Style is simply the use of language, setting, atmosphere, or mood used by the writer to give the reader the full picture. ... For example, "the tops of trees that were all aquiver with new spring life", "delicious breath of rain", and "sparrows twittering in the eaves"; this use of imagery allows us to see exactly as Mrs. ...
The water murmured through the tall reeds and in the trees birds sang to one another" this sentences description gives a peaceful feeling or image, in the readers mind it shows that china does have a peaceful side. ... It also gives them a visual of how china looks and what the people are like that live there. ...
I think that Nathaniel Hawthorne does not give Goodman Brown a very specific physical description because Hwathorne wants to make his short story more breathtaking and more interesting to the reader by giving the reader a chance to "experiment" with the protagonist's character. 3. ... The sunset gives the setting its gloominess and the wors "Salem" makes you think directly of evil witchcraft. 7. ... The snake is a reference from the story of Adam and Eve who were led to their demise by a snake tricking them into eating the apple from the Tree of Knowledge. 9. ... It is neutra...
This makes the story more credible and gives a sense of mystery to elaborate on the idea of the loss of innocence of the protagonist. Hemingway uses third person limited to narrate the story and to give a sense of distance and uncertainty about the disabled old man as well as a distinction between the waiters. ... - This gives a sense of maturation and wisdom to the narrator. ... The old man sitting in the shadow of a tree implies isolation and a sense of loneliness as opposed to the welcoming glow inside the café. The authors use various tools to give the reader a better understanding ...
Once the hunter told Sylvia about the herring that he was hunting, she decided to sneak out one night and climb the tree to find out where the herring's nest was located. ... After she climbed the enormous tree, she realized that the woods weren't scary, and that her life has been very constricted. ... After the hunter introduced the idea of giving ten dollars to Sylvia's family in exchange for the heron's location, Sylvia's first reaction was selfish. ... For example, she decided against giving up the heron's life for money. ... The short story, A White Hero...
Smith's historical fiction novel gives a fictional, albeit accurate account of the history of Florida from its pioneer days in 1868, shortly after the American Civil war to 1968, arguably one of the most tumultuous years in the history of American culture. ... Over time, the family fortune turns to orange groves (gold growing on trees), a common, if not cliché theme among Florida's oldest families. ...
It begins with a description of what the room he is in is like, it mentions "spilling flowers, arms of great trees" this choice of words give the impression the painted walls are alive, which may be what he believes them to be. ... There is a reference to how the tribes treated him "strapped me onto a cradle", this gives the reader the impression that the tribe is going to look after him and care for him as though he where a child. ... The overall passage gives the impression that Almasy was once a romantic person "he remembers picnics, a woman who kissed parts of his body that are now burne...
This technique gives Ruby a more "knowing" voice that can see ahead of us but is still unable to share with us the withdrawn knowledge that she is trying to find out herself. ... Because Ruby is the narrator, she is unable to tell us about Pearl as well, But Atkinson cleverly gives us hints and clues all through out the story. ... The footnotes are effective as they are filling us in on patterns of how women in this family tree are effected by making the same mistakes over and over again. It helps to understand, and gives us the full picture of how their lives have had an influence on Ruby....
Through this sharing, the bird forms a bond with Sylvia leading to the girl's reluctance to give away the heron's life by telling its whereabouts to the young man. ... The narrator is probably hinting that she has attained her "freedom" by climbing to the top of the tree, having got away from her world to experience the awe of the real world by saying "truly it was a vast and awesome world". ...
Already the story has a depressed and almost frightening tone which gives the reader the inclination that not everything will go to plan for the main character. ... As the man is trying to warm his wet limbs by a fire, the bough of the tree above him "capsize its load of snow" and snuff out the fire (265). ...
We also see this expression of nature's sublimity when Victor observes the power of the lightning bolt that strikes the tree. Remarking upon the destruction of the tree, he states that the oak "was not shocked by the blast, but completely reduced to thin ribbons of wood. ... The two composers' views on both religion and women in society are indeed the result of their own cultural contexts, and it is these views that came shape and give purpose to the classic literary works....
"Across on the other side where fields of grain and trees along the banks of Ebro. ... The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees" (Hemmingway 31). ... When the three girls walk into the A&P, wearing nothing but bathing suits, it gives Sammy a change of scenery. ...
This line in many ways describes the festive atmosphere that gives the reader a better understanding of who these people are. ... To rap the audience into the plot of both stories, both authors employed a pared dynamic of imagery and the detailing of time, to give the audience a real sense of connectedness to the story. ... Guin described the town in great mental detail such as, "In the streets between houses with red roofs and painted walls, between old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees, past great parks and public buildings, processions moved" (Guin). ...
The discrepancy between the two boys was that Gene was able to function in any situation given his mental abilities of adaptation, which would give him a beneficial advantage in wartime scenarios. Another piece of information that was acquired as the course of the book went on was that Gene transformed himself into being what Finny was before the accident, in which Gene shook a tree limb that cause Finny to fall and shatter his leg. ...
Torn between self-gratification and accepting what the American gives her, to save face she chooses the man because there is no other way. ... The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees. ... The developing of the plot through conversation gives the story significance and depth while avoiding clichés. ...
A nuclear war has left Ann all alone, as her complete family have been killed by the disaster: "When I look beyond I see that all the trees are dead, and there is never a sign of anything moving. ... I believe that Ann is a very optimistic person who never gives up on hope. ...
