Essays on Literary Devices

Education is often regarded as the single most important component for success. It is hailed as the key to a brighter future and a pathway towards a stable life. However, some argue that the American education system is too flawed to help scholars to excel...

The cycle of life always ends in death, but the formidable aspect of death is not necessarily death itself, but the perception of timing and maybe how it happens. We all know that death will be our fate someday, but how we accept or how...

“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering- and it’s all over much too soon” (Woody Allen). We were all told from a young age of what we should want in our future. Whether it was told by parents, teachers, television, or the internet they...

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish dramatist and short story writer who became famous for his fairy tales for children, or short stories. His short stories were mainly decorated with an extensive implementation of allegory. His short stories are artistically created because he was an...

Unfortunately, it is common for many individuals, particularly young people, to be drawn to the ‘wrong crowd’ and to make poor decisions at different points of life. Fortunately, the majority of these individuals who are drawn to the wrong crowd, or who are themselves the...

“We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks is a Historical African American short poem that expresses in so few words the life of rebellious teenagers during 1959. Centered around a period when freedom for minorities started to become more relevant, Brooks’s poem explains how teenagers that...

It is difficult for children to understand the efforts parents put into taking care of a family. They often do not see the love that is expressed indirectly towards them, but it is simply natural for a young child to be self-centered. Some parents do...

The White Tiger. The name itself is characteristic to the whole book’s purpose. Aravind Adiga carefully weaves together vibrant symbols to provide the reader with a profound understanding of the book. He exposes corruption throughout all of India’s institutions. While corruption breeds corruption, a greater...

The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga depicts the life story of a low-caste servant in Bangalore India attempting to escape the social and mental obstacles of the caste system which limit his destiny. Adiga uses an epistolary format to detail the relationship between India and...

In “The Known World” Edward P. Jones illustrates the polarisation the protagonist has with nature during the first and second half of the passage using imagery and symbolism. The story is about a slaves grueling day of work in the scorching heat and when the...