Literary Devices in Fahrenheit 451

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Definition of imagery

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Use of language to evoke sensory experiences

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Example of: "While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning"

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Imagery

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Definition of Symbolism

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A person, place, or thing with concrete meaning that represents something greater.

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Phoenix as a symbol of rebirth

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Example of a symbol in literature

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Definition: use of hints to suggest future events

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foreshadowing

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“I’ll never come in again, thought Montag”

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foreshadowing

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Definition of simile

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Explicit comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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“They fell like slaughtered birds…”

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simile

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Comparison without specific words

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Metaphor

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Brass nozzle spitting kerosene

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Metaphor