Marlow tells of his first encounters with Kurtz and the contradicting perceptions people had of him. Conrad uses symbolism, irony, and imagery to convey the ambiance of madness and an ominous atmosphere. Marlow tells his comrades of Kurtz's more than eccentric behavior when interacting with the peop...
Agard then uses the image of the sky to show the feeling of injustice by comparing the word "half-caste" to the universally beautiful image of the sky due to its constant changing of light and dark. ... Light represents hope and clarity and the prejudice people are seen as the darkness, shunning the light. ... In the second stanza the narrator referred to specific images which everyone can relate to and recognise the irony in John Agard's words. ... The poet uses irony as he is saying that because the boy is only half a person he must only cast half a shadow. ... John Agard uses humou...
Turn, Turn, Turn Wallace Stevens's poem "The Death of a Soldier" illustrates life and death in both the natural and human world. Steven's structure and rhythm contribute to the poem. The stern tone, disorder of trochees and uncertainties: fuel the reader's awareness plus desire to know. Negative...
This hardening of bacon symbolizes how Krebs's heart has a also hardened after he had returned from the war. ... Therefore the aspect of time has been used an irony throughout the span of this story. ... These two years exposed Krebs to death, blood, war and darkness. ... This relates to a previous metaphor of bacon hardening which is compared to his heart hardening. ...
