Through the use of syntax and diction, Ray Bradbury creates an anxious tone in Fahrenheit 451. In this section of the book syntax is used to show the tone. Syntax is the use of sentence structure, words, and phrases that an author uses in a literary writing. “The lawn was empty, the trees empty, the street empty, and while at first he did not even know… there were stirrings of dis-ease in him.” (Bradbury 29). Bradbury paints a picture of uneasiness with word choice and sentence length. Montag is showing his anxiety because Clarisse is gone. Similarly, Montag is used to seeing Clarisse daily and he not seeing her adds to his discomfort, he even searches for her without realizing what he is doing. Diction helps support the tone of the
