... in order "to prolong the illusion of this luxurious life that she would have to abandon in a short while" (51-52). The diction within this sentence emphasizes the extent of Emma's enjoyment and desires evoked by the ball. Flaubert uses "prolong" and "abandon" ... to do as she pleases but the window restrains her from being free with all the people who could help her find happiness. Flaubert's diction of "often" indicates Emma's never-ending cycle of unhappiness and the extent of her desires as she repeatedly looks out the ... "often she would refuse to go out, then she would feel stifle...

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... Widow's Lament in Springtime and A. E. Housman's To an Athlete Dying Young show the different strong holds memories posses and a greater remembrance through diction, tone, and mood exemplified by the author through characters. Authors often attempt to write through their characters what they remember most and is evident ... happy. The persona in this poem is not the poet but the widow whose soliloquy reflects clearly her state of mind through simple diction and irrational transitions. The paradox of flaming "cold fire" foreshadows the conflict between bright colors of springtime and her...

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... . Robert Frost writes about these anxious thoughts everyone thinks about before making a decision in his poem. The speaker in the poem "The Road Not Taken" uses metaphor, vivid diction, and symbolism to illustrate the process humans go through when making decisions. In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the speaker uses metaphors to illustrate ... the reader that after making that decision one succeeds or learns from one's mistakes. In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the speaker uses vivid diction to illustrate the process we go through when making decisions. F...

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... ;stone." However, upon further research, one can see that Angelou's uses of references are actually very strong and hits the heart. These two lines are an irregular use of diction, suggesting that this person's soul is lost. The protagonist's life could potentially be upside-down and she is stuck in an alternate universe where "water" is in fact ... from Gaelic mythology, or a "heart" being of "stone". In the bigger picture when an individual really tries to visualize, this is just an enchanting use of diction. The "money the millionaires can't use" represents the happiness they can't bu...

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... the world of the dead. Line eight is saying that the athlete is now a "townsman of a stiller town". Meaning he is a townsman of the dead. Lines nine through ten the diction begins to change cunningly from uncomplicated style to a more difficult style. The lines are not direct you have to read the lines more than once to figure what is The ... illustrates the athlete as a "smart lad" because he died at his peak. The narrator indirectly states, that people should follow the athlete and die at their peak too. Housman uses diction to create images for the reader. In the first stanza he use ...

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... the narrator in the poem was actually Frost. This can be inferred because the narrator took the road "less traveled by". This can also be said of Frost using different diction. Frost had an opportunity to graduate from Harvard twice, but each time turned it down until he was granted an honorary degree after excelling as a poet. The "average" person would ... better-known road and less influential - those who followed the other part left a better trail to follow. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is another influential poem. Frost uses good diction in giving it a very smooth transitio...

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... girls like he did. Sammy then walks out to the parking lot to see if the girls were out there waiting for him, and they were not. Steinbeck's level of diction for this story is informal. His main character Sammy uses everyday language and vocabulary; whether in dialogue or in his descriptions of the other characters. With Steinbeck using an informal ... ...

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... the same time giving comfort that it is not the end of a soul's journey. The reader can recognize the poem's theme by analysing its voice, imagery, figures of speech, form, diction and especially symbolism; all of which help the reader to understand the poem's meaning. The precise form that Dickinson uses throughout the poem helps convey her message to the reader ... ...

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... Cory finds himself in a catch-22 situation in that he is unable to find contentment in life due to his placement in it, is furthered through Robinson's use of regal diction. The speaker utilizes the words "imperially," "crown" and "king" to show that Cory is looked upon highly as far above the common folk, which intensifies his state of aloneness and ... ...

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... and more, showing that the relationship is becoming more comfortable and that the two are being enclosed by their mutual immaturity. As well as these writing patterns, Chopin also uses diction to create a very distant feeling in the relationship between Edna and her children. At one point one of her boys is described "as the youngest, Etienne- which seems very un ... ...

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