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Gerald John Array Poetic Techniques

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The travel writer, Gerald John Emery, has written a short text in which he discusses why a multiculturalist view of the world can give us hope. He uses multiple literary devices to enhance his message and reach out the reader. The first literary device that is important to take note of is the tone. The tone helps the reader to determine the writer’s feelings towards a particular topic and this in turn influences the reader’s understanding of the text. In the first paragraph, he starts with an optimistic tone to convey that understanding multiple cultures has lead him to be more hopeful and confident about future. However, at times, the tone of the text can also be interpreted as being fearful. He says that the lack of this understanding and optimistic view can fuel the “fire of hate and ignorance.” The previous example leads us to another literary device: personification. The comparison that used in personification easier to understand when it has been given human traits or characteristics that the reader can relate to. In this case, it is hate and ignorance. A fire cannot feel either of those things, but it used to convey to the reader how devastating and destructive hate and ignorance can truly be. …show more content…

He says, “foreigners are cold-blooded creatures lurking in the shadows and circling like vultures ready to swoop into our “vulnerable” midst.” Instead of using a simile, which is a comparison where “like” or “as” is used in the description, he says, “foreigners are.” This is because a metaphor is stronger than a simile and it causes the two things being compared to be more closely identified with each other. His specific choice of words strengthens the comparison even more. He calls foreigners cold-blooded to show how some people think that they are completely different from us. Reptiles are usually cold-blooded; not

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An allusion he uses is one he regards to Moses. He states, “Almost 2800 years ago Moses set out to lead the children of Israel from slavery of Egypt to the freedom of the Promised Land. he soon discovered that slaves do not always welcome their deliverers.” He uses this example to show how slaves became “accustomed to being slaves.'' They are so used to being oppressed that they are afraid of change and would rather stay “than flee to others that they know not of.”

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