The gradual shift of diction and tone occurs at Clara's death. ... The dreamlike diction Allende uses illustrates the reality of the house, and of the family. ... Allende's diction changes to almost a polar opposite from that of the beginning of the novel. ... She shifts from polysyllabic diction, to a monosyllabic technique of writing. Full of coarse and cacophonous diction, the second phase' of the novel begins at the moment of Clara's death. ...
The topics are dying metaphors, operators or verbal false limbs, pretentious diction, and last but not least meaningless words. ... Vagueness, pretentious diction, dying metaphors, and meaningless words are riddled though out the speech like a horribly woven tapestry. ... As Orwell states pretentious diction is "used to dignify the sordid processes of international politics, [ ] that aims at glorifying war" (24). ... On further examination, one would note, every paragraph after has included in it one form of pretentious diction or another. ... As well as pretentious diction Bush uses a st...
Initially when reading "Moving", by Shahriar Shahriari the use of his vivid diction which sticks out and portrays his view of moving to another country as an immigrant. ... Shahriari uses such diction as "dilemma", "emotional" and "guilt". ... The use of his diction helps to give the poem a personal feel rather than a manufactured and forced tone. The use of his vivid and emotional dictions helps to portray the amount of struggle and pain he had to endure to come to and move to Canada. The vivid diction connects to the tone of the passage, which helps to...
Diction Kurt Vonnegut is pointing out his view on what equality is and he wants us to think how extreme equality would affect us. He uses diction to explain It says on line 1-4 "everybody was finally equal... they were equal in every which way" (page 34) This quote shows us how the people in this world think. ... Another use of diction Kurt Vonnegut uses to enforce his views on equality is when Vonnegut described the recently freed ballerina as "blindingly" (Vonnegut) beautiful on line 162. Vonnegut uses this diction to point out her beauty now that she is free. ... Vonneg...
This commonplace simile, combined with the diction of 'black shoe; and 'poor and white' contributes to sense of suffocation in the poems opening stanza. ... Finally, Plath uses aggressive diction to analogise Hughes to 'a vampire', a fairy tale character likely familiar to her audience. ... The German diction of Herr, meaning Mister, is significant in portraying the nonchalant, everyday nature of oppression which forms an inescapable challenge to feminine identity. ... In this opening, Hughes makes use of the religious diction of Plath's worship to suggest an a...
The language of the poem is old English, very high diction, very formal. ... Through strong enjambments, parallel comparison, formal diction and poetic voice the poet is delivering his message of opposition to God's unjust ways. ... In line 12 the diction suddenly changes to a lower diction then the rest of the song. This drop in the level of diction creates the sense that a child is complaining in this line. ...
In "The Fall of the House of Usher-, Poe uses diction, imagery, and foreshadowing to convey his one single effect of gloom. ... Above all of these devices centers Poe's use of diction throughout the short story. ... Poe's use of diction and language especially in his description of the atmosphere surrounding the House of Usher is key in the conveying of his single effect of gloom. ... The gloomy aurora and ghostly atmosphere depicted through Poe's use of diction is also continued through his use of imagery especially in his descriptions of the mansion, the setting, and of Roderi...
He further emphasizes his direct approach in his translation by means of his diction. ... The author's diction becomes the most imperative tool in his or her translation since the right words are required to express the image and feeling that was intended for. ... Her physical pain can be felt through the author's diction, in the way he or she chose to use the words "ache" and "blow" rather than "hurts" or "breathes.... This author's diction gives the poem its tone, where even the title, "First Frost," sounds softer than "First I...
H. uses symbolism, irony, tone, and diction to convey the themes of conformity of individuals in a society and the threat of government control. ... Auden also uses tone and diction to enhance to theme of conformity in society. The diction used in "The Unknown Citizen" helps to reveal the tone. ... Auden expresses this theme in "The Unknown Citizen" using symbol, irony, diction, and tone. ...
Housman's To an Athlete Dying Young show the different strong holds memories posses and a greater remembrance through diction, tone, and mood exemplified by the author through characters. ... The persona in this poem is not the poet but the widow whose soliloquy reflects clearly her state of mind through simple diction and irrational transitions. ... The authors enhance their works by the strategical use of diction, moods, setting, irony and metaphors. ... Morrison also uses the seasons to order her novel, but through the use of diction and irony narrator's memories brings horror r...
In the play, the two characters' states of mind are revealed through imagery, diction, rhetorical devices, syntax, and figurative devices. ... Furthermore, diction reveals a weary Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's insecurity and resolve. ... Macbeth's diction reveals that he is aware that he has only temporarily solved his problems as he knows that his kingship is not secure with Banquo and Fleance alive. ... Therefore, diction reveals Macbeth's insecurity and resolve, as well as a weary Lady Macbeth. ...
Device: diction foreshadowing Speaker: Winterbourne Commentary: Here again is another wonderful perception from Winterbourne. ... Device: diction Speaker: Mrs. ... Speaker: Daisy Miller Device: Diction Commentary: The double standard displayed here lies in the relationship of multiple women and one man. ... Device: diction Speaker: Mrs. ...
Change in the grammar and diction of a language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. ... Because kids are the source of new slang, some adults look down on it with the assumption that kids are unintelligent and simply rebelling against established English grammar and diction. ... No matter what diction or dialect you speak, you still have to type out an Internet message in standard Internet. ... Conservatives have no reason to bother with whether a person's dialect or diction will be understood in spoken language, because most communication will be typed, not spoken,...
As both poets have different opinions about war, in fact, almost opposite opinions, each poet uses different types of diction, figurative language, imagery, sounds, and tones to achieve his purpose. ... The tone and atmosphere used and created by the two poets are also different, with each of them using diction and poetic devices, thus creating a tone and atmosphere to put across their point. ... The diction as used by Rupert Brooke in The Soldier, is plain and non-descriptive, but calming and peaceful, for example, "washed by rivers", "blest by suns of home", "dreams happy as her day" and "he...
The diction like the words long, pine, all my days shows how desperately Odysseus wants to go home even though he's spent about ten years with Calypso. ... The diction or phrases in this quote allow us to know what kind of desperate situation they are in "life at stake, monstrous death staring at us in the face." ... His diction like the words ruck and the plural of suitors, tell us that there are more suitors than the quantity of people fighting with Odysseus. ... When Homer uses the diction of burnished armor, its shows that Odysseus is the king with ultimate power. ...
The diction within this sentence emphasizes the extent of Emma's enjoyment and desires evoked by the ball. ... Flaubert's diction of "often" indicates Emma's never-ending cycle of unhappiness and the extent of her desires as she repeatedly looks out the window longing to escape her boring life. ... Flaubert's diction of "fling" suggests a negative connotation with Emma's sudden change of mood which reveals her corruption since she envisions false beliefs about life. ... Flaubert's diction within this sentence creates a morbid atmosphere as he ...
Using tone and diction and imagery/symbols, the poems "Mending Wall", "A Hundred Collars", and "Home Burial" (among all the other poems) convey a unified theme of the book. ... Frost uses tone and diction to show that the narrator has a much more playful personality than his neighbor who seems fairly traditional. ... The poem "A Hundred Collars" also displays the theme through tone and diction, imagery and symbols. ... Using tone and diction, Frost displays the husband and wife's fear and misunderstanding. ...
A Modest Proposal can be considered an extraordinary example of an ironic parody through Swift's tone, diction, and the shear absurdity contained in his proposition. ... Swift's master use of diction in A Modest Proposal certainly aides in the development of his satire and social statement. ... Beyond the carefully articulated tone and diction, the sheer absurdity of the argument presented illustrates Swift's employment of an ironic parody in exceptional form. ...
The speaker in the poem "The Road Not Taken" uses metaphor, vivid diction, and symbolism to illustrate the process humans go through when making decisions. ... In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the speaker uses vivid diction to illustrate the process we go through when making decisions. ... The speaker in the poem "The Road Not Taken" uses metaphor, vivid diction, and symbolism to illustrate this process making decisions. ...
In "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison, and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, the authors make use of the different style techniques of foreshadowing, diction and vocabulary, setting significance, similes, and sight details in comparable ways. ... Also, Ellison and Poe use specific vocabulary and diction in different ways to create unique effects. ... Ellison's appropriate diction is just enough to create a serious tone, but not so much that it detracts, or adds extra elements to the plot and does Poe's. ...
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 ...
The diction employed suggests that the author is projecting a different concern through the melancholic voice of his character, that the public life of England and the modern world mirrors the isolation of the Wilcox's 'outer life'. ... Here we see a direct acceptance from Margaret that the world needs its Wilcox's; through her diction Henry becomes part of England's history. ... The image is striking; within the diction we see that England is attributed a female persona, and therefore we can determine that the nation is fertile, and ready to give birth to new possibil...
On the contrary, the University of Southern California and the University of Maryland imply gender inequality in the organization and diction of their respective policies. ... Although the diction appears to be gender neutral, persons in power are usually male, due to their physical build and natural strength over women. ...
