1. Through repetition of key words or ideas, you can emphasize the significance of your point and help the reader understand it more clearly. Additionally, repetition used between separate sentences can help bring together the different ideas and result in a more cohesive argument.
2. Juxtaposition can be effectively used to compare or contrast two seemingly different things in order to highlight the differences between the two and create differentiation between the two. In characterization, these parallels can help the reader better understand the characters personality by comparing them to another characters who is opposite them.
3. Use sentence syntax to mimic the subject or idea being described. If describing a quick task that is done with ease, use a simple syntax to portray the simplicity of the situation. Contrastingly, if describing a extended train of thought, use elongated syntax to mimic the contemplation which is taking place. These patterns add another dimension to the writing by illuminating the tone.
4. By using personification to make an object come alive, the reader is able to more clearly understand the object being described by relating it to a human emotion or action that they are familiar with.
5. By using metaphors to directly compare two objects, the reader is able to better understand the significance by visualizing a connection between what is being described.
6. Writing in first person can often be limiting, but if used correctly, it can bring the reader into the narrator’s mind and provide effective characterization resulting in the feeling of relation or connection to the narrator.
7. Use imagery in order to appeal to the readers senses and help them better understand what is being described....
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... priests, and through the priests to the king.” (88)
The dark imagery that this passage uses to portray the church is executed through aggressive diction such as "oppressed", "trembling", and "grotesque". Because churches are ordinarily seen as a happy and inspiring places, Twains method of portraying it as dark and aggressive creates a contrast between the stereotype of a church and his opinion of one. The personification of the church, as is evident by "it slaughtered them", "it cowed them", and "it terrorized them", serves to portray the church as a powerful and oppressive threat. This threatening aspect of the church is also suggested by the lengthy and repetitive syntax, demonstrating the frequency and long amount of time that the church has been terrorizing it's followers.
Works Cited
Twain, Mark. Following the Equator. New York: Collier, 1899. Print.
The ability to make the reader immersed in the story and the main character is the best thing to have when writing a piece. It helps the reader decide whether to keep reading or not. This ability is known as imagery. Imagery is writing with metaphors and the five sense, which creates a scene for the reader. Imagery is basically the way the author shows the reader what the main character or narrator is seeing. Janet Burroway, author of “Imaginative Writing”, which is a book about writing and the components of it, states that Image is, “An image is a word or series of words that evokes one or more of the five senses.” (Burroway, 15) Imagery is very important and good authors know how to use it to add more meaning and power to their literature.
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