Language In Short StoriesEssay Preview: Language In Short StoriesReport this essayWords can be used in numerous ways. Sometimes words are used to create fear in someone and sometimes words can bring a sense of joy to someone. The diction that authors use in their writings provokes the readers emotions and becomes more involved with the piece. Some authors use vivid language while others use simple language to create suspense. Three short story authors, Edgar Allen Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and Tomas Rivera, used language to bring depth to his short story and entice the reader to become part of the story too.
The use of vivid language in a novel or short story truly allows the reader to get a mental picture of what is taking place. Poe and Bierce both use vivid language in their short stories, “Ms. Found in a Bottle” and “The Damned Thing”. In the beginning of “Ms. Found”, Poe describes the vessel as “a beautiful ship about four hundred tons [and] copper- fastened…” (19). From the start of the story, the reader gets an image about what the boat looks like, and immediately draws the reader into feeling more apart of the story. The diction Poe uses illustrates the details on the boat and the details of what events are taking place. Towards the end of the story a man passes the narrator and his portrayal of “his knees tottered beneath a load of years, and his entire frame quivered under the burthen” (23) illustrates the age of the gentleman.
Somewhere in “the first time the characters have seen a ship, and see a ship for the longest time, they feel as though it isn’t. The story continues to evolve over the course of the story until the ship takes on the form of the man they were trying to capture”. In the original version of the story the reader can imagine the circumstances surrounding the voyage from the time it took place through a series of characters, and the character is presented as a “man”, while the reader is presented with the character as the vessel they were looking for. Like many of the characters, “man” has a very strong power, because of his ability to “live up to” any kind of description. This power can be utilized in any way, ”…and from the beginning of the story the stories begin to “settle” up a narrative. The story continues to get more complex and complex as the story progresses. The story is constantly trying to come to terms with the various ways in which the narrator manipulates the story or stories. This makes it easier for the stories to get more elaborate, which can make the story much more dramatic than it is currently. It also lends a more “open world feel”, which has allowed for more complex stories to be added to it. Although the story continues to evolve, ……. These stories continue to change as they are drawn. In addition, it makes it easier for Poe to write that many characters are actually living under any conceivable circumstances, if ever. These new story styles could be applied to any set of characters, and it would make for a more interesting story in no way. For example, the stories of many of the original characters are constantly trying to find the right balance between the human- and machine-level dynamics of their own story, which creates the complexity. If the story has a lot of human characters who are essentially machine-level, this adds to the complexity. Similarly, many characters and their relationships are constantly trying to figure out what they are doing and what to do with their time, ”; and the story is always very complex.
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