Category: Literary Devices

Use of Literary Devices to Reveal the Theme in Henry W. Longfellows ‘Nature’ Well-written poetry has the ability to stir up deep emotions, plumb the depths of the human conscience, and even cause for reflection on existence itself. The usage of many literary devices contributes to the greatness of a poem and determine the impact…

Fragmentation and Despair in ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats and ‘In a Station of the Metro’ by Ezra Pound The poems ‘The Second Coming’ by William Butler Yeats and ‘In a Station of the Metro’ by Ezra Pound have a strong sense of fragmentation and despair in them. Fragmentation is one of the major…

Allusions Research: Dover Beach, The Tyger, Tower of Babel and Others Allusions Research Jonathan Swift, Gullivers Travels/Literature: Jonathan Swift, a satirical author, was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 30th of November in 1667. He advanced to Trinity College, obtaining a bachelor of arts degree, and achieved a master of arts degree at Oxford University.…

The Peculiarities Of Narrative Style And Language In The Alchemist Narrative Style The Alchemist is a novel written by an anonymous third person omniscient, we know this as the narrator always refers to the characters as she, he or they, they come in search of new things. Throughout the novel the narrator focuses mainly on…

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…

How Story Telling is Used as Catharsis in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Atonement by Ian McEwan? ‘There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you: The term catharsis  which originates from the Greek kathairein meaning ‘to cleanse or purge’was first used by Aristotle to describe the freeing of…

The Chrysalids of Whydham: Prejudice, Superstition and Discrimination Shown by Different Literary Devices The author uses the influence of storytelling to communicate religious persecution as a key concern to their audience. Wyndham uses religious persecution as the main issue to show how it caused individuals to live in fear and its cruel punishments. John Wyndham…

Analysis of Section 24 of Walt Whitmans Poem Song of Myself and the Literary Devices Used in It In section 24 of Walt Whitmans poem Song of Myself, Whitman announces himself as the speaker of the poem. This is the first time that he announces himself as the author and speaker in the poem and…

Literary Devices Used in William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’: Essay Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel produced by author William Golding that has a large variety of literacy techniques that correlate towards making the reader feel intrigued about what is upcoming. The use of symbolism, themes, and allegory boosts the experience of…