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(Gregor Clegane (right) the most monstrous bug) It is said that the Eskimos had 50 words for snow. Not to be showed up Franz Kafka had four ways to say a guy woke up as a bug. Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. Diction- The characters full name is used, maybe to make it sound more normal to caucasian audience.  Uneasy dreams so something was off but he wasnt quite sure of what was off.  He found, like it was revealed to him.  Giant bug makes me think of a cockroach the size of a human. Syntax- There is medium length with no commas or periods to break it up.  It seems like a straightforward sentence. Imagery-  When you 'find' something it was hidden and then revealed to you.  A giant bug makes you think of an average bug but slightly louder. The most straightforward sentence that doesn't use fluff to make it more stylistic. When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning ...

Overall Analysis:       Of the four covers presented, the images are the most different aspects of the cover.  Word-wise, each cover generally has the title, the author, and sometimes an award received.  There are two covers with an image of a young girl turning away from the camera.  However, one of the covers is blurred, perhaps to show that cover as part of a memory.  The other image is a clear picture of a girl, to show her as being more in the present.   Another cover has a clear image of a boat docked by the shore.  After reading the book it is obvious this is the boat they visited as adults, however before reading the book it gives a melancholy feel and might represent transition in life. The last cover is my favorite and is a hand-drawn image of the insides of a human body.  This cover is more clean than the others, leaving out any awards won to give a simple feel.  The image is referring to the students donating the...