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How does James Joyce use words and images to create striking effects in ‘I…
How does James Joyce use words and images to create striking effects in ‘I Hear An Army’?
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visual imagery
"fluttering whips"
the sight of whips conjures an image of cruelty and menace and provides the reader with an idea of the army's motive - to assault the persona.
"they cleave the gloom of dreams, a blinding flame"
"gloom" connotes a state of darkness and the unknown, the "blinding flame" suddenly disrupts the darkness. This has the effect of showing the shock and disorientation felt by the persona
"their long green hair"
adds to the mysteriousness of the army as it adds an unexpected visual element that gives the army a supernatural quality
disdaining"
shows the army's sense of arrogance and how confident they are of their power over the persona, making them seem intimidating to the persona.
auditory imagery
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"I moan in sleep"
reader feels pity because "moan" connotes a sense of pain, but since the persona is asleep, the reader also knows he cannot be helped.
cacophony
use of the harsh consonants in the cacophony makes the army seem powerful and violent, thus enhancing the sense of fear on behalf of the persona.
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rhetorical questions
"My heart, have you no wisdom thus to despair?/ My love, my love, my love, why have you left me alone?"
surprise the reader as they were unexpected, and reveal the reason why the army was attacking the persona in the first place
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