Miller establishes character and relationships between Willy and members of his family through literary devices such as characterization, irony, and expressionism. ... Throughout his novel "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses literary devices to convey the relationships between Willy and the members of his family. These examples tie together how Willy and his family is conflicted with the fact of being successful. ...

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Comparison of The Famous Although every author has his own style there can be some similarities between stories using literary devices. ... The location of this story played a big role, which makes it an important literary device. In "The Guest" the location of the schoolhouse was an important literary device. ... The setting of the story, its surroundings, and weather sets the tone to the story which makes it an important literary device. 3 In "A Rose for Emily" also used the literary device of symbolism. ... These are some examples of symbolism found in Faulkner's short story. ...

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In the play, "Macbeth," animal imagery is an important device used to bring light to change. For example, the chain of being is mentioned many times throughout the play, and is used to emphasize the rising action reaching the climax. ... Therefore, animal imagery is an important literary tool used in the play to give notice to change, which allows the story to build tension when reaching the climax....

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During his speech, there are several literary devices used in the speech to clearly reflect Gratiano's playful personality. For example rhetorical question ¬and oxymoron is being used as seen in "Why should a man whose blood is warm within Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster, Sleep when he wakes, and creep into the jaundice By being peevish?...

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An excellent example of this writing style is found on pg. 87 when Janie says "Ah'm gone tuh de house. ... By using characterization, theme, diction and other literary devices, Ellison and Hurston created two enduring novels about life's struggles and rewards that will be read for many centuries to come....

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This is what has made it such a popular literary device for writers for centuries and has made it interesting for audiences and readers. In order to understand what is meant by a tragedy, it is important to examine the differences between classical Greek and modern English examples. The two examples that are reflected on are Sophocles' Oedipus the King and E. ... The key difference between the tragic heroes in each example is Oedipus was a King, a figure of nobility, and Willy was an average man. ...

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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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