Using elements such as diction and imagery, the author exposes his feelings for the tragedy. ... The diction of "The Death of a Toad", at first sets a mood of gore as the author describes the toad as "chewed and clipped of a leg". ... Diction such as dim shade used in lines 3-6 elaborates on the garden verge not as a grave, but as a sanctuary. In the second stanza, the author continues to set a tranquil mood using soft diction even through the initial death of the toad. ... Through the author's use of diction and structure, it is evident that he envies death. ...

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After it is studied and topics such as sound, diction and imagery are analyzed, one can clearly say that Keats used those techniques to illustrate the progression of death, and to show that there is still life at the end of life. ... He spreads his message through the time frame, imagery, and diction of the stanzas. ... By itself, it doesn't prove the theme, but, when added with the imagery and diction, it gets the job done. ...

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Wilbur is able to accomplish bringing forth emotions from readers about a toad by incorporating imagery, diction, and syntax to dramatize the event of a toad being attacked by an overpowering lawn mower. ... Although Wilbur uses imagery and diction to describe the toads final hours, he really does not incorporate his own emotion into the poem. and thus is not surprised or sad at all about the death of a toad. ...

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Diction changes as the chapter progresses to words such as "dark", "brown", "muddy", and "gray". ... This allegory is in contrast with the simplicity of the diction and syntax; however, this is what brings unity to Hemingway's view of life during turmoil....

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When Oliver starts describing the grasshopper, a minute aspect of creation that she can empathize with, she uses clearly defined diction in paradox Oliver sees a picture of her "wild and precious life" in the ordinary doings of this sugar-happy insect, known more for its wanton destructiveness than its bliss. ... " This diction shows that Oliver implies that the power of life is extreme; it needs to be protected and experienced to the fullest. ...

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Housman's To an Athlete Dying Young show the different strong holds memories posses and a greater remembrance through diction, tone, and mood exemplified by the author through characters. ... The persona in this poem is not the poet but the widow whose soliloquy reflects clearly her state of mind through simple diction and irrational transitions. ... The authors enhance their works by the strategical use of diction, moods, setting, irony and metaphors. ... Morrison also uses the seasons to order her novel, but through the use of diction and irony narrator's memories brings horror r...

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In "Death of a Toad" by Richard Wilbur, formal elements are used to help convey the speaker's attitude toward the death of a toad. Structure, syntax, diction and imagery are used to reveal the speakers feelings. The poem essentially talks about the silent death of the frog. How the frog gets injure...

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Since youth, we've been told that there are certain expectations that need to be met, and certain morals that must be followed throughout one's life. This has always been especially true for women in the 1900's. The roles of women in the early 19th century were mainly at home, where they were expect...

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In the Emily Dickinson poems "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died" one of life's greatest certainties is addressed through the use of structure, diction and syntax. ...

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Dylan Thomas" "Do not go gentle into that good night" depicts a classic struggle between living life and letting it go. In this poem, we read about a son who is struggling with his father's impending death. Thomas sends the reader a powerful message through his use of repetition and diction. The ...

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Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things". This has been my favorite quote since I was a child, yet I have never realized how it has applied to my life. Not until my name was announced for the best actress academy a...

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The reader can recognize the poem's theme by analysing its voice, imagery, figures of speech, form, diction and especially symbolism; all of which help the reader to understand the poem's meaning. ...

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How to live, as instructed by the poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson Edwin Arlington Robinson, one of the premier poets of his day, portrays a wide variety of characters in his verse. These characters are multifaceted and layered with depth despite their apparent shallowness. Each...

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• Grade Level: High School