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Some of the literary techniques Poe uses are repetition of words and italics. Poe uses repetition a lot throughout the short story. For example, “I moved it slowly?very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep”(Poe 90). Poe does this because it helps the readers imagine how slowly and carefully he…

The Steel Windpipe because of its mood and the style of the writer. The content is fresh and the theme is clearly depicted through the characters. The plot starts in a moderate manner, with the new doctor browsing through his books. I was about to think about reading another story when the complication pulled me…

Hatchet Hatchet I read the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The book was about a thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Robeson who was stranded in a plane crash. He was out in the Canadian wilderness trying to visit his dad. Brian is left with nothing but his clothing a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother…

Richard Wright was a young man of extreme intelligence and openness to speak his mind. Richards writings in “Black Boy” are a collection of his alienation, not only from white society, but from his own people. In Richards boyhood there was virtually no chance for a personality such as his to develop freely. Everything conspired…

The Murder of Francis Macomber In the story “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway, one of the most shocking moments occurs when Mrs. Macomber shoots her husband, Francis. Hemingway leaves the reader to answer the crucial question of whether or not it was intentional. Throughout the story the Macombers have a…

It’s a Saturday night and you want to go out for the evening. To do this you need the car, what do you do? Flattery is the way to go: ” Mom, did you lose weight? You look amazing! Is that a new hair color? New outfit? “Your mom is so flattered that when you…

They shrink from powders and from paints. So far, I have had no complaints. Interview deals mainly with the subject of relationships. In Interview, Dorothy Parker ponders why certain ladies seem attractive to men despite qualities that Parker sees as redundant and thoughtless. Ladies who Parker says Would shudder at a wicked word, and, not…

In fact, my whole family is from Minneapolis. I thought it would be interesting to know more about where I came from. So sit back, relax, and enjoy my report on Minnesota. Like all other states, Minnesota has many special qualities of its own. The Norway pine is the state tree. The loon is the…

In the chapter Darius & the Clouds Sandra Cineros uses descriptive language and metaphors to engage the reader in the story. In this chapter the general theme of freedom is also exhibited when the author talks about Darius and also talks about the sky. The sky in this chapter represents the theme of freedom. The…

Joyce said that in “Dubliners” his intention was “to write a chapter in the moral history of my country and I chose Dublin for the scene because the city seemed to me the centre of paralysis”.The 15 stories which make up the collection are studies on the decay and banality of lower middle-class urban life…