Both authors of "A Christmas Memory" and "Pancakes" utilize similar literary techniques, but the authors convey different themes by doing so. ... " The symbol of kites could represent friendship, innocence, companionship, and kindness, as these are the central themes of the story. ... These literary elements contribute greatly to the outcome of the story as the literary elements contribute greatly to the use of mood. The usage of literary elements that were used to convey different moods can give a writer on how to write a story utilizing similar literary elements to w...

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One of the more controversial approaches to literary analysis is the formalist approach. The formalist approach to literary analysis emphasizes the objective and literal interpretation of the tone, theme, and style of a literary text. ... Themes deal with a writers" view that usually reveals some insight on human behavior. Formalists expect to identify and analyze the theme with precision and clarity. A theme that is difficult to identify will result in criticism from the formalist perspective due an ineffective attempt to provide a precise identifiable theme. ...

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There are many significant ways authors can present their themes in their stories. Upon these themes are power, destiny, and free will. ... He uses it to his advantage to explain his themes. ... His use of literary style also helps the flow of the plot. ... In conclusion, authors present themes in various ways of writing styles. ...

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" This all pertains to the poem's theme, that despite your hardest times, you can find relief outside of yourself, like how the speaker of the poem finds comfort in nature. When writing their works, poets use literary devices to make the message of their theme stand out and be more effective. Following this, Maya Angelou also chooses to use literary devices that are present throughout this poem. ... Alliteration is the final type of literary device used in this poem. ... Using literary devices and other components help make this poem come all together. ...

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An effective use of literary devices in a novel is something that so called "separates the men from the boys". Literary devices help communicate a better understanding of the theme or themes of the story. There are many types of literary devices like foreshadowing, symbolism, point of view, metaphor, and simile. ... It reinforces the main theme to make it easier to pick out and understand. ...

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These elements, known as literary terms, help to describe different parts of the story. ... Another literary term in the story is empathy. ... One more literary term used is quest. ... There are many literary terms that apply to a story. ... How an author writes the story and the theme or point he tries to get across makes the story a success or a waste of a reader's time. ...

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/plot (entire story/text)/theme (main ideas)/tone/ mood/feeling/atmosphere)/structure (punctuation/ etc.)... - Figurative Language/Literary Devices: Are there metaphors/similes/personification? ... How do the effect the theme/setting/plot/character development? ... Can venture into personal evaluation of effectiveness of techniques / comment on idea / theme. ... - Comma: brief pause - Semicolon: longer pause - Indentation: stop before starting again, gives importance to what is about to be said Essay Approach For the essay, approach the question by using the candy wrapper tec...

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He becomes more aware of the world as denoted in the final passage of the story, "I saw myself as a creature driven and derived by vanity- The literary devices used by the authors are excellent methods of relaying meaning and content from the story as well as describing the characters. ... The authors use various tools to give the reader a better understanding of the main themes in each of the two short stories. ... The literary devices described also associate the narration with the characters' state of being. The use of the narrators and all of their associated diction, literary devices...

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Connell's story demonstrates a commercial fiction style of writing whereas Wolf's tale uses the literary fiction style. ... The plot, setting, theme, and characterizations all follow a certain criteria designed exclusively to amuse the reader. ... Unlike commercial fiction, literary fiction does not follow a certain pattern. ... This leads to the conclusion that unlike commercial fiction, literary fiction does not follow a formula. Also a major characteristic of literary fiction is its tendency to have a sudden twist in the plot. ...

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One major and obvious theme that is constant throughout the novel is obsession. ... The second theme that is continuous throughout the story is imprisonment. ... However, HumbertHumbert, in telling his story, uses puns, literary allusions, and repeating linguistic patterns to render this dark tale in an enchanting form. ... Similarly to Lolita, The Collector also exploits the theme of obsession throughout the entire novel. ... The second theme of imprisonment is extremely apparent throughout The Collector as well as Lolita. ...

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Overall, I think that the poem, Sometimes with One I Love by Walt Whitman, theme is about love and love within someone. ... In the poem, I found a form of literary device which was alliteration, Sometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I, I found this in the first line of the poem. ... Another literary device that I found was metaphor which is expressed in lines five, six and seven, I loved a certain person ardently and my love was not return'd, Yet out of that I have written these songs. ...

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Literary Techniques in "We Real Cool" Gwendolyn Brooks uses literary techniques such as dialect, ironic point of view, and syntax to accentuate the theme and persona in "We Real Cool." ... Because of Gwendolyn's use of these literary techniques, readers understand the theme of her poem: Even though following the carefree crowd appears seems to be the right path, it usually ends in a meaningless and lonely life....

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In "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, a powerful and devastating novel about love, friendship, and betrayal, the author illustrates a heartbreaking story that not only portrays the struggles of complex characters, but also develop intricate themes. Through authorial decisions shown through literary devices such as flashbacks, imagery, and symbolism, Hosseini conveys that hope, which acts as a key to redemption, abolishes perpetual guilt. Through the author's use of literary devices such as flashbacks and imagery, Hosseini illustrates that guilt triggered by past betrayal is perpetual ...

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OBJECTIVES This study is aimed at achieving the following objectives: 1) In this study, the language and narrative technique in both text will be examined; 2) To examine the psychological effects of identity crisis on an individual as depicted in the literary works and 3) To examine the setting in the literary works that encourages identity crisis. ... Post-colonialism is described as an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an "era" or the "post-colonial theory") that exists since around the middle of the 20th century, although it became a major force in literar...

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Shelley, knowingly or not, used many literary elements throughout her story. Shelley's use of themes, motifs, and symbols is very prominent. There is more than one theme within Frankenstein; however, isolation is the most important. ... As seen, everything comes back to the theme of isolation. ... " The next literary element Shelley used is symbols. ...

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The authors use a variety of literary devices in order to convey its point. ... One literary device is rhyme. ... Another literary technique is anthropomorphism in the line "who cooks for you?" ... The theme is "Words, which can make our terrors bravely clear, Can also thus domesticate a fear," this means that the thing that brings you to one extreme can also lead you down from it. ... The theme is in the first line "Trying...innocence" it tells you what the poem is about. ...

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In all literary work, the stories must show a theme to emphasize the meaning of it. The literary writer who's known to show a plethora of themes throughout his plays is William Shakespeare. ... A main theme William Shakespeare emphasizes in the play Macbeth is that of evil. ... The second theme William Shakespeare displays in Macbeth is ambition. ... The theme of ambition in this play helps create an interest in it. ...

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The most obvious literary device in the poem uses is imagery. ... Tone is another basic device used to convey the theme of "The Whipping." "The Whipping" also has tone, which is another basic device used to convey the theme. ... "The Whipping" is a poem with many literary devices spread throughout the text. ... The poem purposefully tries to relay a message of abuse and firmly uses literary devices to its advantage....

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In this story, Lewis uses a considerable amount of symbolism to convey his theme. A very basic example of how the author uses his literary device is through the character Aslan. ... The symbolism that Lewis uses contributes considerably to the story's theme. Another literary device that Lewis uses in his book is a frame story. ... Once again, the symbolism that Lewis uses contributes remarkably to the story's theme. ...

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In the novel, The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway the literary elements of plot, setting, and theme are strongly presented. ... Theme is the meaning, moral message, or didactic purpose portrayed by the author. While writing The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway focused on many different literary elements, but Hemingway mainly focused on the literary elements of plot, setting, and theme. ... Ernest Hemingway strongly presented the literary element of theme in The Sun Also Rises. ... Ernest Hemingway strongly presented the literary elements of plot, setting, and theme in The Sun Also Ri...

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Literary Analysis of "A Mystery of Herosim" The theme of "A Mystery of Herosim" is the foolishness and pointlessness of war. ... These three events all maintain the same theme: A wars overall goal may be to bring about a victory that benefits people, but the risky process is not necessarily worth accomplishing this goal. ...

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Robert Neville wanted Remember to write in the literary present tense. ... How do these elements contribute to any potential themes? ... Collectively, these allusions help to lead to many levels of literary work as well as foreshadowment. What is the significance of allusion in relation to any themes of the novel? ... How specifically do the literary elements contribute to the themes? ...

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Sachar accentuates many themes and key issues within his story, ones which young and old can relate. ... To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... Friendship and loyalty are two themes of the book which are recurrent within the plot. ... Loyalty is another theme which Sachar highlights within his writing, this theme is exemplified in Stanley and Zero's friendship. ... Finally, two other themes which are central to the story it's ending are luck and fate. ...

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Sachar accentuates many themes and key issues within his story, ones which young and old can relate. ... To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... Friendship and loyalty are two themes of the book which are recurrent within the plot. ... Loyalty is another theme which Sachar highlights within his writing, this theme is exemplified in Stanley and Zero's friendship. ... Finally, two other themes which are central to the story it's ending are luck and fate. ...

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Not long after the publication on the polka, Chopin's first literary piece was published. A poem entitled, "If It Might Be" was just the beginning of Kate Chopin's literary career in 1889 (Chronology 3). ... Lastly, her social circle consisted mostly of people with literary interests and encouraged her to write (Skaggs 3). ... She stopped writing for months and was exiled by her literary acquaintances. ... She wrote about unspeakable topics and themes such as "love and passion, marriage and independence, freedom and restraint" (Howard 3). ...

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