"The Desert Music " Literary Terms

Esther Deaton 10/3/08

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Literary Device Line Reference Explanation
diction p. 74, lines 15, 17 remarkable discription; looking at ordinary concept in from an extraordinary view
structure   placed very specifically to cause reader to create inflection and pauses at opportune times (listen to how he reads his own work)
denouement p. 90 he clearly explains the conclusion of the entire work
repetition p. 90, lines 3-4; p. 72, lines 7-8 dictates how to speak; is a crescendo of emotion and conviction
personification p. 72, line 17 confirms the realization that art is truly alive within the soul
contact p. 73, lines 4-9 Williams' new mode where he is directly in contact with the culture he lives in ; he makes it clear his distaste for Babylonian living styles
dramatic monologue p. 76, lines 1-4 We get a sense of Floss's intuitive nature and her good match with Mr. Williams.
epigram p. 73, lines 4-9 complete time out to criticize law
imagery p. 74 thoroughly describes setting
rhetorical questoin p. 72 does not invite response
syntax p. 75 "for to copy nature would be a shameful thing" ; backwards words placement
metaphor p. 71 the hobo serves as a metaphor for music
theme p. 90 states very clearly the purpose of the poem and the resolution
narrator   Williams narrates the entire poem
narrative poem   this is what the poem is