Section One 1-5
A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, and events.
“...trying to fill a sieve with sand… And faster he poured, the faster it sifted through with a hot whispering. His hands were tied, the sand was boiling, the sieve was empty” (Bradbury 78).
What is allegory?
A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
“ He stood looking up at a ventilator grille...and suddenly remembered that something lay hidden behind the grille…” (Bradbury 10).
What is foreshadowing?
An over exaggeration used for affect.
“We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath on our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and at the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty" (Orwell 6-7).
What is hyperbole?
A struggle between two characters or outside force.
“When the animals had assembled in the big barn, Snowball stood up and, though occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep, set forth his reasons for advocating the building of the windmill. Then Napoleon stood up to reply. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it, and promptly sat down again" (Orwell 66-67).
What is external conflict?
A writer of a book, novel, article, report.
Ray Bradbury is the ****** of Fahrenheit 451. (Bradbury 1).
What is author?
When a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.
“ Denham’s dentifrice, Denham’s Dandy Dental Detergent” (Bradbury 79).
What is alliteration?
To represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
“... with this great green python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world…” (Bradbury 3).
What is imagery?
The time and place of a story.
“Mr.Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop holes” (Orwell 1).
What is setting?
A dominant or recurring idea in a literary work.
“He saw himself in her eyes…” (Bradbury 7).
“How like a mirror, too, her face” (Bradbury 11).
What is motif?
Involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
“There, comrades is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-Man. Man is the only real enemy we have” (Orwell 29).
What is conflict?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
“ First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin” (Bradbury 34).
What is allusion?
The comparison of two things or more without the use of like or as.
“... and his hands were the hand of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning” (Bradbury 3).
What is metaphor?
A direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
“All that year the animals worked like slaves” (Orwell 76).
What is simile?
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
“The jet bombers going over, going over, one two, one two, one two…” (Bradbury 13-14).
What is repetition?
The vantage point from which the story is told.
“There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word ---Man. Man is the only real enemy we have.” (Orwell 28-29).
(*** of old Major) Mostly third person omniscient.
What is point of view?
A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.
“The salamander devours his tail“ (Bradbury 86).
What is analogy?
A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow.
“The mechanical hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live...” (Bradbury 24).
What is paradox?
The message or lesson about life that a writer wants to communicate - usually a complete sentence.
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” (Orwell 139).
Ex- (equality is never equal)
What is theme?
Occurs when differences appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
“... he heard the fire sirens start up and run, and the Salamanders coming, coming to burn Mr. Black’s house…” (Bradbury 130).
What is situational irony?
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
“...Montag, you are looking at a coward. I saw the way things were going, a long time back. I said nothing. I’m one of the innocents who could have spoken up… but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself” (Bradbury 82).
What is tone?
The way an author or another character within the story describes or reveals a character.
“ Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs” (Bradbury 12).
What is direct characterization?
Referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers.
“The rain was thinning away and the girl was walking… with her head up and the few drops falling on her face… the rain feels so good I wanna walk in it” (Bradbury 21).
What is mood?
A character that opposes the protagonist.
“They were the same four pigs as had protested when Napoleon abolished the Sunday Meetings. Without any further prompting they confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion, that they had collaborated with him in destroying the windmill, and that they had entered into an agreement with him to hand over Animal Farm to Mr. Frederick. They added that Snowball had privately admitted to them that he had been Jones’s secret agent for years past. When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess" (Orwell 92)
What is antagonist?
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
“With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his solid head…” (Bradbury 3).
What is symbolism?
Process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance.
“‘Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge’ Sir Philip Sidney said. ‘Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.’ Alexander Pope” (Bradbury 105-106).
What is indirect characterization?