What Are The Rhetorical Devices Used In Lamb To The Slaughter

Introduction:

Throughout English year 8 we have been reading various short story’s which I have enjoyed. These have included jewelled mirror, a daughter’s story and the key to success during the process of reading the story’s we had to find and highlight certain language devices used in the story’s such as metaphor, emotive language and personification and many more.

Question 1:

Irony the use of words to express something other than the meaning and especially opposite to the literal meaning. Using sarcasm to move your point across, to express yourself in a humorous, emphatic way. During the story “Lamb to the slaughter” Roald Dahl. It is a dark time with a dark environment, when an argument brakes out the women hits her husband on the back

of the head with a bulky frozen lamb leg this shatters her husband’s skull killing him. Later on Mary Maloney cooks up the lamb and eats it with the policemen, this scene is ironic because they eat the evidence.
Question 2: “Jewelled mirror” written by izel ozturk. This story is well written and executed perfectly it engages the reader and lures him in with its dramatic overlook over many situations. There were many characters within the story such as Abra, Abras brother, Taliban, Abras father, Abras mother, Afghanis and Abras family. The story begins to take place in 10th of February in 2001. Abra lives deep in Afghanistan where war runs wild there are killings everywhere and nobody is safe. Abra and her family attempt to leave this apocalyptic area known as Afghanistan, they use a boat to dangerously ride across the ocean hoping to land in Australia. Unfortunately for them they do not and they end up in India where they are extremely poor, unable to eat and unable to have a roof over their head. They manage to board a ship which then leads them onto a petrifying experience, there are thunder clouds roaring, rain dropping and waves splashing, there was very little food and many died including a nanny. They managed to make it to Australia where they lived a peaceful life.
Question 3:
Within the story “jewelled mirror” this story is a dark engaging and informative story with many of dark moments. The purpose of the story is to inform the reader on what life is like living in Afghanistan and being a refugee. There are a lot of moments in “Jewelled mirror” where they are downright shocking and disturbing for example when she was with her family she watched as her brother was brutally shot by two of his former friends. I believe the main message of this story is to never give up even through the toughest of times, even when all seems lost keep moving on. The reader can learn a lot through this story one do not! Visit Afghanistan and also what it is like living in a place like Afghanistan’s. The writer tries to gain the reader’s attention through sad times and dramatic scenery. Often the story makes you think about your family and what you have and you often feel lucky once you have read this story an all of its heart breaking scenery.
Question 4:
During the paper boats story’s, they use a great deal of language devices.

The story, “Jewelled mirror” uses personification and emotive language for example, the thunder clouds danced also hunger strangled. The language devices used in the story have a great impact on the reader they change the perspective and can turn a nice calm situation into a Dark, violent hostile environment. Emotive language also gives the reader an idea of what the situation sounds like in more detail or even a sound could be described with more detail.

The story “A daughter’s story” uses rhetorical questions constantly when it states, “Can you imagine what that is like”. When this technique is used it sets an image in the reader’s mind thinking of what it was like in that exact moment for example if it asks could you imagine that noise you picture an image in your mind about this sound. It also allows the reader to feel as if he was in this book and right there. The language devices are used to inform the reader on what is

happening.
Question 5:
The story, “Jewelled mirror” is my favourite out of those we read together. This is my favourite story for shore because of the unique and dark environment it has to it also how everyone is unique and gives deep info on all characters.
Question 6:
Every story needs a clear point of view.

The story “Jewelled mirror” is written in 3rd person because it changes characters frequently and because it’s using nouns, pronouns (he, she). This is shown when it states “the day abra saw her older brother executed”. The story shows information about her whole family trying to seek refuge and make into a safe country such as Australia. From these paper boat stories and my knowledge, I feel that refugees should be able to come into our country and live normal lives without the risk of death. This story was helpful in notifying us about the harsh life that innocent people live in Afghanistan and how they strive to

survive.
Question 7:
The story, “jewelled mirror” includes a culture that differs to mine. Abra is an Afghani this is shown due to where she lives and what she wears for example “she knew Afghanistan wasn’t safe” that sentence indicates she originated in Afghanistan and she feels an urge to leave. This is different to my culture because Australia was originally all aboriginals and they told their story’s through art and wore very little clothing currently we wear more clothing and still use drawings and paintings to tell stories. The Afghanistan culture is more complex with certain clothing needed and many different religions where as in Australia we have only one religion.
Conclusion:
in conclusion, through reading these stories I have learnt a great deal. I have learnt that its not easy being a refugee and being raised in such a dangerous country especially when you have to take care of others to. I have seen a new side to refugees and now feel open to them as for letting them into our country and letting them live a good happy life from the story jewelled mirror where she finds herself leaving Afghanistan and making her way to Australia on a terrible boat. The stories have been exciting, sad at times and intriguing.