The Power Of Literary Devices In The Plot Against People By Markus Zusak

What is the point of literary devices in stories, books, and poems? What do they accomplish? Could you use them properly if you knew what they were? In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, author Richard Connell uses many of these devices, namely: simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, foreshadowing, irony, and allusion. Some well used devices in this story are personification and irony.

Grasping their audience’s attention by making them ponder the significance of every word is the objective of all writers. “The Rattler”, is filled with numerous literary devices which force the reader to go back and analyze each detail. The narrator, who lives in a rural area, comes across a rattlesnake one night. Conflicted, he struggles with the decision as to whether he should kill the potentially dangerous creature and go against his values or let it survive. The struggling throughout the story continues his man versus snake and man vs self conflict. The devices used by the author emotionally guide the reader throughout the tale and the reader joins in the narrator's thinking process. Literary devices allow readers to connect to the story and interact with each part, opposed to simply reading the text. Strong literary choices make the text excitable, often invoke personal, emotional connections with the reader. Through properly used and well placed literary devices of personification, imagery, diction and symbolism, the author of “The Rattler” leads the audience through a conflicted journey of emotional distress.

Short story fiction is a story that is shorter than a novel, has a few characters, and is about an imaginary event or person. Because short fiction is short the writer must capture and hold the reader’s attention within the first paragraph, which requires a mastery of literary technique. Some of the most helpful tools to use in literature are literary devices. Literary devices are any element, subject, or concept that is present through an entire body of literature. If these devices didn 't exist, literature would be very hard to understand. They define the nature of a story, and they bring the text to life. Literary devices enhance the meaning of literature by establishing the theme, mood, and plot. Devices, such as situational irony, symbolism, and setting, are all helpful when reading short stories.

Often, authors often use literary techniques to convey a particular effect, which can range from a tone, a message, a sense of danger, a feeling, etc. Portraying these techniques throughout a text allows the reader to develop a deeper understanding of said text. In the book Ender's Game, the author Orson Scott Card, uses foreshadowing, comparison, and inner dialogue to convey a sense of danger that renders the readers feeling.

“I [Death] am haunted by humans” (Zusak 550). This example of imagery, a literary device, in The Book Thief juxtaposed how Death was haunted by the cruelty of human action, just as how humans were haunted by Death. Literary devices were implemented by authors to create gripping stories that they wanted to share with their readers. Novelist Aldous Huxley once said that “the essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about everything”. While casual readers may not realize the intricacies of literary devices in writing, they could definitely remember how the stories went. Through literary devices, stories can metamorphose into something greater and memorable. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E.

“What is literature but the expression of moods by the vehicle of symbol and incident.” - William Yeats. Literature all over the world uses mood and tone to help create a setting and move the story along. This can be portrayed in different ways, one of which is figurative language and symbolism. In the stories The Pigman by Paul Zindel and “Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe” the authors use figurative language to create tone and build mood in their stories.

In my novel, Shattered Air, their were numerous literary devices in the few pages I read. Foreshadowing, "Before they departed Glacier Point, Clu Cotter bought a postcard showing a lightning bolt striking Half Dome"(page 93 Madgic). The reason why I choose this literary device is that the narrator has been talking about how the sky's are starting to turn darker and darker. Even the park rangers put up signs saying do not go up the summit if storm is on the way. Another reason why I choose foreshadowing is Pippey brought his younger brothers, Hoog and Crozier, to help steer them to the write path. Before they arrived, they had practice with CPR and other procedure just in case something bad happened. On page 89, Hoog and Crozier we're alike

Authors use literary devices to develop the character so that the reader can better connect with the story. In the short story "The Pedestrian" Ray Bradbury uses imagery and metaphor to develop the suspenseful mood of the story so that the reader can understand what the main character is feeling. First, Bradbury uses imagery to develop a suspenseful mood. The narrator says, "The tombs, ill-lit by television light.

The novel that I have chosen to read for my ISP is “The catcher in the rye” by J.D Salinger. The author of the novel uses many different literary devices in order to help his novel flow better or give the readers a better understanding and to give the readers a chance to connect with the novel.

One of these literary devices is characterization. In a sound of thunder an example of characterization is shown by what eckeleor the main character does. He is very nervous when going back to time travel and is scared to mess up any tiny things. The idea ofbeing nervous also is shown in nethergrave. After lying to his online friends Jeremy is nervous and worried to see what everyone in the chat thinks of him. Although both stories use characterization, I believe A sound of thunder uses it more effectively because they emphasized being nervous and the actual literary device of characterization more than the story

For instance, the device that mack uses to advance his argument is his use of rhetorical devices. “Literature teaches you about life, and the better you understand literature, the better you understand life.” (Line 93-94) Mack uses repetition to show the importance of these particular words. Another rhetorical device Mack uses an analogy, “Shakespeare offers

The novel “Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard, uses many literary devices that makes the reader feel how the book wants you to feel as well as be able to paint a picture in their head. An example of mood would be, “Mom crumples in on herself, barely making it to a chair at the kitchen table before she devolves into sobs”(156). The mood turns to being sorrowful because the quote reveals that her son, Shade, passed away. Another example of a literary devices is when the author writes, “Gisa is skilled, pretty, and sweet”(14). This quote portrays direct characterization. When direct characterization is used, it reveals the character straightforward to move into the story quicker. Literary devices make the story interesting and intrigues the reader to keep reading.

Literary devices are very valuable when it comes to making a reader think a certain way, tricking a reader, and keeping the reader on its heels. It leaves them waiting on what is going to happen next! “How I Met My Husband” Surely did a good job of this. They used these in specific times and instances that played along with the theme and tone of the story

one of the following stories, analyzing a literary strategy or technique the author uses to make the story more effective. Tie the use of the strategy or technique to one of the literary elements mentioned in our book.

Many of your favorite authors bring their successful literature to life with the use of literary devices. For example, in The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak conveyed a story from death’s perspective of adversities faced during World War II. On the other hand, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” author W.W. Jacobs told his audience about a magical paw that revealed the meaning of fate to the White family. In another work, “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker took a humorous spin on his frustration of inanimate objects. Although these three authors tell three completely different narratives, they all used literary devices to enhance their stories. Some of the most compelling literary devices used in these works include irony, mood, and personification. By using these literary devices, the authors effectively convey their purposes.