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Literary Devices
Definition of Alliteration
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the “b” sound in: “Bob brought the box of bricks to... read full definition
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the “b” sound in: “Bob brought... read full definition
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the... read full definition
The Iron
Explanation and Analysis—Solid Satisfaction:
On the drive to the Turtle Mountain Jewel Bearing Plant for one of his night shifts early in the novel, Thomas thinks closely and fearfully about the Termination Bill, which he has just read. Erdrich uses the following phrase to describe his arrival at the plant:
The case sat heavy on the passenger seat. The itch of dread intensified. Thomas pulled into the parking lot. The solid slam of the car door never ceased to satisfy.
Related Themes:
The Night Watch
Explanation and Analysis—Patrice's Father's Ghost:
After Patrice's father dies, she spends a night watching his grave before his burial. In the dead of night, she spies his ghost moving among the trees. The narrative uses alliteration to describe his motion through the woods:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Just at the corner of her vision, something moved again. She looked around. At the edge of the woods, at the bottom of the trail, something or somebody was slipping through the trees. She watched it flickering in and out of the branches.
