Analyzing Ray Bradbury’s literary devices of figurative language and diction resulted in the identification of the miserable tone. Figurative language uses various words with multiple meanings, a connotative and denotative definition, to convey a heightened effect on the audience. Ray Bradbury utilizes a plethora of similes in his writing. For example, he describes how Montag “wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (Bradbury 9). Bradbury identifies his tone through the use of Montag’s unhappiness and uncertainty between his point of view on books. Bradbury is miserable as society lacks books and therefore society is unhappy.
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Bradbury depicts Montag’s chamber as having “complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb-world where no sound from the great city could penetrate” (Bradbury 9). Bradbury states descriptive words such as “darkness and “no sound” to emphasize his tone of misery. The quote illustrates a miserable area where someone is typically found alone, removed from society. Bradbury is demonstrating a miserable tone as he is sorrowful how society is “antisocial.” The citizens of Montag’s society are closed off from the literary world. Rather than read books, the citizens are obsessed with the parlor walls and seashells. Through the use of words, such as darkness and no sound, Bradbury demonstrated the tone of misery. Ray Bradbury’s employment of literary devices, such as figurative language and diction, led to the discovery of the miserable
Bradbury depicts Montag’s chamber as having “complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb-world where no sound from the great city could penetrate” (Bradbury 9). Bradbury states descriptive words such as “darkness and “no sound” to emphasize his tone of misery. The quote illustrates a miserable area where someone is typically found alone, removed from society. Bradbury is demonstrating a miserable tone as he is sorrowful how society is “antisocial.” The citizens of Montag’s society are closed off from the literary world. Rather than read books, the citizens are obsessed with the parlor walls and seashells. Through the use of words, such as darkness and no sound, Bradbury demonstrated the tone of misery. Ray Bradbury’s employment of literary devices, such as figurative language and diction, led to the discovery of the miserable