UNIVERSIDAD LATINA DE COSTA RICA

LITERARY CRITICISM

TEACHER: Enni Cabalceta Leal

TASK:Elements on stories

STUDENT: Josue Arias Gonzalez

SANTA CRUZ, GUANACASTE

II QUARTER, 2020
 Elements of short stories
Desiree's Baby

Symbols Imagery Foreshadowing Allusion Tone

A symbol is Imagery is language used Allusion is a brief n literature, tone is the attitude or
Foreshadowing is
anything that by poets, novelists and and indirect approach that the author takes
a literary device
stands for, or other writers to create reference to a toward the work’s central theme or
in which an
represents, images in the mind of person, place, subject. Works of literature can
author gives
something else. the reader. Imagery thing or idea of have many different types of tone,
readers hints
In a story, a includes figurative and historical, such as humorous, solemn, distant,
about what will
character, an metaphorical language cultural, literary intimate, ironic, arrogant,
happen later in
action, an object, to improve the reader's or political condescending, sentimental, and so
the story.
or an animal can experience through their significance. on. Any emotion that humans can
be symbolic senses. feel can be an example of tone in
literature.

foreshadowing in The tone is at times sinister,

Chopin uses One example of
"Desiree's Baby" are hinting at trouble that lies
Desiree's white imagery comes when
when Desiree's father ahead, particularly as a result
clothing to the narrator describes
cautions Armand of the decisions that Armand
symbolize the the plantation where
against marrying her Aubigny makes (which are
feminine Desiree is staying. We
because her biological quite rash and hasty in
element being get the following
parentage is not nature). Otherwise, the gaiety
introduced into description 'The roof
known, Madame with which Desiree expresses
society and the came down steep and
Valmonde's reaction her love for Armand and
sun's shining rays black like a cowl,
to Armand's house, excitement for her newborn
seem to reaching out beyond
and Desiree's serve as lighter moments in
represent the the wide galleries that
confession that her the story.
shifting of power encircled the yellow
roles among stuccoed house. happiness is
genders. completely
dependent on
Armand's mood.