One common literary technique is the author's use of one or more of his characters as a "voice- to speak out his views on a certain subject. ... In each of these examples, the character chosen by the author comes across as a reasonable and respectable person, making the author's point of view seem just as reasonable and respectable. ... In this case, the author is able to speak out against people or practices in a way less confrontational than public speaking, as well as state his opinion in a form where they cannot be immediately contradicted. ... By placing the chara...

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"The Bike" Choose a short story in which a technique (e.g symbolism) is used by the author and is ,in your view ,vital to the success of the text. Explain how the writer employs the technique and why, in your opinion, it is so important to your appreciation of the text .In your answer, you must refer closely to the text and to it's theme as well as to the written use of the chosen technique. ... The technique which is used by the author and that I find crucial to the success of the novel is symbolism. ... Once again it shows the authors intent ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The two selections I have chosen have both been written with the same purpose, to inform and to persuade. ... Another example that the author mentions is about a joke that the mechanic tells him. ... The mechanic asked the author if he knew how the blind man asked for those scissors. The author lifted his hand and motioned his two fingers in the form of a scissor. ... Both authors had similar incentives in these essays. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In this passage, the author has a purpose or an objective. To understand the purpose of the author, you must clearly understand what they want to portray. Next, you have to understand who the targeted audience, whether it is a general or specific audience, because the author has chosen devices that he/she believes is most effective for this certain audience. ... The final paragraph should be your analysis of the author's final words. ... Understanding what the author is saying and 2. ...

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That Was Then, This Is Now was chosen as a notable book by the American Library Association. The Outsiders was chosen by the New York Herald Tribune as one of the best teen-age books for 1967, and received the Media & Methods Maxi Award in 1975. ... To remedy this oversight, the young author began to write about teens in a setting she felt would be familiar to her contemporaries. ... In this book by a now Seventeen-year-old author, it almost does the trick. ... I got the feeling that it was a very personal novel for Hinton and at the end of the book it was almost like I had gotten to know the ...

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Characterization There are 8 methods through which most authors characterize the people in a novel. ... This report will include quotations from the novel as well as your personal observations about the character you have chosen to study using a third person point of view. ... Introduction/ Paragraph 1: name the character your have chosen book title and author's full name Briefly state your feelings about the kind of individual your character is-what do you think are three OUTSTANDING characteristics of this individual? ...

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For example, Lilia Fallgatter, an author and e-learning consultant, stated in her article "Incorrect Grammar, Spelling and Usage Make a Bad Impression and Can Affect Your Credibility on the Job " Fallgatter has enough experience as a hiring manager to know that writing skills affect every career. ... Employees who demonstrate the ability to represent themselves and the company in a clear, compelling, and professional manner are most likely to be chosen for advanced positions. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Differences between Native American Land N.S. Momaday and D. Brown were two native Americans who have chosen to tell you the reader about their land. N.S. Momaday has written to show how beautiful his and almost sacred land is. Then D. Brown has written to show a vast death that has spread through ...

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This resulted in Hemingway being perhaps the most debated and discussed author of the twentieth century. ... He even developed a principal during his years as an author to describe the format of his prose that he cleverly called "The Iceberg Principle." ... But with the territory an author takes when he establishes himself as a respectable author there are bound to be critics who take the latter side and find complications. ... It was what initially set him apart from the other authors of his time. ... Whatever may be the case, it is possible for Hemingway to overuse his strength, but b...

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The writer says it is very difficult to write about any place which they have recently chosen for residing. ... According to the author, Hemmingway while in Paris wrote, that he could write about Michigan while sitting in Paris as though he is in Michigan and when he is in Michigan he could write about Paris as he is in Paris. ...

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This block ends with "author's chair" in which several students each day share work in progress or their published book. ... • Selected students share briefly in the Author's Chair (approximately two minutes each) something they have written. • The "author" answers several questions from classmates about the writing. ... Example: - Students take turns in the Author's Chair. ...

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In seeking to improve his view of the canyon, man has chosen to make canyon conform to man, not man to canyon, as it was meant to be. ... He reads with great interest, believing he has found a true treasure of an unknown but great ancient author. ...

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• Grade Level: High School