Adventure, combat, talking swords, gods, giants, and other worlds all come together (to be continued). If one is looking for the previously stated in a book, then The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan is a fantastic reading choice, for it takes one into another world, a world of myths that are reality, problems humans are unaware of, but must be solved to save them. In this book, Thor’s hammer has been lost, and must be recovered by Magnus Chase and his friends. If the hammer is not recovered, there will be no stopping a wave of giants from invading earth. This mission is led by Magnus Chase, who is accompanied by his friends: Samirah Al-abbas, Hearthstone, Blitzen, and Alex Fierro. There are many lessons to be learned from this story. The
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The Hammer of Thor had numerous occasions in which literary devices assisted the reader. One such time was when Riordan was describing his character Magnus by saying, “There was nothing graceful about flying Jack Air. I did not look like a superhero or a Valkyrie. I looked like a guy dangling from the hilt of a sword as it shot skyward -- my butt clenched, my legs swinging wildly. I lost a shoe somewhere over the twentieth tier. I nearly fell to my death a couple of times. Otherwise, yeah, great experience. (Riordan 1182)” This imagery worked well with this section of the story, for it vividly described Magnus flying through the air clinging to his magical sword. The description that was added to this text was immense, because Riordan easily could have stated that Magnus clung to Jack as he flew through the world tree, but instead he described the details of the flight and allowed us to understand how Magnus felt throughout the flight.
Another well used literary device is a metaphor. This is seen countless times throughout this book. A metaphor is seen when Magnus narrates, “He pointed his corndog royal scepter at me and lowered his voice. (Riordan 4063) This metaphor demonstrates the giant king’s overall ridiculousness, which fits well with the previous text in this section of the book. Along with this, the reader receives a clear image of a giant pointing …show more content…
An obvious illusion is seen when Utgard-Loki said, “Normally we have boring guests like Thor. I tell him, ‘Thor, drink this mead.’ He just tries and tries! It doesn’t even occur to him that the mead cup is connected to the ocean and he can’t possibly drain it. (Riordan 4346)” This illusion connects to the previous text, because the heroes had just finished a challenge with the devious giants, in which nothing was what it seemed to be. The flow of this illusion went perfectly with the context of the story, for it only further proves that the giants will do anything to humiliate a guest, all for simple entertainment, which is what Magnus and his friends had just gone through. The Hammer of Thor is indeed a fabulous book to read. It provides the reader with lessons to learn from, and apply to their own lives. This book includes strong characters that they can get to know, and relate to in difficult circumstances. Another strong point of this book are the vast quantities of literary devices that bring the words on the page into action, taking the reader on an adventure alongside the characters. These incredible points of the book all come together to form a wonderful literary work of action and adventure. This should compel the one to read this book and form a personal opinion of
The Hammer of Thor had numerous occasions in which literary devices assisted the reader. One such time was when Riordan was describing his character Magnus by saying, “There was nothing graceful about flying Jack Air. I did not look like a superhero or a Valkyrie. I looked like a guy dangling from the hilt of a sword as it shot skyward -- my butt clenched, my legs swinging wildly. I lost a shoe somewhere over the twentieth tier. I nearly fell to my death a couple of times. Otherwise, yeah, great experience. (Riordan 1182)” This imagery worked well with this section of the story, for it vividly described Magnus flying through the air clinging to his magical sword. The description that was added to this text was immense, because Riordan easily could have stated that Magnus clung to Jack as he flew through the world tree, but instead he described the details of the flight and allowed us to understand how Magnus felt throughout the flight.
Another well used literary device is a metaphor. This is seen countless times throughout this book. A metaphor is seen when Magnus narrates, “He pointed his corndog royal scepter at me and lowered his voice. (Riordan 4063) This metaphor demonstrates the giant king’s overall ridiculousness, which fits well with the previous text in this section of the book. Along with this, the reader receives a clear image of a giant pointing …show more content…
An obvious illusion is seen when Utgard-Loki said, “Normally we have boring guests like Thor. I tell him, ‘Thor, drink this mead.’ He just tries and tries! It doesn’t even occur to him that the mead cup is connected to the ocean and he can’t possibly drain it. (Riordan 4346)” This illusion connects to the previous text, because the heroes had just finished a challenge with the devious giants, in which nothing was what it seemed to be. The flow of this illusion went perfectly with the context of the story, for it only further proves that the giants will do anything to humiliate a guest, all for simple entertainment, which is what Magnus and his friends had just gone through. The Hammer of Thor is indeed a fabulous book to read. It provides the reader with lessons to learn from, and apply to their own lives. This book includes strong characters that they can get to know, and relate to in difficult circumstances. Another strong point of this book are the vast quantities of literary devices that bring the words on the page into action, taking the reader on an adventure alongside the characters. These incredible points of the book all come together to form a wonderful literary work of action and adventure. This should compel the one to read this book and form a personal opinion of