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Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield
Summary: In the short story, "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield, literary elements are used to express the theme of loneliness and denial. In the short story "When You are Old" by William Butler Yeats, literary elements are used to express the theme. Personification and images are used to express the theme of denial and that old age can be a time to make up for the past mistakes.
Old age can be a time of loneliness and regret for past mistakes. The theme of is that old age is a time of loneliness and denial, and the theme of "When You are Old" by William Butler Yeats is that old age is a time of regret. In these two stories, both authors use literary elements to support the theme, such as symbols, characterization, and irony.
In the short story, "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield, literary elements are used to express the theme of loneliness and denial. One literary element is symbolism, such as Miss Brill's old fur neckpiece. The fur neckpiece is very old and out of date which symbolizes Miss Brill. Another symbol used to express the theme is the fact that it was autumn. This season symbolizes Miss Brill because the season has just started to change and it was windy, cold and leaves...
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