T-rex was a massive carnivore; he was, but despite common theory was only 40 feet long and 14 feet tall (cs3). An encounter with such a colossal leviathan would scare the toughest of men into a state of fear; terrified they will plea to escape from the jaws of death (cs2). Ray Bradbury’s plot really keeps his audience guessing and thinking as to what is to come in the future. The short story, “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury uses figurative language, tone, and imagery to create the mood of an eerie nightmare (cs1).
The imagery in the story supports the eerie mood very well by describing the jungle and its inhabitants. “The fog that enveloped the machine blew away and they were in an old time” (81). The way Bradbury arranges his words gives his audience the feeling that something atrocious is soon to come. Bradbury writes,” the jungle was wide full of twittering, rustlings, murmurs, and sighs.”(84), and henceforth the jungle is now seen for the savage unforgiving wilderness it was 65 million years ago (cs1). What a great descriptor the author is; Ray Bradbury knows just how to place the words to create such a gloomy place (cs2). Mr. Bradbury shows his audience how dangerous this environment is, and let’s his audience share in the experience; reader discretion is advised (cs3). The author uses amazing imagery to …show more content…
The author’s description is as follows, “Its armored flesh glittered like a thousand green coins, the coins crusted with slime, steamed” (85); “Like a stone idol, a mountain avalanche, the dinosaur fell” (86) (cs3). Bradbury used a simile of an avalanche to describe the dinosaur; obviously the tyrannosaur is gargantuan (cs2). Drawing conclusions author Ray Bradbury uses language of figurativeness to make the story terrifyingly nightmarish while leading us to believe this kaiju cannot be
The imagery in the story supports the eerie mood very well by describing the jungle and its inhabitants. “The fog that enveloped the machine blew away and they were in an old time” (81). The way Bradbury arranges his words gives his audience the feeling that something atrocious is soon to come. Bradbury writes,” the jungle was wide full of twittering, rustlings, murmurs, and sighs.”(84), and henceforth the jungle is now seen for the savage unforgiving wilderness it was 65 million years ago (cs1). What a great descriptor the author is; Ray Bradbury knows just how to place the words to create such a gloomy place (cs2). Mr. Bradbury shows his audience how dangerous this environment is, and let’s his audience share in the experience; reader discretion is advised (cs3). The author uses amazing imagery to …show more content…
The author’s description is as follows, “Its armored flesh glittered like a thousand green coins, the coins crusted with slime, steamed” (85); “Like a stone idol, a mountain avalanche, the dinosaur fell” (86) (cs3). Bradbury used a simile of an avalanche to describe the dinosaur; obviously the tyrannosaur is gargantuan (cs2). Drawing conclusions author Ray Bradbury uses language of figurativeness to make the story terrifyingly nightmarish while leading us to believe this kaiju cannot be