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 and everlasting if one is unable to find redemption. ... For example, when Sohrab holds the kite spool, Amir sees Sohrab as "the chipped-nailed, calloused hands of a harelipped boy". ... Overall, the employment of various literary devices and...

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Many types of literary criticism abound, formalism plays on the theory that the pieces form is what composes its persona. ... Look, for example, at how the words "black" and "blackness" and "white" are used in the play, by whom, and for what purposes. ... Formalisms utmost priority is how certain aspects of literary works construct differing things by their nature. Interpretation of the literary material ought to be limited to the structural meaning of the piece. ... Being that the context is ignored, one is at a disadvantage of being reduced to hardly any symbolic devices. ...

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Although the literary devices used by Capote and Bauer are the same, they yield different moods for the reader by using mood imagery, and symbolism. ... An example of mood in Joan Bauer's "Pancakes" can be found in the excerpt". ... An example of imagery that can be seen in "Pancakes" is, ". ... An example of symbolism in the short story "Pancakes" can be seen from an excerpt, "Dirty mirrors drove me crazy. ... These literary elements contribute greatly to the outcome of the story as the literary elements contribute greatly to the use of mood...

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He uses many devices such as metaphors, repetition, simile, imagery and Anthropomorphism to support his theme. ... Paul Dunbar uses many examples throughout the poem to demonstrate his theme. ... For example the second line of the stanza says "till its blood is red on the cruel bars" that line demonstrates how the poet has tried escaping numerous times until he harmed himself. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar uses many literary devices to express to the reader how he felt as an African American. ... The literary devices all help to show the apparent theme of the agony of captivity since the ...

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One of the rhetorical devices used by Jonathan Swift in "A Modest Proposal" was irony. ... Another rhetorical device that was present throughout Swift's essay was exaggeration. ... A third rhetorical device used by Swift in his essay was understatement. ... An example of irony was present when Swift proposed that the rich upper class eat the children of those in poverty; an example of exaggeration was included when he suggested that the skin of the cooked babies should be used to create materials such as gloves and bags; and an example of understatement was used when the idea of...

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Considering the poem "The Cadaver,"" readers gain a perspective and lens into a medical professional's life as literary techniques enhance the audience's perception of the distressing events they are exposed to every day. ... Readers can vividly imagine the, "slippery touch that pickles your fingertips into ridges, as if you'd been in the tub all day"" (70) which promotes a complementary relationship with doctors via real life examples. ... Implementation of literary devices such as imagery and metaphors allow readers to gauge understanding of the distressing events that occur i...

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This literary device in the novel was an intellectual way for Orwell to escape the social restrictions brought about by the public's support for Russia, yet at the same time express his concerns on the outcome of the Russian revolution to the public without having to pass through a filter. ... An example of this approach is Boxer, a strong, loyal horse intended to depict the Russian public. ... An example of this is the narrator stating, "they promptly tore their throats out". ... Irony is one of the most common devices found all through out the book. An example demonstrating dr...

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In his essay, "Cool Like Me," Donnell Alexander uses several different literary devices to prove his claim that African Americans embody all that "cool" entails, inherently. ... He then goes on with more structural devices early on in the writing using repetition. ... He uses lots of references to concrete, specific examples such as slaves making their master's waste into a tasty meal (368) or creating the roots of so much popular music today in the plantation fields (368) or even introducing " bass to 20th-century American culture" (369). ... Donnell does an excellent job of not only ...

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Even the encyclopedic definitions that the reader is pretended to accept, which are also important devices used by Doctorow, are chosen by the character. ... The book makes reference, for example, to the red scare and the Vietnam War. The narrative is, then, a device to depict this historical moment, slightly disguising some events by means of changing names -as it happens with the Rosenbergs - maintaining the real facts almost untouched. ... Doctorow style brings innovation to literary forms, being considered a post-modern narrative, breaking up with some literary values and devices that had...

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The story became a literary success, presenting readers with a clear and detailed account of life during a time of war. ... With that skill set under his belt, Bierce is able to make "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" an accurate external description, from observation and documentation, a subjective view of human nature which is ethically ideal and a clear example of literary realism. ... Here is a excerpt bursting with realistic descriptions of the internal workings of the execution device and the Federal Army that controlled it:" A rope closely encircled his neck. ... Bierce's literar...

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The literary works have different modes. ... In "A Modest Proposal" and Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, satire, irony, and humor are the main literary devices. ... Swift's masterly use of this device makes his main argument, that the Irish deserve better treatment from the English powerful and dreadfully amusing, "Some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed, and I have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken to ease the nation of so grievous an encumbranc...

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Over the last decade, research has proven that technology enhanced literary developments such as reading comprehension and vocabulary development. ... Devices assist them with everyday classroom tasks such as smart boards, projectors, and software programs for making learning easy and fun. ... Some examples of this may include Brainpop or Discovery Education; these websites provide informational videos on a variety information that can be directed towards elementary students to high schoolers. ... Portable, hand-held note-taking devices have proved very efficient as learners can record ideas a...

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In a bold effort to improve upon her already exemplary example of a novel that belongs in the "Books to Torture High School Students Category," Bronte decided to save a little bit of her imaginative juices for something a little more worthwhile. ... This element should not be overlooked, as it would have likely been very lonely in Bronte's limited arsenal of literary devices. ...

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Apparently it was a spoken memorization mnemonic device used to ease the burden of recalling endless texts. ... Both examples do exemplify and clarify stylistic realities of Anglo-Saxon English. ... For example the myth of Grendel being in some way demonic has ties to the period of the Middle English translation. ... It is best to come to personal conclusions regarding "Beowulf" and its translation, simply put a version is only as good as its author and his knowledge, a literary critic must judge on personal joy, accuracy, and aesthetics; the reality is that most people in our modern society w...

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Dawe utilizes a variety of imagery and literary techniques to further emphasize the deeper significance while attempting to convey the message that war is unavailing and effectively a waste of human life. ... By example 'those they can find' which indicates the insignificance and the fact that it has developed into a routine practice, without a great deal of concern. ... Poetic devices are used to highlight the negativity and underlying themes of anti-war and the way by which society regards those brave enough to face battle after they have done their job. ...

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Dramatic and verbal irony is overwhelming in this tragedy and those two literary devices gives the story passion and makes the atmosphere that much more emotional and deep. ... Oedipus Rex is considered a classic example of a tragedy because the dynamic characters, intriguing storyline, and especially the instances where irony is found makes the audience even more attracted to the story....

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Many themes shine through in the play Medea including pride, exile and the outsider and betrayal and manipulation and the use of different literary devices including imagery and foreshadowing make it clear that Medea is the most guilty character in Euripides play. ... For example, when she is fleeing Colchis with Jason, she slaughters her own brother to slow her father down, and scattered his remains in her father's path knowing that he would stop to retrieve them. ...

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His 1846 psychological thriller "Cask of Amontillado" is a perfect example because it not only has a narrator that appears to have a mental discrepancy but also has a murderous theme of revenge. ... Poe employs this literary device often to induce the reader not only to study Montresor, but also for self-examination. ... "Cask of Amontillado's" device of an exaggerating narrator in the devilish character of Montresor well plays out his mental anguish and instability as he deals with his deeds. ...

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One example of this symbolism is when we are told that Annie had to wait for her bike, as she had to wait for Charlie to form a relationship with her, "Charlie never encouraged her by look or by word". ... He makes use of this technique because it is a short story and for the twist at the end to work the writer needs to leave clues so that at the end the reader comprehends the story .In my personal opinion it is important to my appreciation of the text because this example of the symbolism is much more obvious in certain ways than other examples in the text. An additional example of the link...

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Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, whole in itself [meaning that it has a beginning, middle, and end], and filled with many types of literary devices. ... In the example of Oedipus the King, Oedipus's realization that he is, in fact, his father's murderer and his mother's lover is an example of recognition. ...

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The most prominent literary device used in this first paragraph is an extended metaphor. ... For example Twain state, when describing the sunset that he witnessed, "This sun means that were are going to have wind tomorrow; that floating log means that the river is rising; that a slanting mark refers to a bluff that is going to kill somebody steamboat....

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A well-known example is his work in The Draft Horse: a narrative poem that at a first glance, is simply about a random act of violence where two people travelling through "a pitch-dark limitless grove" (4) are suddenly approached by an unknown man who "came out of the trees took our horse by the head [and] deliberately stabbed him dead." (5-8) The abnormality and eerily calm ambience about this poem is almost deliberate; so when you take a first look it over its' form, structure and language it deftly composes a simplistic poem with nothing out of place – comp...

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Although irony can be a hard concept to grasp, three powerful poems will further distinguish and clarify each type of irony and why they are such a powerful device poets use. ... The way the speaker nonchalantly shares the murder of his lover in an attempt for them to stay together forever is a quite literal example of being 'madly in love'. Just as an artist paints something so simple with a deeper story or meaning behind; irony can be considered a literary art form in which poets can portray one thing to creatively convey their deeper meaning. ...

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