Literary Devices In Fahrenheit 451

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury uses many literary devices. He ranges from imagery, diction, connotation, syntax, metaphors, and similes. Bradbury uses these several literary devices in order to show sadness and in a way build suspense. Throughout Fahrenheit 451 his usage is shown in a wide variety of ways. An example of imagery is “It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set. (Bradbury 10)” Bradbury uses this statement to show us as the reader that he wants us to feel or create an image of Montag walking into a room that pretty much lifeless and dark. The author uses this feeling and imagery because in the novel the characters portray humans that can not think for themselves so therefore it seems