Thursday, December 2, 2010

Literary Devices: Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Simile
"I never sweated and this made me feel like a girl."
Pg. 260


Symbol
"At least I didn't have to suck on his penis."
Pg. 163


Metaphor
"Probably because he is such a weak and pathetic person."
Pg. 163


Soliloquy
"Now I'm worried that my anger will kill me.... The one thing I did learn tonight though, is that Queen Helen's Cholesterol is more than just a hair conditioner."
Pg. 164


Motif
"It's another thing about Being Gay that I don't like."
Pg. 163


Consonance
"...looping them through  the buttonholes..."
Pg.92 


Allusion
"The IRS was becoming more threatening in their move to claim the house...."
Pg. 164


Hyperbole
"You're like an animal, tearing your flesh off."
Pg. 215


Assonance
"...taking a final..."
Pg. 215


Metonymy
"You know, from living this really sheltered, traditional life."
Pg. 219