers as long as they keep their smoke out of his face. Besides, he explains that there is many other life threatening conditions such as noisy traffic, but yet it is not banned. 2) Comment on the use of exaggeration and irony in text 3. Illustrate your answer with quotations from the text.
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1 Stylistic Techniques from Read, Reason, Write by Dorothy Seyler WORD CHOICE In addition to responding to a writer's choice of connotative language, observe the kinds of words that are chosen, the level of diction used. Are the writer's words primarily typical of conversational language (that is, colloquial) or of a more formal style? Does the writer use slang words or technical words? Is the word choice concrete and vivid or abstract and intellectual? These differences help to shape tone
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importance of the relationships in their life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby this idea is explored in the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy in which Gatsby uses his wealth in attempts to gain back to her love. Through symbolism, irony and imagery it becomes evident in Fitzgerald's writing that wealth and material objects cannot replace relationships or personal happiness. Through the usage of symbolism it is obvious Gatsby’s wealth is a proponent in the failure of his and Daisy’s
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