... her, and the different aspects of voice grant the situations Pecola encounters with different meanings. An additional style literary technique that Morrison uses in the novel is style. The differing diction choices and sounds that can be heard throughout the book create meaning by setting the mood of different circumstances. Claudia here uses ... diction choice to describe the mood of the kitchen as calming, but bittersweet. "Misery colored by the greens and blues in my mother's voice took all of the grief out ... of the words and let me with a conviction that pain was not only endurab...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of a human conflict with nature. Since it is the extreme physicals conditions in the trenches that really but pressure on the men, the weather must also be their enemy. The diction used is mostly descriptive since Owen is trying to portray a realistic picture of what life was like. "Exposure" also gives the impression that Owen is not on protest about the ... story: - "The wheels lurched over sprawled dead" The rhythm in this poem is broken and seems to stop without warning, this is due to the use of full stops. The diction is very graphic and the lexical set used is that of anguish and...

• Word Count: 3313
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... Hamlet's sanity is irrelevant, but instead his melancholy disposition is the centering aspect of the play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hamlet's melancholy is prevalent in his unique diction, his conversations with both comrades and enemies, and especially in his soliloquies. Those aspects of the play allow a glimpse into Hamlet's state of questioning of deception versus truth and illusion ... ...

• Word Count: 4821
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

... understand the mystery in the novel exhibits the feeling of being powerless. After her walk through San Narcisco and the constant appearance of Trystero's post horn, Pynchon uses personification and diction to illustrate how the overbearing puzzle and the pressure to solve it mentally paralyzes Oedipa: But the private eye sooner or later has to be beat up on. This night ... ...

• Word Count: 3055
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School