Writers use different styles, techniques, and devices to convey a multitude of thoughts and feelings. Objects are used to symbolize various ideas, and inanimate objects are sometimes given human-like characteristics. Symbolism, personification, alliteration, similes, and metaphors all enhance the literature in which they are incorporated. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses a variety of literary devices; however, Hurston's use of hair to symbolize sexuality is a prevalent theme ... throughout the novel. Hair is used to symbolize sexuality many times throughout the novel. ...

• Word Count: 542
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... of Winston's thought, state of mind and emotional well-being. The language used is simplistic, with little use of metaphors or even similes. The first simile, in chapter one, "gulped down like a dose of medicine", describes perfectly to ... Orwell prefers to use descriptions that are specific and naturalistic, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." This opening sentence by the narrator has already placed the story for the reader. ... Brien. This would further be supported by the fact that O"Brien has been watching over Winston's conduct from the begi...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... also liked watching the traffic go by for an hour or two, early in the morning (Laski 75). We can assume she loved to write for she was working on a novel before she died in 1817 (Mural 1). She was secretive and protective of her works. She used a ... marriage, for young people are in society from and early age (Hibbert 392). In the novel this is evident in the Bennet girls. Their mother persuaded them into these balls to win the affection of young men. Both Jane and Elizabeth were examples of this opportunity. They ... these two novels share. Celie, through her letters to God, is the...

• Word Count: 4144
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School