Fahrenheit 451 Literary Techniques

Imagery- "The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light
flickering in its suddenly activated eyebulbs. It growled again, a strange rasping
combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal, a turning of cogs
that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion.
"No, no, boy," said Montag, his heart pounding.
He saw the silver needle extended upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back.
The growl simmered in the beast and it looked at him."  The imagery that Bradbury uses in this novel is quiet detailed making this book a great read. The description of the hound is what really sticks with me from the novels many images.

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."    I liked this anaphora in the mainly because the author uses the repetition of one, two, three to express the tormenting thoughts that Montag replays in his head after his wife Mildred's attempted suicide that are the beginning to Montag's enlightenment.

Allegory- This whole novel can be seen as an altered version of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" in where their both stories where the protagonists find enlightenment.

Theme- The theme that I found in the novel was the journey to enlightenment, as Montag is unaware of the reality of his society until his encounter the with Clarisse. This encounter is what causes Montag to question the shadows that his society portrays as images and to push to find the truth.

Tone- The overall tone of the book is very suspenseful, and thrilling as Montag's constant internal questioning causes you to sit at the edge of your seat as it foreshadows much of what you believe to happen.

Mood- I would say the mood is dark in its descriptions of the joy of burning books and a lethal, venom injecting hound, but also hopeful with the descriptions of Clarisse, the past, and of books.

Diction- The diction the author uses is relatively simple nothing like Shakespeare's complex structure but much of it is of words to describe certain images that make you feel like you are watching the book unfold on a screen.

Allusion- The book to me was an allusion to Plato's allegory of the Cave as described before in the literary technique, allegory.

Foreshadowing-  "The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light
flickering in its suddenly activated eyebulbs. It growled again, a strange rasping
combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal, a turning of cogs
that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion.
"No, no, boy," said Montag, his heart pounding.
He saw the silver needle extended upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back.
The growl simmered in the beast and it looked at him." This incident foreshadows Montag's future encounter with the hound as a fugitive on the run.