Things Fall Apart
What are some literary devices in Things Fall Apart?
If you could list the page number too that would be great
If you could list the page number too that would be great
Metaphor:
“Okonkwo was popularly called the ‘Roaring Flame.’ As he looked into the log fire he recalled the name. He was a flaming fire” (Page 153)
Simile:
“. . . Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan . . .” (Page 1)
"You drove him to kill himself and now he will be buried like a dog"
Symbols
Tribal Drum- Symbol of Unity
Flashback:
In the beginning of the novel, Okonkwo talks about when he beat Amalinze in a fight.
onomatopoeia
"obeyed without a murmur"
Euphemism
"if he and his men played monkey tricks...."
Things Fall Apart
Similies in chapter one of things fall apart