Category: Literary Devices

This Is America Song Analysis The song This Is America, they are trying inform viewers of how America isnt what we perceive it to be. In the video he appears to show a contrast of popular contrast cultures perception of black experience and its often brutal reality by juxtaposing happy, carefree choruses and dark, aggressive…

Analysis of Literary Devices Used in Roald Dahl’s Story The Landlady The Landlady is a very weird and unusual story. This short horror story is by author named Roald Dahl. The story is about a lady who owns a house that does bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. Billy Weaver aka Mr. Weaver…

Analysis of the Ways in Which Literary Devices Create Shades of Meaning Using the Example of Tim Winton’s Story ‘Cloudstreet’ Shades of meaning can refer to the subtleties and degrees of meaning that can be developed in a text. Australian novelist Tim Wintons story, Cloudstreet, does not simply explore love, family, spirituality or human value,…

Dramatic and Literary Techniques Used by Thornton Wilder in the Play Our Town The author Thornton Wilder uses dialogue in the play Our Town. There is a lot left to the imagination as the sets are simple and throughout the acts, the narrative provided by the Stage Manager sets the scene in what is known…

Literary Devices in William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ Macbeth, first performed in 1606, is an Elizabethan tragedy written by William Shakespeare. He details the anarchy that greed brings rise to, having Macbeth being driven by both himself and extrinsic figures to murder Scotlands king, ultimately leading to his own anguished death. Shakespeare utilizes a myriad of literary…

The Swimmer John Cheever Analysis The recent rise of suburbia in mainstream media has promoted the suburban lifestyle to be the most desirable and ideal way of life. However, when understood in depth, suburbia often hides a deceptive façade as a means to achieve a sense of social superiority. The short story, The Swimmer (Cheever,…

Literary Devices Used in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby’ The Great Gatsby’, a great American novel written by none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald. This classic novel takes a close look at the American Dream as it existed in Fitzgerald’s time. The book was set out in America in the 1920s which was…

Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthornes Novel The Scarlet Letter Symbolism is a concept people are exposed to everyday, whether they notice it or not. It is a device that is used in many different forms, from state flags to works of art to the lyrics of ones favorite song. Many find symbolism to give such things…

The Theme of Classism in The Kite Runner My grandmother, when growing up as a teenage immigrant from Japan in America, had suffered atrocities in her lifetime. Be it not speaking English with perfection in accent and pronunciation, or the foods in which she ate, she was tantalized and berated on a day-to-day basis. The…

Use of Irony and Imagery in O. Henrys Story The Ransom of Red Chief The definition of the word ransom is the sum paid to the kidnappers for the safe return of a kidnapped person. Yet, in O. Henrys story The Ransom of Red Chief, the opposite happens. The kidnappers are compelled to pay a…