Literary Elements In A Walk To The Jetty - 801 Words

Jamaica Kincaid wrote â€Å"A Walk to the Jetty†, a story which uses multiple literary elements to express greater detail of Annie’s life in Antigua. She was prepared to leave her homeland and move onwards with her life by moving to England to become a nurse. As Annie was about to leave her resented homeland, she says, â€Å"‘I shall never see this again’ stabbed at me† (Kincaid 40). This is an example of personification because words cannot physically stab someone, but it could’ve meant that she felt some kind of mental discomfort after saying her piece of her mind. This shows that she’s afraid of going to leaving everything she knows behind in Antigua and start a new life in England even though her memories in her homeland wasn’t pleasant to her.†¦show more content†¦She was willing to sacrifice everything she has, but it was for nothing. The literary element, personification, shows us how Annie has sacrificed many thi ngs, but in the end, she didn’t have anything to offer to be successful. Annie also describes the relationships she has with her family and friends using diction. Her mother really cares for her daughter and wanted the best treatment, so she made many sacrifices to please her. Annie wanted glasses and also asked her mother to get her glasses, but the doctor told her mother that carrot juice should be able to improve her eyesight. She says, â€Å"my mother, who was waiting for me with a glass of juice from carrots she had just grated and then squeezed, and I would drink it and run back to my chums† (Kincaid 38). The words waiting, grating, and squeezing shows that her mother has a loving heart. She sacrificed her time and effort to make fresh carrot juice for her daughter rather than buying it from somewhere. However, Annie does not realize the care she received from her loving mother. Also, Annie’s mother loves her so much that she couldn’t live without her, but what Annie sees is that her mother wanted to help her pack her belongings so they will never see each other again. Annie describes this moment with â€Å"...it is I who have changed, so all the things I used to be and all the things I used to feel are as false as the teeth in myShow MoreRelatedThe Epithet in the Novel Jane Eyre18849 Words   |  76 PagesINTRODUCTION The present course- paper is devoted to the comprehensive study of stylistic device – the epithet in the literary work â€Å"Jane Eyre† by Charlotte Bronte. The topicality of chosen by us theme lies in the fact that a human being perceives the reality by means of various images. These images exist everywhere: in art, in nature, in thoughts, and in speech in particular. Each of us at least ones created an image. We use different means (stylistic expressive means and devices) to achieve