Night
This literary device is demonstrated when Moishe warns the town about what’s coming.
What is Forshadowing?
Clarisse is labeled “anti-social” because she prefers doing this.
What is having meaningful conversations and thinking deeply?
This device compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
What is metaphor?
Nonchalant
What is calm and unconcerned?
This sentence starts an essay and grabs the reader’s attention.
What is a hook?
The hanging of the pipel highlights this thematic contrast.
What is innocence vs. cruelty?
Montag’s reaction to Mildred’s overdose reveals this about their marriage.
What is they are emotionally disconnected?
The phrase “peaceful chaos” is an example of this literary device.
What is oxymoron?
Pragmatic
What is practical and realistic?
In a body paragraph, TS stands for this.
The Jews of Sighet ignore Moishe’s warnings for this primary reason.
What is they believe his story is too unbelievable to accept?
Faber calls himself a coward for this reason.
What is he never stood up publicly to protest society’s decline?
This device appears when a writer repeats the same opening words in consecutive sentences or lines.
What is anaphora?
Ambiguous
What is vague or open to interpretation?
In a body paragraph, this is generally a direct quote from a work of literature, but in instances where you do not have the original work, you must provide a specific paraphrased moment from the text.
What is Concrete Detail or CD?
This best describes the major change in Elie’s relationship with God during the memoir.
What is a shift from devotion to anger and questioning?
Montag’s televised “capture” is an example of dramatic irony for this reason.
What is the reader knows the authorities fake the capture?
“The thunder grumbled angrily” is an example of this device.
What is personification?
Abridge
What is to shorten?
This paragraph should restate the thesis and topic sentences in a new way and offer a final insight to the essay.
What is the conclusion?
At liberation, Elie sees a “corpse” in the mirror, symbolizing this.
What is the death of his former self / total dehumanization?
When Montag says books might get society “half out of the cave,” he is referencing this philosophical idea.
What is enlightenment?
Placing two opposing ideas side by side, as in “She was calm while her brother panicked,” uses this device.
What is contrast?
Equitable
What is fair and impartial?
These sentences explain WHY your evidence matters and show your thinking, rather than summarizing the text.
What is commentary or CM?