In this adapted excerpt from James Joyce's short story "Araby," what literary device does the author use to describe the scene?
We walked through the flaring streets, jostled by loud men and bargaining women, amid the shrill litanies of shop-boys who stood on guard by the barrels of food, the nasal chanting of street-singers, who sang a come-all-you about O'Donovan Rossa, or a ballad about the troubles in our native land.
Imagery is a literay device used by author to appeal to the sense of sight of the readers. Using this device, the author is able to create a vivid picture through word choice enabling the readers to see what the author is seeing or wants his/her readers to see.
In the given excerpt, the literary device used by James Joyce is imagery. In his short story entitled 'Araby', Joyce has created a vivid picture through his words, enabling readers to imagine the created scene.
Examples of imagery can be found in phrase such as <em>'We walked through the flaring streets...', 'jostled by loud men and bargaining women...; 'shrill litanies of shop-boys ...',</em> etc.
the use of an insect is particularly significant because of all the things in this world, the insect is often seen as bothersome, disgusting, and easily squashed. While some people may see value in insects (for pollination, for example), most find them easy to ignore or horrific.
