Rhetorical Devices
'Great God'.
What: Alliteration in the novel is used mostly to describe events happening
Why:When alliteration is used it gives the reader a better interpretation of things such as events and it saves on word usage
How:Mary Shelley uses it in phrases such as Great God
or several strange facts
Hyperbole:“A fiendish rage animated him as he said this; his face was wrinkled into contortions too horrible for human eyes to behold; but presently he calmed himself and proceeded…”
What: In the novel Mary Shelley uses hyperbole as
kind of a brace in like fights or in the situation when someone is in the forest or emotions need to be shown
Why: During the novel hyperbole adds a sense of realism
and as if you the reader were there in the situation the character is in.
'How: The author goes in depth with the use of hyperbole
to new levels even noting the fact of nostril flares or the feeling of skin such as sweat or heat to the reader
'His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast'
What:Imagery is used to describe facial features or bodily features in EXTREME detail and depth
Why:Frankenstein is a book with extreme depth and a lot of look description so imagery fits right into the novel very well and Mary executes it very well
How:It is used to describe the monsters height and skin texture as well as the condition of victors fever and many more
The tone shifts to a bleak and sorrowful tone in Chapter 7 when Victor is informed of Williams murder and Justine being accused of committing the crime.
What:Tone is the overall mood of the story to the reader and audience in general
Why:Tone is used to tell the reader how the story is going like is it happy is it sorrowful is it angry
How:Mary impliments ttone into the chapter instead of the overall story with the tone taking turns left and right