“Fahrenheit 451” The Sieve and the Sand.

Figures: 

1.   “They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house” page 67 The Sieve and the Sand.

-       Personification is used in this sentence because it gives human qualities to the house, like being quiet, which non-living things can’t do.

-       As readers we feel peaceful because the silence from the house transmits calm and makes the reader feel relaxed. The moment described in this sentence is a rainy night, which can be traduced to a peaceful night.

2.  “Why should I read? What for? What for! Why!” page 69 The Sieve and the Sand.

-       Anaphora is used in the sentence above because it uses a repetition of words (What and why) in the beginning of each sentence.

-       As readers, we feel rage, because the character in this sentence is expressing anger and stress.

3. “The people who had been sitting a moment before, tapping their feet to the rhythm of Denham’s Dentifrice, Denham’s Dandy Dental Detergent, Denham’s Dentifrice Dentifrice Dentifrice…” page 75 The Sieve and the Sand.

-       Alliteration is used in this sentence because in it the beginning sounds are repeated.

-    As readers, this makes us feel confused and a little desperate. Because the repetition of sounds makes it hard to read and understand.

4.  “… and Mildred ran from the parlor like a native fleeing an eruption of Vesuvius” page 93 The Sieve and the Sand.

-      A Simile is shown in the sentence by comparing two unlike things, such as Mildred       running from the parlor and a native running from an eruption.

-          This makes the reader feel thoughtful, because, in our case, we wouldn’t have thought of comparing those two situations, which are in some ways very different.

5.   “You’ll be fine. This is a special case. Come on, jump for it!” page 109 The Sieve and the Sand.

-             In this phrase an Understatement is used, because Beatty is making Montag’s appearance less important by pushing him to keep playing cards.

-               This phrase makes us feel worried about Montag’s health, because him appearance could be showing he’s very sick, yet he’s not paying any attention to it.

6.    “Montag stood fixing his raw eyes to the cold bright rail under his clenched fingers.” Page 106 The Sieve and the Sand.

-       This phrase has a Metaphor because it’s stating how eyes can be raw when that’s no how it is, he instead is referring to his anger shown in how he stares.

-       We feel scared because as you read raw eyes, you imagine things that are not right.