Literary Device Definitions
Simile
A comparison of two things using like or as
Bauby blinked out the letters
Which literary device is this?: the letters of the alphabet forming a parade
Personification
What is the name of Bauby's impairment?
Locked-in syndrome
Rhetorical question
a question asked for effect, not to get an actual answer
What language is this book translated from?
French
Which literary device is this?: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (title)
Symbolism
Who is Empress Eugenie?
The patroness of Berck Sur Mer and wife of Napoleon
Allegory
A story that has a hidden meaning (a separate story is being told on a different level)
What plot structure does the book have?
"slice of life"
Which literary device is this?: "The boeuf bourguignon is tender, the boeuf en gelee translucent, the apricot pie possesses just the requisite tartness."
Imagery
What does Bauby call patients who are only at the hospital for a short time?
Tourists
Juxtaposition
puts two very different things next to each other to highlight how different they are
What genre of book is this?
Memoir
Which literary device is this?: describing himself as "the last to hear the good news" that he has locked in syndrome
Irony
Before his accident, Bauby was writing a story. What was it?
A modern take on The Count of Monte Cristo in which the main character was a woman
Synecdoche
when a part of something is used to represent the whole, or the whole is used to represent a part
Where is the books' table of contents and what do we learn from it?
The beginning; chapter names and pages
What literary device is this: Bauby describing a dream about being stuck
Allegory
What are Bauby's kids' names?
Celeste & Theophile