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Jackson’s Literary Devices

at times the exact opposite of what is being said. The once well-known short stories of O. Henry are masterpieces of irony: in one...

Literary Analysis of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'

time reader has no idea why. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer...

Literary Devices in Three Novels

makes an impression is the plot and specifically the incident when Huck could turn Jim in to the men who are hunting runaway slave...

The Story of Sonny’s Blues

problem is, he and Sonny have never really understood one another; or rather, his brother has never truly understood Sonny. For So...

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and the Literary Device of Illness

In five pages and an outline consisting of one page this paper discusses how gender and class roles as well as characterization in...

Literary Devices in the Works of Stephen King

In five pages this essay examines the symbolism, characterization, and important use of Maine's rural setting featured in 'The Man...

Literary Criticism of Deviance and Desires by P.D. James

writers inherent ability to pursue even the complex of criminal concepts. Not unlike her myriad other works, the author appeals t...

Literary Device of Symbolism

Morrisons work because water is symbolic of Beloveds need to fulfill a basic desire, but also a thirst for freedom. Another impo...

Irony as a Literary Device

You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. AT LENGTH I would be av...

Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Religious Literary Devices

in a manner that was often regarded as blasphemous by her Puritan and Calvinist neighbors. Emily Dickinsons approach to poetry wa...

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf and Voice as a Literary Device

stone, but by the relation of human being to human being" (71). She then takes on the voice of an advocate for the rights of wome...

Literary Device of Suspense in Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

continues to build. The task of finding the real answer falls to the captain of the fist ship. What emerges then is a great myst...

Literary Devices in Slaughterhouse-Five

which has a definable beginning, a middle, and an end" (Forrest). Not only that, but the initial scene of the book sets reveals ...

Villainy, Chaos and Death as Literary Devices

to illustrate important themes. This paper considers how an authors use of death, chaos and villainy bring other aspects of the wo...

Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun and Symbolism

In five pages this paper examines how within her award winning play Lorraine Hansberry makes the most of the symbolism literary de...

Allegory and Exemplum in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

are knit by Chaucer into a complex tapestry in this allegorical tale, illustrating the instability of lifes joys, but also the sam...

Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Sonnets 18, 73, and 130

While he adhered to Petrarchs use of fourteen lines, Shakespeare constructed sonnets containing three quatrains and a couplet. Hi...

Literature and How It Has Evolved

politics of the time did. It seemed to be a time of little direction, and the writing of the period reflects this. It can be said...

A Literary Criticism and Analysis of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Reed childrens nurse, Bessie. After an argument with her cousin John, Jane was cruelly punished by being locked into what was ref...

The Farm As A Natural Habitat

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

Jackson Pollock’s Convergence

a harbinger of change in the society. Fine art makes an impact on society in a powerful way and also reflect society. Pollocks Con...

Violence in Kaplan's 'Doe Season' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town'

This paper consists of 5 pages and discusses plot, purpose, characterizations, structural strategy and how the conclusion reflects...

Ralph Ellison

mention the civil war in Spain and the Communist state in Russia as instances in which people grew "tired of seeing the rich have ...

Comparative Analysis of Evelyn Lau’s Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid and the Anonymously Written Go Ask Alice

she had no particular interest in helping or educating others. For Lau, her diary represented the ultimately self-expression her ...

Power of Language in Langston Hughes’ Poems ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’ and ‘Mother to Son’

human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my ...

Irony in Shirley Jackson’s Short Story, ‘The Lottery’

careful selection of names and how they reflect the personalities of the characters, and in the hypocritical nature of the charact...

Herman Melville’s Message in Moby-Dick

whale (55). Naturally, this represents the books climax, but how would Melville fill the huge writing gap between the introductio...

Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter

were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...

Edgar Allan Poe’s Creative Uses of Atmosphere and/or Tension in “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Black Cat”

in the Broadway Journal (Magistrale 81). Steeped in Gothic tradition, the theme involves one mans descent into total madness, whi...