Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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
"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
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