e end of his strength, at his wit's end. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his only support," (Elie Wiesel, Night, p.82). This passage, although it does not adhere to the standard way of describing things that would draw the five senses, evokes most of them. The reader can sense the feeling the son has, running in snow with barely any clothes (known from earlier reading), nearby his father-not able to stop, thinking of his only reason for continuing to live in a time of desperation. 9) Irony renders demonstration of an implied difference between what happens and what is expected. Irony gives a situation a paradoxical meaning. Example: At the end of Lord of the Flies, a ship rescues the children from the burning island. But that ship, an army cruiser, will probably be hunting its enemy the same way that Jack was hunting Ralph. It is ironic that the very ship that saves children from their own evil is engaging in the same evil itself. 10) A metaphor is a kind of comparison. It is actually a condensed simile, for it omits "as" or "like." A metaphor establishes a relationship at once. It is a shortcut to the meaning; it sets two unlike things side by side and makes us see the likeness between them. Example: In Emily Dickinson's poem, A Book, she compares literature to various things. The first two lines compare poetry to a ship; the next two to a horse. However, instead of using ship and horse, Dickinson uses "frigate," a beautiful full-sailed vessel, and "courser," a swift-spirited steed, "prancing"-like a page of inspired poetry. Thus, metaphors are established. 11) A motif portrays a concept, a characteristic situation often used throughout a literary work. A common example of a motif is poetic justice-getting what you deserve. Example: In Elie Wiesel's Night, there is a motif of father-son relationship. In one case Eliezer's father is often referred to as his only reason for living, while in another, R...
