In the memoir “Night by Ellie Wiesel '' Madame Schachter foreshadowed what would happen in the future. There are many literary devices used in chapter 2 but only some of them are the main points. At the beginning when she starts screaming they treat her like she's ill and she will stop but then it states . “We had forgotten Mrs. Schachter's existence and suddenly there was a terrible scream Jews look! Look at the fire Look at the flames and as the train stopped this time we saw flames rising from a tall chimney into a black sky” ( Wiesel 28).
In this chapter, Betty Friedan urges a reversal of the notion that femininity must be protected at all costs, and advocates for turning away from the immaturity of femininity in order to become fully human. To depict this notion, Friedan makes use of several rhetorical devices such as parallelism, when she talks about how she got ‘Married, had children, lived according to the feminine mystique as a suburban housewife,’一yet, she could find no purpose in her life, and the idea of salvation, that she thought of achieving through maternity and domestic life further imprisoned her. Moreover, she makes use of hyperbole when she talks about how the love of her life decided to end things between them just because she had ‘won a fellowship’ as to him,
In Edna’s Ruthie, Esperanza talks about a not so adult character, Ruthie. Ruthie is an adult, but there's something off about her. She acts so much like a child. Ruthie loves balloons, loves to play, and stays home with her mom.
Susie O'Brien's article 'It's time to honour gay couples and allow them to marry' (The Advertiser, November 20, 2010, p. 27) is arguing the side of pro-gay marriage in the debate of marriage equality. This argument is made using ethos, logos, pathos and suggestive language as to guide you to her side of the argument. Susie begins by talking about herself and her experience on the subject of whether or not she had a choice when growing up straight or gay. She demonstrates her knowledge on the topic by referencing her personal history; however not truly showing why her opinion should be listening to rather than others. Her argument is very personally based and draws examples such as herself and her family or friends.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary uses rhetorical techniques as well as various claims to establish the necessity of her newspaper. These techniques contribute to the importance of the newspaper by emphasizing freedom for slaves and raising on the argument on slavery. One technique Mary Ann Shadd Cary uses is figurative language. Her usage of a metaphor raises the argument on freedom of speech for African Americans. “We need an organ too, for making our voice heard at home.”
The Rhetorical Analysis of Eliza Stacey’s 1847 Letter to Edward Stacy Who wouldn’t pity a poor, pregnant mother whose husband has been unfairly arrested for a debt he shouldn’t have to pay? Eliza Stacey is between a rock and a hard place and knows that her only hope is her wealthy father-in-law. In Eliza Stacey's 1847 letter, Stacey employs emotional appeals causing the tone of the letter to be solemn and dire as well as utilizing rhetorical questions to entice her father-in-law (Edward Stacey) that he must, once again, bail her family out of debt. Eliza Stacey sets the tone of her letter by describing the traumatic situation of how George was ripped away from her family: “You can imagine my distress and tears, and poor George was distraught
1. The line “We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear, and government surplus food” is a hyperbole and zeugma. The word that creates the zeugma is the word lived, as the narrator uses the word lived to mean different things in the same context. The narrator actually lived off of paychecks and government food, but did not literally live off of hope and fear like the line suggests. The line is also a hyperbole because the author did not literally live off of the hope and fear, as you cannot sustain yourself with emotions.
Novelist, Tim O’Brien writes short semi true stories about his and other’s experiences in the Vietnam war. O’Brien wanted to explain to his audience what happens in war and how it effects people after the fact. O’Brien really helps his audience acknowledge how much war really does change people. Tim’s dynamic use of symbolism, imagery, and figurative language emphasizes the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that people experience during and after the war. O’Brien begins by analyzing the thoughts of sorrow and loss overwhelm the Vietnam veterans upon their return back home.
The author of my book uses many signposts, figurative language to express her theme that best friends know each other the best. In one scene Abby is asking Riya a question and it totally fits how abby’s since of humar. Riya thinks “ There’s my abby” will she is smiling. The girls haven't seen each other for a year, but yet they still are tight. There is also this one time when The girls are at a art museum and Riya not really the museum type so she kind of is just bored.
Maxine Clair utilizes a wide array of literary techniques to characterize the adult narrator’s memories Clair frequently manipulates different forms of syntax along with visual imagery and varying forms of diction to better characterize the narrator’s memories. Throughout the passage Clair constantly utilizes visual imagery to describe the setting or action vividly. Clair’s visual descriptions are often followed up with long syntax that normally have different forms of diction i.e. in paragraph 34 Clair attempts to vividly describe her father’s coat and utilizes informal diction in order to do so, Clair states “If you pated the heavy coats between the raggedy mouton that once belonged to my father…” this attempt to create a vivid description of her father’s coat doesn't only have informal diction but it is also tied along with visual imagery e.g. line 37 when Clair states “ the putrid-colored jacket my father wore when…” as well as lengthy sentences which normally keep things flowing.
Margarita Engle was a woman who knew how to create an escape. Born September 2nd, 1951, in a cuban- american household,Engel has had a significant impact on abolitionist writing. Her most famous works are for children, however she is exceptionally adept at poems. Poems are a creative interpretation of the soul that allow us to transcend our insignificant lives and be something greater. Her poem, Tula [”Books are door-shaped”] is the paradigm of great poetry, as poetry is a creative disentanglement from our everyday lives.
The way she is positioning herself shows she is seeking hope whilst the other
Speak Essay: Figurative language has a tremendous influence on literature because it enlivens the words and makes them jump off the page. This allows the reader to visualize the scene in a unique, explicit way. Laurie Anderson’s Speak demonstrates an abundant use of figurative language. Figurative language appears in various forms; this includes simile, metaphor, personification, symbol, hyperbole and more.
People of any and every background face difficulties. Many people do not even know how many people support and care for them. For example, when a family's house in a community burns down, it is reassuring to see their neighbors, friends, family, and even strangers, come together in order to protect and help the family in a time of need. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Shoulders,” she shows just how important protecting loved ones is. “Shoulders” is about a father who needs to protect his son from the rain in order to let him sleep.
The stories of the World War Two air raids on Hamburg, Germany in the summer of 1943 has forever changed how the world views the Jewish race. The impacts they have had on the modern society’s recognition, views and beliefs of the horrific events have established a better understanding of what a Jewish Hamburger in the 1940’s had to go through during those times and how they had the will to survive. Marione Ingram’s ‘Operation Gomorrah’, relives an adult Jewish Hamburg looking back at their key childhood memories and constructs this survivalist identity through her use of textual form, figurative language, idiom/register and tone in her piece.
