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Literary Devices. By Chiara and Christian Period 5. Sensory Language . Descriptive language that relies on at least one of the five senses.
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Literary Devices By Chiara and Christian Period 5
Sensory Language Descriptive language that relies on at least one of the five senses
“Dee next, a dress down to the ground, in that hot weather. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun” The description of her dress makes the reader visualize what she is wearing. We can see Dee wearing a very bright dress.
Dee’s bright clothing shows that she is trying to incorporate her new found love for her African roots by wearing bright clothing. Dee wants everyone to know she is proud of being African American.
Round Character A character that is “well developed: complex and multi-faced; realistic
“In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns…I can kill and clean a hog mercilessly” (walker 164). This passage describes Mama and her qualities. She has multiple qualities about her and isn’t a flat character.
The quote includes the mother’s qualities and her outward appearance. Her qualities makes her a character that the reader can imagine as a real person.
Point-of-View The vantage from which a work is narrated
“They sat down at the table and the girl looked across at the hills on the dry side of the valley and the man looked at her and at the table.” The story is told in the objective point of view. This means we do not know what the characters are thinking. We only are told their actions and dialogue.
The point of view in this story is very important. We are unaware what is going on in their heads and we still can’t figure out what they are thinking even by being told their actions and words. If the reader can’t interpret their thoughts through their actions and words, how can the other partner in the relationship interpret it? Shows that the couple isn’t on a deep level of communication.
External Conflict A struggle between the protagonist and some character or outside force outside himself
“The general was playing with him! The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror” Rainsford has been put in Zaroff’s game. He must now fight for his survival.
This passage is important because it shows the external conflict Rainsford is faced with. He his now a pawn in Zaroff’s game and he must compete with him in order to survive.
