46)ĭescribes how she was memorable “.she wore a mass of jewelry…” (pg. “in readiness to spring out of bed on the far side” (44) fearful Metaphor “he finally woke up with a glaze of dream and apprehension in his eyes” (43) confusedħ Mother Diction “an occasional monosyllable doubt from mother” (42)įrustrated “Mother would not let the rest of us discuss the affair next morning at breakfast” (45) irritatedĩ Dora Gedd Diction “.among the immortals…” (pg. “he was (or rather, as we found out long afterward, pretended to be) astonished and bewildered (42)ĥ Father Onomatopoeia “father grumbling for a long time” (42) irritatedĭiction “‘I did not have a nightmare.slowly and firmly.old-fashioned, “side-slit” nightgown which looked rather odd on his tall, spare figure” (42) stubborn “smiling in a faint, strained way” (44) nervous This characterization contributes to the plot by providing insight to the chaos and adding to the lighthearted tone of the novel.ģ James Hyperbole “I grew slightly alarmed.I began to feel the necessity of human contact” (43) panicked Metaphor “alarming tangle of thought and fancy had gone far enough” (43) fearfulĤ Roy Metaphor “certain gleam in his eyes” (41) devious Diction 0 Characterization in Chapters 5-9 of Thurber’s My Life and Hard Timesĭorian K., Shilpa N., Niagara P., Danica W.ġ Thesis James Thurber, in his novel My Life and Hard Times, creates a strong image of his characters’ physical and mental states, using rhetorical devices such as metaphors, alliteration, hyperboles, and diction.
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