Rhetorical Devices In Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine

World War II has resulted in the destruction of nature, and the use of heavy artillery have caused many animals to retreat, highlighting the vulnerability of the environment. Bradbury alludes to Teasdale’s poem, There Will Come Soft Rains, which demonstrates how mankind has no footprint or influence on mother nature. The vulnerability of nature is exposed through alliteration in “feathery fire”, and also foreshadows the fire in the next scene, constantly juxtaposing the control of nature. Bradbury personifies the fire as clever, highlighting the awareness and sagacious nature of the fire. The imagery as the fire “fed upon Picassos and Matisses” represents the destruction of human creation, through a contextual reference. Bradbury personifies the fire to show that the revolutionary power of humans are no match for mother nature. Bradbury personifies “Spring herself, when she woke at dawn”, constantly displaying the importance and dominance of nature over humans. Thus, Bradbury subverts mankind and its role in protecting the environment through

Hirshfield writes this poem in second person to give life to the poem so that the poem speaks to the reader. The poem starts by accusing the reader of letting the redwood grow near the house. “It is foolish” (line 1) lets the reader know that nature should not be growing this close to your home. Hirshfield takes the liberty to talk straight to the reader through the speaker in telling them that it is nonsense to let nature be so close to a material object such as a house. The reader can visually see a “young redwood// grow next to a house” (line 2, 3). The tree starts to symbolize the beauty of nature growing against the materialistic world.

Hawthorne describes a cold and gray day.  This description gives the reader a sense of isolation as well as slight depression.  However, the mention of a slight breeze that ruffles the canopy of the forest just enough to let in little flickers of sunshine conveys a fleeting ray of hope that seems to coexist with the gloominess in the scene.  In many scenes during the book, moods or prevailing feelings are established through descriptions of the natural surroundings of the characters.  This aspect of Hawthorne's writing makes the book deeper and more emotional.

Adversity, unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. Adversity is something everyone encounters at some juncture in their life. Many people concede in the face of adversity, while many people persevere through the struggles they face daily. Jennette Walls wrote The Glass Castle, a memoir that unmasked the dark mysteries of The Walls Family’s onerous life. She continuously proves that no one’s background they can make it through the adversity in their lives. Jeannette captivates the readers by using rhetorical devices. She utilizes symbolism so she can express the importance of certain objects in her life, imagery to include emotion and enthusiasm, and irony to add a little humor to the book.

In the beginning of the novel, Ray Bradbury focuses on figurative language to convey his theme. Throughout the first part, Bradbury uses many forms of figurative language such similes, metaphors, and irony. One example of figurative language is on page 56, with the quote “there was no longer need of firemen for the old purposes. They were given a new job, as custodians of our peace of mind.” (Bradbury 56). This quote is a metaphor because it compares the new job

Sometimes whats ideal in a situation is not what the truth of the situation and can cause your ideals to be lost. In William Golding’s novel, “Lord of the Flies”, he demonstrates a shift in some of the characters from the thought of idealism to the reality and truth of the world. Ralph is a good example of this shift, he starts out thinking the island will be a fun place and they’ll have fun waiting to be rescued, but soon he realizes that there is going to be more hardship and struggles to keep up the moral and hope of rescue. In the book Ralph wanted to keep everyone safe and get them off the island, but Jack wants to be a leader and messes up his plans, making it so that Ralph is alone in his plan to get rescued.

In part one of the book. Bradbury uses Similes and strong diction to build the idea that appreciating the outside world can produce calming benefits. Montag routinely talks to his new friend Clarisse after work. Clarisse socializes in an extrovert manner often prompting Montag to look at the world around him. ‘“Have you ever smelled old leaves? Don’t they smell like cinnamon? Here. Smell.”

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of literature is the message the author is trying to portray in his or her writing. One of the ways an author can do this is through the use of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices, such as a metaphor or alliteration, are used to persuade an audience and highlight the intended meaning of the writing to the reader. In the narratives, “On the Rainy River” and “A&P”, the authors of these stories use rhetorical devices to show the development of the main protagonist. “On the Rainy River” revolves around a man named Tim, who is conflicted on whether or not to join the army during the Vietnam War. On the other hand, “A&P”

Bradbury uses similes to convey imagery in The Pedestrian: explaining the bitterness of the air due to the chilly air, comparing a highway to a stream, and using his shadow to the shadow of a hawk. First, he uses a simile to help the reader visualize the chilly weather by comparing the inside of his lungs to the “blaze of a Christmas tree”. This means that his lungs are burning because of the bitter air. This helps us visualize the frigid temperatures of the night which helps us get a sense of the time of year this story takes place: winter. Secondly, he uses a simile to help us visualize how empty the highways are by comparing a highway to an empty stream saying that the highways “ were like streams in a dry season, all stone and bed and moon

These comparisons are used throughout this story so that the reader can have better detail, understand everything more deeply and so that they can imagine the scene clearer. “The nursery was silent. It was empty as a jungle at hot high noon.” This is a simile that Bradbury uses. It gives the reader an idea of what the nursery is like and how it is very dead and empty like a jungle is during hot high noon because all the animals are gone so it is very quiet, lifeless, and hollow. This quote begins to make the story a little creepy and

In Ray Bradbury's novel Dandelion wine, the author uses a variety of rhetorical devices to emphasize the imagination of Douglas. Through using rhetorical devices the author is trying to make the reader see Douglas summer as the way Douglas sees it. In lines 1-30, the author uses similes and metaphors to show how Douglas compares two different things. In the quote," trees washed together, he flashed his gaze like a beacon" the author is comparing the trees to water and Douglas gaze to a lighthouse, which reinforces how the author is using imagery to show Douglas magical imagination.

The sentence in that paragraph says “And then as evening changed the hour, at house after house on the twilight streets, under the immense oaks and elms, on shady porches, people, would begin to appear, like those figures who tell good or bad weather in rain - or - shine clocks” (Bradbury 1). The simile in this sentence looks at the appearing figures of individuals to the figures in great or terrible climate in rain - or shine clocks. As said before the simile mentions something about other people in the area on their porch too on that time of day. This piece of information drives the reader into thinking that some occasion is going in the area to appreciate the ladies in this town. This relates with the claim since this gives us a huge bit of the puzzle. The simile tells the reader that some type of holiday in the town to praise the ladies in the town is taking effect. So it reveals to us that there is more to what is happening. The final simile shows up for the

Within the first paragraph, a specific detail is shown to begin the characterization of the father and son’s relationship. In line six, the first detail is shown: “Each summer they came to this place which was nine thousand feet high and covered with pine trees and dotted with lakes.” This detail introduces the idea of how close the

In contrast to the prior description of the forest being dark and gloomy, the author describes the clouds opening up and the forest suddenly becoming full of light. This description represents, in a way, God and the forest itself approving of Hester and Dimmesdale’s plans to escape their torture and reflects the lightening mood among them at the

The third part of the poem begins with a more personal and philosophical tone. The speaker claims to have been such a youthful swinger of birches, an activity he can go back to only by dreaming. The birch trees, probably both ice-bent and boy-swung, stand for the order and control missing from ordinary experience. The "considerations" he is weary of are conflicting claims that leave him disoriented and stung. The desire to "get away from earth," importantly qualified by "awhile," shows a yearning for the ideal or perhaps for the imaginative isolation of the birch swinger. His "I'd like to