Night
Describe at least one important technique used in the text. Explain how the technique created an emotional response in you. In the Holocaust memoir 'Night' by Elie Wiesel, three events that impacted me emotionally were The first night in camp when Elie saw children being thrown in flames, the crematorium and the death march. The writer uses a range of language features including repetition, metaphors and direct speech. The poem "never shall I forget" was written on the first night in the constriction camp. He uses one very distinctive language feature which is repetition. In this pose poem he repeats the line "never shall I forget" seven times. The way the words "Never shall I forget" shows the impact that the Nazis had on the Jewish people. It made me feel sick and thankful that I am able to be alive. I feel like the poem had many affects on Jewish people and how they can relate to the words "Never shall I forget". The way Elie repe...
