Use Of Rhetorical Devices In Dandelion Wine

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Everyone in this world has their own way of contributing to the atmosphere. In Ray Bradbury's novel, Dandelion Wine, the author employs an array of rhetorical devices to emphasize the description of his actions and the ones around him. In lines 3-5, the author uses personification, quoting "tge wind had the proper touch, the breathing of the world was long and warm and slow." This expression elucidates how the weather was perfect for a summer day. Also, in sentences 16-17 and 48-50, the author exerted simile for quotes " flashed his gaze like a beacon," which characterizes the way he gazed from his lighthouse, and " Yellow squares were cut in the dim morning earth as house lights winked slowly on." In other words, the author is describing how

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