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The Wars By: Timothy Findley

The Wars By: Timothy Findley. Literary and Rhetorical Devices. What are Literary and Rhetorical Devices?. Literary and rhetorical devices are specific constructions of language used by the author to bring meaning

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The Wars By: Timothy Findley

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  1. The WarsBy: Timothy Findley Literary and Rhetorical Devices

  2. What are Literary and Rhetorical Devices? • Literary and rhetorical devices are specific constructions of language used by the author to bring meaning • An authors use of literary and rhetorical devices usually occur… - within a single phrase or word - or a particular ground of words or phrases

  3. Alliteration Hyperbole dramatic irony Irony Metaphor Simile Allusion Repetition, synecdoche, litotes Personification Oxymoron Onomatopoeia Parallelism symbolism Examples of How Literary and Rhetorical Devices Are Displayed

  4. How Did Timothy Findley Use These Devices ? • Timothy Findley uses most of these devices to help enhance the theme, setting and plot of the novel.

  5. Quiz • What literary/rhetorical device does this quote display Quote: “Long thick curls of smoke were blowing overhead as if there was a storm of fire”

  6. Quiz con’t “In the firelight, his eyes were very bright. His lips were slightly parted. His face and the backs of his hands were streaked with clay and sweat. His hair hung down across his forehead.”(pg.1) Is this quote an example of_____ • Simile • Personification • Imagery • oxymoron

  7. Quiz Con’t • What symbol reminds Robert Ross of Rowena • a) animals • b) rabbits • c) birds • d) horses

  8. Quiz Con’t • Re-arrange these letters to reveal the literary device being used in this quote • Word: ONTIEITPER • Quote: "it sang and sang and sang, till Robert rose and walked away"

  9. Quiz Con’t • “As it did this, the earth and the sandbags slowly slid across the tin, making a sound like a long, deep wave retreating over a pebble beach.” • This is an example of_________

  10. Quiz Con’t • Which quote is an example of personification? a) "one day bled into the next" b) “Leather beckoned him into the Signals Office and consulted a map” c) “It was because of the horses that Robert met Eugene Taffler”

  11. Quiz Con’t • "thump! thump! thump!""bang! bang! bang!""Master Stuart made his letters into paper darts and launched them page by page from the roof of the house- watching them descend and fade into the green ravine below while he muttered rat-a-tat-tat! Boom! Boom! Rat-a-tat-tat! Boom! Karoom!" • These quotes are examples of ______ and ______.

  12. Quiz Con’t • "he began to squeeze the trigger and he squeezed it again and again and again.“ This is an example of…. • Personification • Metaphor • Repetition • alliteration

  13. The EndRhetorical/Literary Devices Brittany Smith Liz Atkins Christina Dermentzis Khalil Rajan

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