'How does the author of the prescribed text use literary techniques to explore issues between society and the individual?' ... Through specific literary techniques including, characterisation, symbols and setting, the idea that an individual cannot express themselves freely in society without feeling a sense of isolation is explored. ... Through literary techniques including characterization, symbolism and setting Kesey has been able to create the idea that the social pressures encountered by an individual lead to the loss of their own distinctive individuality. ...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many authors use a variety of richly developed literary techniques to evoke emotion, and connect with the audience. ... A literary device used by many authors is symbolism or, more distinctly, personification. ... As with many other literary techniques, there are several examples of personification in "There Will Come Soft Rains" that help to make the text feel more animated and lively, like many aspects of our everyday lives. ...

• Word Count: 813
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Writing techniques can alter the tone of a story and the meaning. ... Suspense and ambiguity are useful literary writing styles. ... With these techniques present, the reader can understand more about the risks and troubles one went through to be free. ... These techniques were used well in Charles Johnson's story, "A Soldier for the Crown....

• Word Count: 541
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The White Heron symbolises Sylvia's, the central character in the story's, loneliness and her freedom or the need to escape amongst other themes. The narrator employs a very rich combination of concrete imagery and symbolism in the form of scenic description, seasonal metaphors and symbolisation of...

• Word Count: 572
• Approx Pages: 2

This technique creates the crux's significance before the main quote. ... Bierce's expert use of literary tools such as contrasting, foreshadowing, and defining point of view creates a point in this text that functions as the crux. ...

• Word Count: 860
• Approx Pages: 3

Greatly influenced by Boethius's vagaries of fortune and divine intervention, Chaucer utilizes his own literary techniques to imply that exterior forces play a major factor in medieval life. ...

• Word Count: 651
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate