The autobiographical nature of the first passage in “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” introduces the reader to the apparent truth and reality of the story, signalling also what is to be expected in the rest of the collection. Simultaneously, its use of literary techniques in order to illustrate realism to the reader signals that the story is rooted in artifices and the semblance of truth, as is its nature as a work of fiction. M.H. Abrams defines literary realism as “the everyday, the normal, the pragmatic,” and Le utilises this concept in his opening passage to set the tone of the short story and the collection of work. Images such as
Moreover, the use of the word “Quiet” reverts his loud running over the gravel back to silence which is something that Hill uses a lot to juxtapose the too, but also to make a false sense of safety as now silence has come, danger is just around the corner. This links to one of the key techniques that Hill uses to create fear in the novel: the use of an isolated and spooky setting. Arthur represents the troubled narrator and he goes through all the
On the other hand, there is Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights, which begins with secondary narrator Mr. Lockwood’s arrival at his temporary home where he meets his “solitary neighbor that [he] shall be troubled with”, Heathcliff in “a perfect misanthropists heaven”. Heathcliff acts harshly and coldly towards Lockwood, piquing Lockwood’s curiosity of Heathcliff’s past and pushes him to question primary narrator, Nelly Dean. From here, the story begins in the form of a flashback, which accentuates the tragic events that occur during Heathcliff’s life, all continually moving towards present day. Many things play a role in
The personification of ‘the night’s dark glass’ creates an image of shock which has a lasting impact on the reader .This is supposedly transferred from the author, thus implying that their life has been left in pieces by the news the telephone brings. The unconventional image of ‘dark’ glass (glass is generally seen as a light, transparent material) could be the author foreshadowing the gloomy event the poem will continue to describe or otherwise symbolise the author’s his depression. One could imagine, through the personification of the telephone and night, the glass enclosing on the author whilst the telephone bringing him back to reality. This symbolises the author’s emotions once he heard the news and the on going difficulty he has controlling them. The idea of ‘new year’ implies rebirth and regeneration which is juxtaposed by the author’s dread of what he will hear.
Charles has a fever, which might understandably have led to hallucinations, and Douglas' interest in human innards, for me seems like a sign of a budding psychopath. While reading the very first paragraphs of the stories, I assumed that the stories would revolve around an ordinary, normal conflict. The setting, characters, and the initial problems are very realistic, therefore, I did not expect something abnormal to occur in the plot. Consequently, by reading these two stories, I discovered that Ray Bradbury’s method is to start his stories using a very plain and ordinary style so that the readers will not suspect anything unnatural. Soon after, the author adds something or someone abnormal, and the story becomes mysterious and paranormal.
O'Brien once describes his friend Rat Kiley's stories, which were not lies, per se, but he “wanted to heat up the truth, to make it burn so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt” (O'Brien 85). By creating the character of Rat Kiley and making him out to be a storyteller who enjoys lying to make his stories more dramatic, O'Brien succeeds in relaying the confusion of the war. Because of his description of Kiley's storytelling, there is a brief sense of surrealism within the passage that brings out the true nature and role of fiction of war. Later in the novel, O'Brien replays a conversation between two of his friends, in which Henry Dobbins claims that “I do like churches. The way it feels inside.
Bierce consistently uses foreshadowing to build suspense throughout the story. For example, in the first section of The Occurrence at Owl Creek, Farquhar looked down at his “steadfast footing” and gazed at the stream beneath his feat. He described the stream as being sluggish and slow-moving. This shows how much Farquhar wants to slow down time for himself due to his impending death and appreciate the last moments of his life, demonstrating that something exciting is about to take place as well as building up suspense for the reader. Also, when Farquhar looks down at the stream again, he thinks to himself “If I could free my hands.
Well, let me set you all straight: not every Chick Lit book is a winner; some of them really are boring, predictable and just a plain waste of time! However, some earlier novels are exciting, light and frankly a breath of fresh air for anyone who wants escapism with a practical sense of reality. And as the genre evolves, the standard of writing has too. Writers such as Lindsey Kelk and Scarlett Bailey stride ahead with novels that are glamorous but realistic and genuinely get their audience excited about what they are reading. Sub-genres such as; “Marriage Lit” and “Christian Lit” have started springing up across the literary
In this story foreshadowing was used throughout the story. An example of foreshadowing was when the story states, "Fifty degrees below zero stood for a bite of frost that hurt and that must be guarded against.... “This example hints that the cold will be the man's destiny. Another example was what the old timer told the man. The story displays how the forces of nature can surprisingly overwhelm even the most confident people, just like the man (protagonist). The first reason that led to his death is his stubbornness, which is a horrible character flaw for the man in the story.
Hardy uses various methods to tell the story in neutral tones which is written in the form of a poem. Neutral Tones tells the story of disappointment in love and life between two lovers and focuses on a theme of death. The setting of the poem is on a “winter day”, this is significantly important as Hardy uses this to convey a sense of sadness; the “winter” connotes cold which is seen to be lonely and death-like. Also, the winter could be a metaphor for the frosty nature of the two lovers’ relationship? This negativity is empathised because it appears so early in the poem “we stood by a pond that winter day”.