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Tag: Literary Devices

Fountains in the Rain – Literary Devices

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 by JL Admin

Point of View  The story is told from the third-person point of view. Everything that happens in the story is filtered through Akio. The reader only learns his thoughts and ideas. Because Akio is so unperceptive and so uninterested in Masako, the reader learns very little about her. The only indications of what she is…

The Feathered Ogre – Literary Devices

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 by JL Admin

The Folk Tale “The Feathered Ogre” was originally published in Calvino’s book, Italian Folktales, in which he transcribed stories from the oral tradition in Italian culture. However, even read out of this context, this story clearly resembles the familiar folk or fairy tales children are often told. Because they originate in an oral tradition, folk…

Debbie and Julie – Literary Devices

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by JL Admin

Point of View  “Debbie and Julie” opens with the image of Julie looking in the mirror and closes with her private thoughts as she drifts off to sleep, suggesting that the story is centrally concerned with Julie’s consciousness and self-perception. It is narrated from a third-person point of view. The narrator is not a participant…

The Red Convertible – Symbolism

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by JL Admin

In “The Red Convertible”, Erdrich uses symbolism in a variety of ways. The most important symbol is the title car, the significance of which changes as the story unfolds. Erdrich’s use of symbolism in this way gives her story depth and complexity and enables her to communicate ideas and character developments without lengthy explanations. As…

The Red Convertible – Symbolism – Literary Devices

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 by JL Admin

First-Person Narrator  ”The Red Convertible” is told entirely in the first person from Lyman’s point of view. He tells the reader about his brother, expressing the love and admiration he felt and his pain at being powerless to help him in the end. His voice is seemingly trustworthy and reliable, and he is unashamed of…

Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov – Literary Devices

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by JL Admin

Story within a Story  Aliokhin’s house is two-storied, and so is “Gooseberries.” Chekhov introduces the outer story as Ivan and Bourkin seek shelter from the rain in Aliokhin’s house. Ivan tells a story about his brother, which becomes the inner story. At the end, Chekhov returns to the outer story as Ivan finishes his story…

The Eskimo Connection – Literary Devices

Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 by JL Admin

Narrative Form  Given that the bulk of Yamamoto’s story is about the letters written between Alden and Emiko, “The Eskimo Connection” is written almost as an epistle—a writing form that presents letters written to someone or written between two or more people. (According to one of the letters, Alden has paraphrased the biblical epistles of…

Don’t Look Now – Daphne du Maurier – Literary Devices

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by JL Admin

Foreshadowing  Almost mimicking the story’s visions and premonitions, du Maurier has filled the narrative with moments that point to some future event. She uses foreshadowing to indicate that trouble is coming soon, such as when John sees what he thinks is a small child wearing a hooded jacket fleeing danger through the streets and jumping…

The Destructors by Graham Greene – Paradox – Allegory

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 by JL Admin

Paradox  Greene demonstrates the instability of postwar England in his presentation of opposing forces throughout’ “The Destructors.” The tension created by these forces reflects a society that has survived trauma but is deeply changed by it. Social dynamics are undergoing change, and the youth no longer feel connected to the past, as previous generations did….

The Country Husband – Narrative Style – Simile

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 by JL Admin

Complex Narrative Style  At the beginning of the story, the narrator describes with detachment the airplane’s near-crash. The narrator communicates facts rather than capturing the intensity of human crisis. As the story unfolds, however, the narrator enters Francis’s mind, telling the reader about his thoughts and feelings. The result is that the reader finishes the…

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