The theme of "Rosendo's Tale," by Jorge Luis Borges, is maturity through self-realization. ... In general, this gives the reader a feeling of looking back at situations, an important feeling to the theme. ... This element of flashback contributes to the foreshadowing of Rosendo's realization and promotes the theme of understanding situations only after maturing. ... As a literary device, the symbol of the Butcher is hardly different from that of the cock, but to Rosendo, the difference is huge. ...

• Word Count: 583
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Kate Chopin uses many different elements to create the theme of "The Story of an Hour." Irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing are important elements that create the theme. The theme of "The Story of an Hour" is the frailty of life. ... There are also several instances of symbolism in this story that help the theme of frailty of life. ... The use of these literary elements help show that life is frail, which is the overlying theme of the story....

• Word Count: 802
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

By using the literary techniques of symbolization, setting and characterization Shirley Jackson develops the theme of new versus old. ... This again shows the theme of new versus old. ... In using the literary tools of setting, symbols and characterization, Shirley Jackson conveyed her theme of old versus new. ...

• Word Count: 1086
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses a variety of literary devices; however, Hurston's use of hair to symbolize sexuality is a prevalent theme throughout the novel. ... Zora Neale Hurston effectively uses this device along with several others to enhance the enjoyment of Their Eyes Were Watching God, and also adds a running theme throughout the novel. ...

• Word Count: 542
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In other words, symbolism means the discussing or explaining a broader, more general topic by linking it symbolically with a specific event in a literary work. ... This statement is extremely crucial to understanding the theme of the novel Lord of the Flies. ...

• Word Count: 671
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

to accomplish a host of literary objectives. ... We could spend countless hours mining the depths of this story for a theme and other examples of symbolism and imagery, butA Rose for Emily? ... Nevertheless, it certainly enriches the literary experience. ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At this same point in the poem, the theme of guilt is apparent, "Major theme of the poem is guilt and punishment, and this reflects aspects of Coleridge's own pathology as an opium-addict and a man of notoriously unreliable habits-(Punter). ... The Ancient Mariner: Modern Literary Criticism. www.arts.valberta.ca/~dmail/mariner/stccrit1.htm 3. ...

• Word Count: 1022
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Although there is more symbolic imagery in Trifles and more symbolic action in Antigone, both plays use symbolism to emphasize the theme of women struggling against the conventions of their times. ... A literary metaphor of the bird's song as the voice of the soul, the women acknowledge that John Wright not only killed Minnie's canary, but her very spirit. ... However the theme of women struggling against an oppressive society is still apparent through symbolism. ...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School