Selected Literary Techniques of “A Tale of Two Cities”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair....”
Editor’s note: This essay was originally submitted by the author as an eleventh grade (year twelve) English assignment. It is reproduced here verbatim. A scanned version of the original document, with comments from the instructor, is also made available for your reference.
In his 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens employs numerous literary techniques to enhance the fictional dream* and to endow his words with greater depth. Among these techniques are repetition, symbolism, and parallel structuring.
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