Literary Devices
a work that uses humor to explore the flaws in institutions, social rules, and ideas
Satire
the H-G men took George and Hazel's son away
Exposition
state of having the same quantity
equality
the highest point of tension
Climax
Simile
the tv announcer can't speak so a ballerina takes over
Rising Action
without beginning or end
timeless
when the conflict is worked out
resolution
mental radios, heavy weights represent
Symbolism; Symbols of government oppression
Diana Moon Glampers kills them
Falling Action
well balanced arrangement of parts
calibrated
sequence of events after the climax
Falling Action
Harrison Bergeron represents
Freedom
George goes to the kitchen for a beer & Hazel forgets
Resolution
adjusting so as to move the same way
synchronizing
being introduced to the characters and setting
exposition
the government enforces equality; yet society has an oppressively unequal totalitarian order
irony
Harrison declares himself the emperor
Climax
not acted upon by gravity
weightlessness
sequence of events where the tension increases