"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin - Language Aspects (including figures of speech, irony, and symbolism)

  Description: 1- Begin with a short plot summary, with present tense verbs, and a general theme or central idea statement- 2- Find a smooth transition from the central idea to language aspects found in the story- [Example: Language aspects in this story can help a reader interpret and understand the author‘s implied attitude and intended theme-] 3. Focus on the different language aspects, probably in separate paragraphs- it may be possible that all of the various language aspects are not of equal importance- Make a special effort to include examples of figu'es of speech irony, and symbolism if at all possible- 4- Finish the paper with a brief conclusion about how effectively the author has used the language aspects in the story- Did the language aspects create a problem in reading the story, or did they make the story better?