English III The literary techniques used in the short poem “First Lesson” and the short story “Charles” are very different. Some of the literary techniques that were used were irony, characterization. Although the literary techniques are different the themes are strikingly similar. The theme of the story and the poem is, parents worrying about their children. The theme also expresses that parents tend to have trouble letting go of their child’s childhood. In “First …showed first 75 words of 775 total…

…showed last 75 words of 775 total…children’s mind’s adulterated by actions of others or people. They want to preserve their innocence and not let go of their childhood. The authors of these pieces of literature have used different literary techniques to express their theme. Although the literary techniques are different the themes have not been effected by that. Two pieces of literature may have different techniques used to set off their themes, but the outcome will not be changed.