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Literary Elements In Frankenstein

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Through the use of literary elements such as imagery and symbolizing, Mary Shelley creates a mood of awe and terror when the Creation comes to life in Frankenstein. As an aspect of romanticism, nature reflects Victor's deep thoughts of the situation as his creation comes to life. With the different aspects of his environment such as “ the glimmer of the half-extinguished light” and the “[r]ain pattered dismally against the panes”(). The half-light is his hope and yearning to make a revenlunary discovery. Yet, the rain is the dread of his thoughts the “agony” Victor had felt. Nature helped deeply characterize the turmoil in Victor’s mind as the creature comes to life. After bringing his creation to life, victor describes “His shrivelled complexion
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