One of the key literary characteristics is Poe's use of language. Throughout the story language that is used, whether it is from character to character or from the narrator to the reader is of a very sophisticated nature. ... The in-depth character descriptions really pull the reader deeper into the characters and what they represent in the story. ... The picture that Poe paints in the reader's mind about each scene really proves the story is a true literary piece. ... In "The Cask of Amontillado" Poe uses many specific well-known features of literary fiction including leaving things...

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" By using a comparison of a shotgunner shooting clay pigeons, the author is able to tell how the character in the story describes how pressurizing serving pancakes is during a very busy day as it increases the characters frustration. ... " The dirty mirrors, the Windex, and the reaction of the character when she sees dirty mirrors can represent her perfectionist behavior as the reader can conclude that the character wants everything to be perfect and organized in a straight and orderly manner. ... These literary elements contribute greatly to the outcome of the story as the literary...

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The first prevalent literary element in both is the setting which is either told or implied. ... You can clearly see the difference in the use of setting when you look at how the groundwork of each literary piece is built. Although both use the literary element of setting, they both utilized them in different but similar ways that sets them apart. ... Sharon Old also used this method to build the suspense of the character's possible demise. ... Both of the literary pieces are wonderfully put together and display the same core elements in their structure that strength the plot and attrac...

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In the essay "The Philosophy of Composition" Poe argues that work of literary art should attain unity of effect, which he view as a point of the greatest importance. ... " Edgar Allan Poe became famous also for his developing of the Gothic literary tradition. ... Around these interests grew a whole body of literature [That] provided Poe with a literary milieu perfectly adapted to his taste and talent.... As Larzer Ziff puts it, "A Poe character is never more insane than at the moment he begins to reason with us.... As for motif of madness he contrasted several insane and ...

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American realism was a late nineteenth-century literary movement that began as a reaction against romanticism and the sentimental tradition associated primarily with women writers. ... American realism was most commonly a feature of narrative fiction such as in the works of Stephen Crane, although authors occasionally applied its themes and literary techniques to poetry and drama as Stephen Foster did. ... In realism there are no characters that overcome the impossible to be heroes and save the day. Instead there are characters that better represent the way real people act and how they live ...

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Soon after her birth, her family moved several times to various Quaker communities in the rural south, which would eventually show through in her somewhat Southern literary style. ... In most of Tyler's novels, the main characters struggle and, at the same time, depend on their families. ... Perhaps one of Tyler's greatest family novels is If Morning Ever Comes, a story about a home that is "cluttered with people and objects and becoming the place characters often leave and always miss" (DISCovering Authors). ... In Tyler's second novel, The Tin Can Tree, the feeling of stagn...

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She has created a style of writing that exists on both literary and religious grounds, and excels in doing justice to both. ... Her written thoughts on the subject disclose that she had devised a complete literary philosophy committed to blending the two into a distinctly fused energy to "prove the truth of the Faith." ... As for the excessive application of violence in her work, O'Connor's literary viewpoint permitted its use in assisting the portrayal of a greater image of sacred realism. ... Flannery treats violence as a means of transportation in which to reach a character...

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Ernest Hemingway uses a literary style called the "Iceberg Theory" to convey only the information that he feels is pertinent, and leaves the rest to the reader to determine. ... This is particularly the case in Hemingway's short story because of his creation of the literary style called, "The Iceberg Theory". ... The conscious literary choice to use the iceberg principle in "Hills Like White Elephants," and the unintended translational impact that occurred in "The Metamorphosis," combined with Kafka's ambiguous literary style, both provide expl...

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He uses his writings to get more people to understand the impact that society has had in the Indian character. ... Hence, Irving invites his audience to learn from the mistakes of his characters. ... Irving uses supernatural characters or events to engage the reader and build anticipation to the ending. ... In "The legend of Sleepy Hollow," Irving uses the legendary character of a headless mercenary to produce mystery and fear in both characters and readers. Ichabod Crane, main character ...

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Rip Van Winkle Analyzation encompasses the application of given criteria to a literary work to determine how efficiently that work employs the given criteria. ... Flat characters, also known as supporting characters, do not develop fully or express complex emotions. ... However, a character without change defines a static character. ... Introducing the personality of the character to the reader in words give or describe the personality of the characters or the words used imply certain things about the character. ... Authors help the reader understand where a character's values lie by ...

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Similarly, the odd behaviors of the unnamed main character in Mark Strand's "The Tunnel"" also lead one to conjecture the respectable and upright virtues of a character that we cannot help but to feel empathy and compassion for. As in any great literary work, both accounts engage the mind in such a way as to find a suitable explanation for their behaviors and their feelings. ... As Edgar Allan Poe chooses to indulge many emotions of the main character he draws the reader into an understanding of who the main character is and why he is drawn into such strong feelings and reactions. ... In ...

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Although the story is fictional, the setting, the characters and the context which are developed are a portrayal of the time and place in which the author grew up. ... According to "A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature: Fourth Edition", the Historical-Biographical approach: "...sees a literary work chiefly, if not exclusively, as a reflection of the author's life and times or the life and times of the characters in the work" (Guerin, 22). ... Furthermore, , it is a nonlinear narrative since actions do not follow a traditional linear approach to introduce his charac...

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The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop literary critical skills of contextualization, close analysis, and argumentation To further develop your research skills and to prepare you for the research paper By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate: An ability to relate literary texts to relevant historical, social and cultural contexts An ability to identify central themes in the p...

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In the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, emphasizes on the evolution of industrialization using characters such as Emily to reflect on tradition. ... Next, as the story unfolds, the mindset of the townspeople or 'society' shows that they were disgusted with this character when, " the next day he [the mayor] received two more complaints'send her word to have her place cleaned up' the broke open the cellar door and sprinkled lime" (Faulkner 301). ...

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After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Gandhi's declaration of a state of internal emergency, the book turns first toward the Parsi community in an unidentified city by the sea that resembles Bombay, but its plot opens up to embrace other characters and to expand the settings. ... Instead, he has turned their lives into a metaphor that stands for the human experience: the fears, the joys, the ambitions and failures, t...

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After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Gandhi's declaration of a state of internal emergency, the book turns first toward the Parsi community in an unidentified city by the sea that resembles Bombay, but its plot opens up to embrace other characters and to expand the settings. ... Instead, he has turned their lives into a metaphor that stands for the human experience: the fears, the joys, the ambitions and failures, t...

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A final comparison that could be made in the context of the writers use of description in that the bike's handle bars are said to be "cold" it could also be said of Charlie's character that he can be "cold" as shown later in the text. ... Although symbolism is a vital technique throughout the play there are other literary devices used by the author such as the dialect. ...

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Hemingway also uses various hidden examples of symbolism in "Hills Like White Elephants" to concur with the themes and outlooks of the characters. ... As we eavesdrop on the ongoing conversation between the two characters, power shifts back and forth in the verbal tug-of-war, and towards the end, seems that the woman has not only gained control but also ultimately made her decision. ...

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