This phrase and those that follow as Hemingway shamelessly rewrites the Lords Prayer combine seamlessly with Hemingway's subtly deep and very human characters, simple crisp diction, and quiet setting of a café in post World War I Spain to create the sorrowful despairing tone that so easily displays the overrunning theme of man's struggle to escape the creeping darkness in his own soul. ... Hemingway's trademark style of simple unadorned diction and straightforward conversational dialogue between the participating characters is likely the most easily discerned means that ...

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However, the diction in the word "torrent" evokes a sense of a flood or storm, connoting the danger and hypocrisy of Victor's undertaking. ... In another instance, Shelley uses diction to detail Victor's lust for power, such as when Victor states that "a new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me" (33). ...

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However, Cormac McCarthy's writing style and use of diction, throughout his work, The Road, presents an optimistic outlook on the survival of humanity mainly because it highlights the possibility for good and inherent good in all. ...

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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