During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries literature became a part if life to many people. ... New themes in art, better art, new themes in literature, and better literature became a part in this "new life." ... In Cervantes's Don Quixote the literary elements stray from the poems of John Milton in the fact that their allusions, diction, and syntax differ, but they both however convey the same theme of passion of accomplishment. ... Throughout the novel Don Quixote the author references other pieces of literature including his own. ... Without diction a meaning from a work of l...

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• Grade Level: High School

The various literary elements each contribute considerably to work's overall effect as wished to be presented by the author. ... Salinger presents a number of such elements, including character, setting, plot, symbolism, conflict, and theme. ... Due to the fact that The Catcher in the Rye is told using a first person point of view, a number of literary elements, mainly including character and plot, are severely restricted. ... This text lends little to the other elements of literature, yet is a significant factor in the determining of the themes presented in The Catcher in the Rye. ....

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• Grade Level: High School

Garfinkel informed us that in our first term senior English class we would be reading literature so contemporary and new that we would have to buy the books ourselves. ... Therefore, White Noise is a mix of contemporary and non-contemporary elements and can't be classified as either-or, but rather something in-between. ...

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This idea is true in novels to a greater extent, Edwin Markham once said, " In literature, choices are the hinges of destiny." ... In both of these novels, the authors used literary elements that supports the idea that Edwin Markham believes to be true. ... Bradbury used many literary elements in the novel that helped to create this destiny. ... In both the novels Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it helps to support the statement of Edwin Markham that, "In literature, choices are the hinges of destiny." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the time period that this novel was written the gothic novel was a main piece of literature that was read. ... Coleridge's opinion of the novel suggests that the elements in the gothic novels were not important to its understanding as a romance novel. ... He must have recognized that the gothic novels were able to capture the reader's attention with the elements that they possess. ... Austen was making a statement about society and the types of literature that was being read. ... Novels were not having the gothic elements and there can reflect the reality of the society. ...

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In literature, both the literal and figurative imprisonment of a character serve as a time of reflection that assists in the advancement of plot and a character's motives and ideals. ... In literature, imprisonment may be a way for a character to understand their plight of in may also be a method employed by the author to introduce more characters and new elements to the plot. ...

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Two works of literature that help reinforce my interpretation of the quote are The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Some literary elements the authors use to help reinforce the meaning of the quote are setting, characterization, conflict, and irony. ... The authors Arthur Miller and Ray Bradbury both used literary elements to reinforce the meaning of the quote. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Despite this common thread throughout contemporary fiction, both Virginia Woolf and Michael Cunningham choose to add a twist to this common theme in modern literature. ... It is a very strange twist that both authors have added to modern literature, because suicide is generally seen as a negative thing, while in these two novels it is seen as a positive thing; an escape from the tortures of everyday life. Western society teaches us, through religion and custom, that suicide is a negative thing, while in these two novels the protagonists" suicides are positive for them themselves and for read...

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Character design is one of the most crucial elements in creating the fabric of the novel. ... According to The Norton Introduction to Literature character is a fictional person, or "a combination of a person's qualities, especially moral qualities, so that terms such as "good' and "bad,' "strong' and "weak,' often apply" (139). ... The unity of the narrative depends on the person of the hero who, as the central figure, binds the otherwise scattered elements together" (Shrivastava 93). ...

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To those unfamiliar with the story, the web page created by Felice Aull, Ph.D, provides an excellent synopsis of the essential elements of Shelley's genius. ... While for a hypertextual work this porosity forms an essential ingredient in the whole process, for a traditional piece of literature I found this method very unsettling. ...

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The Song of Solomon - What's in a Name? Toni Morrison's award-winning novel Song of Solomon is full of very interesting, deep symbolism. Macon Dead III, nicknamed "Milkman," is a very symbolic character throughout the novel. His character is not only symbolic, for so is his name. Also, Milkman's pa...

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Known as one of the most controversial American writers, James Baldwin has been known to speak out on racism and civil rights throughout the 1950s. He is recognized as one of the finest writers in post World War II Literature. Although he spent most of his life in France, his works became very we...

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• Grade Level: High School