Imagery
The author used imagery to show how awful the jews were treated, like when Shmuel was given a caramel snack, how Shmuel eyes lite up like that was the first thing he has eaten in days.
"He had very large eyes and they were the color of caramel sweets.." p. 106 Imagery.
Point of view: The point of view in the book is in third person, by Bruno showing Bruno personal thoughts on what is happening.
The author uses point of view to show Brunos personal thoughts on what is happening around him, like when the Jews are being beaten over eating certain food or spilling wine and the dinner table.Also Bruno is wondering why the Jews are behind a fence and not allowed to go anywhere and why the soldiers say the Jews are not people and
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He felt as if he was about to cry again but stopped himself, not wanting to look like a baby in front of Maria. p. 19
foreshadowing:
The author uses foreshadowing a couple times in the book like when Shmuel said “ the people that go on that march you dont see again”?. Alot of the foreshadowing in the book is Shmuel and Bruno talking about certain things that the Nazis do, like when it smelled bad outside they didn't know what it was but in the book you knew it was the Nazis burning the Jews in the chambers,
"He put his face to the glass and saw what was out there, and this time when his eyes opened wide and his mouth make the shape of an O, his hands stayed by his sides because something made him feel very cold and unsafe. (pg 20)
Onomatopoeia:
The author used this a couple times in the book to show more emotion and too add more sound to the novel and also a way to get his point through.
"And Bruno liked nothing better than to get on board the banister at the top floor and slide his way through the house, making whooshing sounds as he went."