In "Antigone," foreshadowing is an important literary element. ... Another literary device used is imagery. ... In the play, literary elements like foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery are effectively expressed, adding vividness and meaning to the play. ...
Specifically, Harry ruins his talent by indulging in a dissipated lifestyle, although Harry has a literary gift. ... Because Harry is a character closely based on Hemingway's early life, Hemingway uses this literary device to express his concerns about himself in the "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." Secondly, the snows of the summit symbolize Harry's initial visions of his literary work. ...
Dawe utilizes a variety of imagery and literary techniques to further emphasize the deeper significance while attempting to convey the message that war is unavailing and effectively a waste of human life. ... Poetic devices are used to highlight the negativity and underlying themes of anti-war and the way by which society regards those brave enough to face battle after they have done their job. ...
Mary Shelley's literary creation, "Frankenstein," is one example of how appearance - however grotesque - does not necessarily determine what lies beneath the surface. ... It was to be whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings" (Shelley 66). ...
Like Water for Chocolate is a novel published in 1989 by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. The genre of this novel is of romance and Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the supernatural with the ordinary. The passage takes place after Nacha's death on Rosaura's wedding and Mama Elena makes Ti...
Currently, we live in a society that is engulfed and enlightened by death. Society enjoys the entertainment and the idea of the afterlife, and though this is seen through supernatural elements such as vampires and zombies; the idea of life after death is quite comforting. Death is defined as "the en...
For the average person it can be quite difficult to try and fathom the horrors of war. Many writers and poets have tried to communicate their position on war through various works. The poem " Lunch on Omaha Beach" by Bink Noll depicts a soldier's experience of the D-Day invasion and also describes the soldiers visit to Omaha Beach post D-Day. By contrasting between present day Omaha beach and the past D-Day invasion , Bink Noll expresses his feelings of resentment towards World War II and finally comes to accept human nature and the inevitability of war in his poem "Lunch on Omaha Beach...
