/diction (use of language)/etc.. ... - Diction/Syntax: Describe effects and success, your impressions... Poetry To analyze poetry: - Title - Paraphrase: to put something in your own words after the first read through - Connotation: the actual/true meaning, examining literary devices - Attitude: author's perspective (tone/diction/imagery) - Shift: key words, punctuation, stanza division, length, change in sound - Title Revisited: 2nd impression/proper understanding - Theme: love, betrayal, lost love (the poet's perspective/ideas) Commentary Organization - Introduction - B...
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" and " Good Country People" Flannery O" Conner expresses his writing through many diverse elements and ideas. The two short stories " A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People" have similar meanings that are portrayed in situations that are different. T...
Often times in literature, an author utilizes specific literary devices to enhance an overall work. Kate Chopin adorns her short story, "The Story of an Hour," through irony. By establishing an ironic undertone, Chopin consecrates an exemplary work that becomes dependant on the literary device and...
Defining Respect In reading "A Respectable Woman" by Kate Chopin it is apparent that she is very much a realist. Her works are all fictional stories but they represent the stark realities of life. She does not dramatize or make her characters appear heroic, but simply portrays them as everyday peop...
Greenleaf In "Greenleaf,"" the derisive and contradictory tones reflect Mrs. May's attitude, which stems partially from the unlikely success of the unrefined Greenleaf family, and the absolute failure of herself and her unpleasant sons. Throughout the story, Mrs. May holds the Green...