Hardys Dark and Dreary Heath
Thomas Hardy feels that Edgon Heath, the setting of the novel The Return of theNative is a powerful, scary, dark and dreary place. He uses various techniques to express this attitude. Some of the techniques he used to convey this thought are diction, imagery, The diction he choose was specific and concrete, presenting an actual place that was depressing. The words he used attempted to present a specific, concrete perception of things. Such as when he writes, "approaching the time of twilight and the vast tract of unenclosed ild known as Egdon Heath embrowned itself moment by moment". This presents a specific place, time and a specific insight which leaves with the thought of a Imagery played a very important role in Harding's portrayal of the heath as a powerful, scary, live place. The imagery develops a light and dark imagery. The heath,
us a gloomy, somber feel of the heath. Harding also uses metaphors to make us aware of specific detail about the heath, such as the power and strength it has. Harding also used more than 6 compound sentences in the description of the heath. This is so he can
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Approximate Word count = 637
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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