The Open Window Literary Devices

Explanation and Analysis:

The style of “The Open Window” is governed by Saki’s word economy. Satirical and witty, the story is driven forward by dialogue. Saki is minimally descriptive of the characters’ physical appearance and their environment. For example, the reader knows nothing about what Mr. Nuttel looks like or is wearing. The only detail Saki provides is that he has a stick and hat with him, but this is not until the end of the story, when Mr. Nuttel runs away. Similarly, the only hint Saki provides about Vera’s appearance is that she is a “young lady of fifteen.” Because there is no information about where the characters are standing or sitting in relation to one another, this is also something the reader has to visualize without Saki’s descriptive aid. The room itself receives some description, but only because the details are decisive for the plot. The reader eventually learns that, according to Mr. Nuttel’s instinct, there is something masculine to the room and that it features “a large French window that [opens] on to a lawn."

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The Open Window: Style 1 key example