Giver Literary Devices

when the audience knows something that a character doesn't know

a comparison using like or as

What is the point of view of the novel?

perspective from which the story is told

the first sentence, paragraph, or chapter of a novel

two seemingly contradictory conditions that exist at the same time

Jonas is suddenly embarrased at the Ceremony of Twelve, and the tension rises dramatically

Lily's comfort object

giving human qualities to non-living things

an indirect reference to something very well known

identical twins were not permitted under the laws of sameness

the ending of the novel

the names of Jonas, Caleb, and Gabriel

the overall feeling of a novel expressed through words and imagery

a "softer" expression for a serious word phrase

this stands for something other than itself

Jonas sped down the hill on a sled that spit out snow and ice from under its runners

first the ride's exhilarating; then memory acquisition slows you; then you push the sled

an implied or stated comparison

released, passed away, lossed, gone to a better place

the painful leg hurt as if a hatchet had cut through it

a suspenseful ending of a chapter