Figures of speech- Fahrenheit 451

Here we have some examples of figures of speech that are included in the book "Fahrenheit 451".

Simile:

pg. 95-" The three empty walls of the room were like the pale brows of sleeping giants, now empty of dreams.

It is a simile because two unlike things are being compared. (walls of the room, pable brows of sleeping giants)

Metaphor:

pg 90: I'm the Queen Bee, safe in the hive.  You will be the drone, the traveling ear."

It is a metaphor because a ter mis applied to something to wich is not literally applicable in order to suggest a remblance. (Queen, drone. Hive, traveling ear)

Anaphora:

"One drop of rain. Clarisse. Another drop. Mildred. A third. The uncle. A fourth. The

fire tonight. One, Clarisse. Two, Mildred. Three, uncle. Four, fire, One, Mildred, two,

Clarisse. One, two, three, four, five, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire, sleeping-tablets,

men, disposable tissue, coat-tails, blow, wad, flush, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire,

tablets, tissues, blow, wad, flush. One, two, three, one, two, three! Rain. The storm."

This is an anaphora because it repeats the words of one, two and three.

Irony:

“Beatty, you're not a problem now. You always said, don't face a problem, burn it. Well, now I've done both. Good-bye, Captain.” (Bradbury 55)

The irony in this story is that Montag kills Captain Beatty using Beatty’s own advice against him.  Captain Beatty told Montag, “A problem gets too burdensome, then into the furnace with it.” (Bradbury 53)  Apparently Montag listened to Beatty’s advice, perhaps too well.  When Beatty informed Montag that he would have to burn his own house and then be put under arrest this became a problem.  What really pushed Montag to kill Captain Beatty, however was that Beatty discovered the earpiece in Montag’s ear and said that he would trace it back to whoever was on the other end, Faber.  Montag would not let Beatty harm Faber so he killed him, thus getting rid of the problem.

Hyperbole

"Classics cut to fit fifteen-minute radio shows, then cut again to fill a two-minute book column, winding up at last as a ten- or twelve-line dictionary resume."(p.55)

This is a hyperbole because it exaggerates the situation making it sound like it was an eternity to wait until classics cut radio shows.