The Influence of Attitude and Motivation on Career Success

Just as some literary works can combine different literary devices , some can opt to focus or use only one . In Seinfeld (David , 1021 ) the main purpose of the drama is to entertain people . It is meant to make people laugh . Basically , the drama solely utilizes humor for no other reason but to make people laugh

Another important literary element is parody . Parody is the use of humor and satire in an attempt to imitate someone 's work . Usually , the works imitated in parodies are more serious . The satirical imitation is sometimes meant

to criticize the original work while in other cases , it is meant to honor the original author by showing that the said author 's work has become a significant part of culture . An example of a parody is X .J Kennedy 's poem , A visit from St . Sigmund ' In the said poem Kennedy talks about two important icons , Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud Basically , Kennedy uses the depiction and typical characterization of Santa Claus and puts Freud and his ideas in its place . Kennedy wrote As I heard thunderclaps-lo and behold- Came a little psychiatrist eighty years old . He drove a wheeled couch pulled by five fat psychoses (771 ) In the said lines , the author describes Freud in the way that Santa Claus is described . His work is not meant to ridicule either Santa Claus or Sigmund Freud . In fact , it was a way to show the significance and influence that both icons have on the prevailing culture today

Literary devices are the key to any prose or poem . It is through the use of these devices that are able to further explore the issues or subject matters that they write about . As it has been shown , literary devices can be used singularly or in combination with others...