Category: Literary Devices

Introduction In the realm of poetry, literary devices serve as the building blocks that breathe life into the written word, allowing poets to convey complex emotions and ideas. Robert Hayden’s poem, ‘Those Winter Sundays,’ exemplifies the skillful use of literary devices to enhance its themes and evoke a profound emotional response. In this literary criticism…

Introduction Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” is a poignant and introspective exploration of a complex father-child relationship. Through the use of vivid imagery and powerful figurative language, Hayden captures the nuances of the speaker’s emotions and the depth of their connection. In this critical essay, we will delve into the various types of figurative…

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 physical standard to please…

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 in the United States…

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 verses. In the beginning when…

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 is a businessman that is looking for a place to stay…

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, it addresses deeper concepts with graduations of meaning that develop over the course of the text, and are unique to…

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 as the dream play technique. The stage set is very basic with only…

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 devices to communicate the ideas of…

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, 1964), explores the social and…