Category: Literary Devices

The Veldt Essay: Literary Devices Introduction In Ray Bradbury’s science fiction short story, “The Veldt,” various literary devices are employed to enhance the narrative and convey the underlying themes. Published in 1950, the story delves into the dark side of technology and the potential consequences of its misuse. In this literary criticism essay, we will…

Use of Point of View in Andy Weir’s Short Story ‘The Egg’: Analytical Essay Life after death, reincarnation, and past lives have been topics that are being explored by countless authors. These themes have mostly been explored through a religious lens, whether that is Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. While the religious influences, if there…

Sonnet 130 Tone: Critical Analysis Poetry Foundation presents William Shakespeares famous poem, Sonnet 130, titled My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun. According to Spacey, the poem talks of a mistress who does not conform to the conventional standards of beauty. Shakespeare compares the mistress with the beautiful things of life, but he finds…

Sonnet 130 Rhyme Scheme: Analysis Essay Romantic or platonic, lifelong or fleeting, love surrounds and shapes our meaningful relationships every day, teaching us lessons, presenting us with new experiences, and changing our lives forever. Good morning, I am Maddison Clark and today, as my role as literary expert, I will be analyzing how the theme…

Literary Devices in Depicting Society in The Giver The Giver by Lois Lowry sets place in a futuristic society. It is undetermined the exact location or period that the story takes place. This society is based on a utopian community. A perfect society, where everyone is safe, they have never suffered pain, or ever heard…

Pluto As A Metaphor In Edgar Allan Poes The Black Cat Edgar Allan Poe one of the first writers of his time to have earned his living through the publication of his works is renowned for his short stories. His diverse catalogue includes his famous The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letters…

What is the Extended Metaphor in ‘The Road not Taken’: Essay In life, taking the known route does not necessarily have the most beneficial ending- this is partially due to the fact that the unknown road provides options for personal growth and new experiences. This idea is conveyed throughout The Road not Taken and is…

What Is the Extended Metaphor in ‘O Captain, My Captain’ O Captain! My captain is a poem composed by the American poet Walt Whitman who is called the bird of democracy. Most of his works reflect his ideas about women’s rights, immigration laws, and labor issues. This poem in particular is an elegy written after…

Mrs Potato Head Analysis Song Analysis Should society criticise someone so much that they should change their appearance? The song Mrs Potato Head sung and produced by Melanie Martinez in 2016, covers part of our narcissistic, degrading society towards a persons physical appearance, specifically girls and how people need to be up to a certain…

Song Analysis: Rocket Man Rocket Man is the song created by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The performer of this song is Elton John who is a famous English singer-songwriter. And this song was included with the Honky Château in the early 1970s. Rocket Man also became one of the songs of the hit song…