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The artists of the Baroque had a remarkably different style than artists of the Renaissance due to their different approach to form, space, and composition. This extreme differentiation in style resulted in a very different treatment of narrative. Perhaps this drastic stylistic difference between the Renaissance and Baroque in their treatment of form, space, and…

The ancient egyptians believe that walking under a ladder is bad luck. They believe a leaning ladder forms a sacred triangle shape that you should never walk under. The egyptians believe the triangle shape symbolizes there ancient pyramids and should always be respected. Some people question is it bad luck to walk under a ladder…

Like many of Edgar Allen Poe’s works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” is full of death and darkness. Poe used many of the real life tragedies he experienced as inspiration for his gothic style of writing. Poe dealt with many aspects of death and madness in his stories, madness again is playing a key role in the…

The House Of The Seven Gables By Nathaniel Hawthorne The House of the Seven Gables is a romantic novel set in a grand and rustic, old house with seven gables in New England town. The story opens with its history, beginning in the 1690’s, when witch-hunting was rampant. Afterwards, it revolves around the course of…

Symbolism In A Rose For Emily Symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” In the short story, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, symbolism is used very frequently through out the story. There are several different symbolic subjects in this story such as the house, Miss Emily as a “monument,” Homer and the “Yankee” views,…

She is embarrassed and feels helpless, but knows she will soon be home with her parents, and her terrible day will drift away. Rachel’s age is given away not only by the title, but by her word choice. She employs numerous similes, describing crying like uncontrollable hiccups, drinking milk to fast, and little animal noises….

Prof. A. Shultz Eng 221X How Fictional Elements help us Understand a Short Story The Fictional Elements of most short stories help the reader grasp a better meaning of the theme. Some Fictional elements are the character, setting, point of view and symbolism. In this essay I will show how these fictional elements help readers…