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1 Lorraine Hansberry’s Style of Writing Briana Leon, Karla Arroyo, Ethan Gaiser

2 Style Realism No dramatically uninteresting people Embraced social nature of art

3 Major Themes Moral choices Ability to control one's destiny Family Racial discrimination

4 Languages Different dialects Blending Portmanteau words

5 Symbolism Mama’s Plant “Eat your eggs” Beneatha’s Hair

6 Allusions Booker T. Washington Prometheus Biblical WWII “ A Deferred Dream”

7 Rhetorical Conventions Propaganda Rhetorical questions

8 Irony Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony

9 Metaphors Extended metaphor

10 Characterization Thoughts and opinions Direct characterization

11 Characterization II Comic figures are dominant Dramatic expression Deprivation and injustice because of racism

12 Repetition Insurance Money Mama’s Plant

13 Work Cited http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/a-raisin-in-the-sun/critical-essays/language- and-style-of-a-raisin-in-the-sun http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-was-writing-style-author-raisin-sun- 270059 http://college.cengage.com/english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/hansberr.html http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/a-raisin-in-the-sun/critical-essays/applying- literary-terms-to-a-raisin-in-the-sun https://prezi.com/.../a-raisin-in-the-sun-an-exploration-of-allusions/

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