Amplification And Ekphrastic Literary Devices In...

Author’s Style: Describe the author’s syntax and diction. If you don’t know what these mean or how to apply them, just describe how the author describes events and/or characters. The author uses amplification and ekphrastic literary device to describe the surroundings of the protagonist. The author tends to show the protagonist point of view with lots of explaining and metonymies to make the text seem more interesting. Sometimes the additional information the author inputs to help with imagery can get tedious. In all the author creates descriptive text that shows vivid images. An example: Give a quote from the text that you feel exemplifies their style. â€Å"Dances would have been held there; the music lingered, a palimpsest of unheard†¦show more content†¦Has to reproduce for family with powers that cannot produce because the wives are barren or the husband is sterile. Apathetic, Distressed, infatuated Ofglen- Fellow Handmaid paired with the protagonist. Cautious, insurgent. Nick- Guardian or chauffeur that protagonist has a sexual relationship with. Shameless, complicated, lustful. Setting: The specific time, place and era the novel takes place. City of Bangor of the Gileadean Regime, the state of Maine (Formerly United States). Most likely around 1955. Symbols: Any objects, people, or places that you feel are representative of something else. Make sure you tell me the symbol as well as what it symbolizes or represents. The eye - The eye symbolizes many things. One, it can symbolize judgment and authority. Two, it can signify god and watchfulness. Moira - I Think Moira symbolizes feminism because she s very fervent in advocating for her own rights. Nor does she like people taking her rights away from her. She doesn t like to be oppressed either. She s very open about herself not being straight. I think Moira was a symbol for how a feminists would fare in a patriarchy society. Egg- because of this quote â€Å"I think that this is what God must look like: an egg.† Pg. 158. They must get pregnant to survive which makes me think that the egg must represent babies, fertility and embryos because that is what they are praying for. Luke- I think Luke represent the