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Figures of speech in Fahrenheit 451?

Allusion:

- "You're a regular book burner" (Montag, referring to Clarisse)

- "Dover Beach" (poem recited by Faber)

Euphemism:

- "The Firemen" (instead of "book burners")

- "The Hearth and the Salamander" (the fire station)

- "The Book People" (outsiders who value literature)

Hyperbole:

- "The whole world is one big bonfire" (Granger)

- "The books leapt and danced like roasted birds, their wings ablaze with red and yellow feathers" (Montag, describing the book burning)

Metaphor:

- "The rain began again. It was a cold rain, driven by a northwest wind that cut through Montag's body like a thousand knives" (Montag's feelings of alienation and isolation)

- "The wind died down and the rain stopped" (a change in the atmosphere, symbolizing a change in Montag's perspective)

Oxymoron:

- "The sound of silence" (Montag, describing the city after the war)

- "The hot cold light of the television screen" (Montag, describing the TV)

- "Mild wildness of the blue-fire malice in Clarisse's eyes" (Montag, describing Clarisse)

Personification:

- "The city was a forest of steel and concrete" (Montag, describing the city)

- "The flame danced and flickered" (Montag, describing the fire)

Simile:

- "The air was like a furnace blast as they raced through the night." (Montag, describing the ride on the fire engine.)

Symbolism:

- The book (knowledge, freedom, individuality)

- The fire (destruction, censorship, conformity)

- The salamander (rebirth, transformation, hope)

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