ipl-logo

Exam Day Figurative Language

792 Words4 Pages

The overall mood that I identified on “Examination day” is suppressed. I chose the word suppressed to describe the mood of Examination day since in the story Dickie was executed for being too smart which is a form of suppression. Another thing that makes the mood word for Examination day suppressed is intelligence is seen as a negative thing which is common when you’re trying to silence someone or suppress them. In my essay about Examination day, I will talk about how imagery is shown, how figurative language is shown, and how foreshadowing is used in Examination day. It is important to know when the author is using figurative language because it can help you understand the plot better. In paragraphs 40 and 41 imagery is shown in taste. …show more content…

Dickie downed it and handed the man the empty cup. He sat in silence, feeling drowsy,”.This creates a suppressed mood because in order to take the test he needed to take something that would make him drowsy. Another reason why this is a suppressed mood is the government only allows your intelligence to a certain extent and if you surpass them you will be eliminated. An example of a suppressed mood is in The Giver when the committee of elders creates rules that limit knowledge about the outside world and about other communities. This relates to Examination day because both of the stories limit knowledge like when the government on examination day limits citizens' IQ and in The Giver, it limits knowledge about their surroundings. “This is the Government Educational Service. Your son, Richard M …show more content…

In paragraph 5 foreshadowing is shown when the author writes “ Government Intelligence test they give children at the age of twelve”. This is foreshadowing because in later events Dickie ended up being executed for the test. A quote that uses foreshadowing is “It’s just a sort of Government Intelligence test they give children at the age of twelve. You’ll be taking it next week. It’s nothing to worry about”. This creates a suppressed mood because all children are required to take the test and they do not have a say or a choice not to take it. Another reason why it creates a suppressed mood is Dickie's dad says Dickie doesn’t need to worry about the test but when Dickie takes it he fails. In paragraphs 27,28 and 29 foreshadowings are shown when the dad assumes that everything will be alright and that he will make it. This is foreshadowing because it connects to another point that appears later in the story. “Everything will be all right,” she

Show More
Related
589 Words | 3 Pages

“He was a terribly unconvincing actor, his irritation undisguised. She’d experienced a lot of it lately. Nobody would have dreamed the whole mess was his fault and not hers” (120-121). In this scene, Ella is upset because she is stuck in a situation just because Phil made a mistake. This demonstrates foreshadowing because it hints the reader of Ella’s motive for wanting to kill Phil and what may happen later in the story.

Read More
1509 Words | 7 Pages

Foreshadowing is the final literary device that I am pulling from the novel and I consider it to be the heaviest used. The entire prologue could be considered foreshadowing if it was not so blunt in its description of the murder of a major character on the very first line. Instead, the two major moments of foreshadowing come in the scene of the actual death itself. Tartt already informed the reader at the beginning of the story that Bunny will die by being pushed off of a cliff into a ravine but there are a few select things about Bunny that he either says or has pointed out: “He had a bottle of beer—a Rolling Rock, funny

Read More
1007 Words | 5 Pages

Another example of foreshadowing is when O’Reilly states that Lee Harvey Oswald has nothing against JFK. In Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly, O’Reilly says “Lee Harvey Oswald has nothing against JFK” (15). This is a use of suspense because it leaves some readers wondering why did Lee Harvey Oswald kill him then. Both of these quotes from Bill O’Reilly create foreshadowing for readers and leave them questioning what happens

Read More
1072 Words | 5 Pages

Foreshadowing is used to provide clues to the reader about how events will play out in the future of how characters will develop. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee skillfully uses snow, a white camellia, and a mockingbird as symbols to foreshadow events and people that occur later in the book. To begin, Lee uses the snow blanketing

Read More
666 Words | 3 Pages

It gives the reader subtle hints about characters and their situations, clues to events that might happen, and it conveys necessary information about the story. In addition it can also tease or mislead the reader into thinking that something might happen that actually does not. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to give hints and clues about what might happen in the end of the book. If a writer fails to include some form of foreshadowing, there is a possibility that an incident or occurrence will happen too quickly and leave the reader confused and wondering why that particular event was not mentioned earlier, or why they are connected.

Read More
813 Words | 4 Pages

In literary terms foreshadowing is a method by which the author uses specific verbiage in a story to tell, or foreshadow, what is going to happen. The reader may feel as if they know what is going to happen before they read it, they could feel like a clairvoyant or that they are having a déjà vu experience. Ambrose Bierce’s story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has instances of foreshadowing that allude to the death of Peyton Farquhar before the story reaches the climactic point of telling of his fate. The first instance of foreshadowing is when Peyton Farquhar thinks that he can escape the hangman’s noose and swim home.

Read More
1384 Words | 6 Pages

The foreshadowing helps to show the reader clues that Timmy misses at the time due to his innocence. One of the first instances of foreshadowing in the passage is when the narrator, Timmy, goes on his first date with Linda and his parents. While they are in the car Timmy notices Linda’s cap that she is wearing, he intends to compliment her and says “Jeez…What a cap. ”(O’Brien p.217). After he says this Linda smiles but his mother turns around to look at Timmy.

Read More
597 Words | 3 Pages

This example of foreshadowing in this example is that the kid and all the other kids were making a pile of stones not just for playing but for killing the person. Without a doubt, Shirley Jackson foreshadows

Read More
454 Words | 2 Pages

(66) This scene hints towards Mr. Trigg’s death because he did not take the proper precautions. In these examples, foreshadowing is used to hint towards an exciting part of the plot. Next, suspense is used to make readers sit on the edge of their seats as they wonder what is going to happen next.

Read More
602 Words | 3 Pages

Foreshadowing is seen everywhere--in the world of today, and in To Kill a Mockingbird. In every story there's foreshadowing--hints of future events. Seemingly every page of the novel consists of foreshadowing in some form. Even the first page that is read gives clues of the ending to this story.

Read More
762 Words | 4 Pages

For example, when Mary is waiting for her husband to come home, she thinks to herself, "Now and again she would glance up at the clock, but without anxiety, merely to please herself with the thought that each minute gone by made it nearer the time when he would come." (Dahl, Page 1) This statement seems innocent enough, but in hindsight, it foreshadows the violent act that Mary is about to commit. Similarly, the fact that Mary giggles when the police officers eat the leg of lamb, foreshadows the fact that they will unknowingly consume the evidence of her crime. In "The Painted Door," Sinclair Ross uses foreshadowing to hint at the emotional distance that exists between Ann and John.

Read More
803 Words | 4 Pages

The speakers of both poems reflect on their mornings with similar types of figurative language, but implement those types using different techniques. “Five A.M.” uses flowing syntax, peaceful diction and positive imagery, while “Five Flights Up” uses choppy syntax, bland diction and negative imagery. The different uses of figurative language in the two poems creates opposing ideas. The speaker in “Five A.M.” suggests that with a new day comes a refreshed, inherently good humanity. In contrast, “Five Flights Up” focuses on how humans have generally missed the mark of perfection.

Read More
885 Words | 4 Pages

They led upright lives just as she, Emily Brent, had led an upright life” (Christie 193). Foreshadowing is when an author provides hints to the audience that something sinister is about to happen. Agatha Christie uses foreshadowing to build suspense, which encourages readers to keep reading. Mr. Blore, one of the ten is warned by an elderly man that a storm is headed their way, “I’m talking to you, young man.

Read More
792 Words | 4 Pages

In "Annabel Lee," Edgar Allan Poe presents a romantic and tragic tale of love lost using figurative language, imagery, and mood. The poem tells the story of a man who is deeply in love with a woman named Annabel Lee but is ultimately separated from her by death. The speaker reflects on their love and the memories they shared together and expresses his belief that their love will continue to endure even after death. One of the most prominent figurative language devices used in the poem is the metaphor, which compares the speaker's love for Annabel Lee to a "love deep as the sea.

Read More
948 Words | 4 Pages

Everything will be Okay Every character in a story has feelings. Sometimes, those feeling or emotions shape who the character is and how they act. This is the case in the story “Everything will be Okay,” by James Howe.

Read More

More about Exam Day Figurative Language

Related Topics

Open Document