Quote Analysis

Important Meanings

"Outside the front door, in the rain, a faint scratching."

"Under the door sill a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam"

These two lines I think will play a pretty big role in the book. When it talks about the scratching, sniffing, and the steam coming through the bottom of the door this makes me think about the robot dog. It does because the dog has been eyeing Guy for a while now and I think the department let it out to search for books. Since Guy has some books I think it has been attracted to the house and might alert the firemen. If the dog is actually hunting Guy down, he might get killed by it. 

Word Choice/Context Analysis

Fahrenheit 451 Analysis

Authors Note: I created this essay to analyze figurative language quotes from the book Fahrenheit 451 to show my understanding of Word Choice/Context Analysis

Figurative language, figurative language, figurative language. This is what describes things so you can imagine it. This is what you use to get better grades on word choice. This is what makes your writing pieces better. From similes, to metaphors to, to onomatopoeia, figurative language is what helped the book, Fahrenheit 451, be a very interesting and attention grabbing book.

 On page 3 there is an example of a metaphor. The quote is "With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world....." Right here the author is describing the firemen burning books. When it says "great python spitting its venomous kerosene" I think of the firemen using a hose  that shoots out oil. The "venomous kerosene" part I think describes the fact that this is being used to spread the fire fast because venom spreads through victims very quick.

Another example of figurative language is a simile. The author used this on page 10. The quote says "She had a very thin face like the dial of a small clock..." To me this means that Guy thought the girl had an unnaturally thin face. The comparison to a dial of a small clock makes me think that she could be in the Guinness World Records for thinnest face ever.

Another quote from page 3 is an example of personification. The author is explaining the blazing fires. "It was a special pleasure to see things eaten." When it says the things were being eaten it paints a clear picture in my head. To me this means that the fire is overtaking whatever it is burning it inch by inch as it is slowly consumed and turned to ashes like leftovers on a plate.

Ray Bradbury used figurative language at the right times so it made sense but it added different effects to the reader. I have to say his figurative language was used almost without any flaws at all. This book could be boring but instead Ray used figurative language to his advantage and made the book one of the most interesting and addicting books I have read.