Dead+Poets+Society+-+Literary+Devices


 * 1) **What examples of literary devices are present in the film? (foreshadowing, imagery, metaphor, etc.) **
 * Foreshadowing – Neil’s death is hinted at throughout (darkness on his face, at the theater that night, “world comes to an end”)
 * Imagery – how is tradition reinforced? How is freedom reinforced?
 * __Tradition __ = the four pillars, the building itself, books, classrooms, stone, uniforms (capes, bathrobes, suits all the same), weapons on the wall, painting of original Welton students, structure/order within the buildings
 * __Freedom __ = birds, outdoors/sunlight, forest, cave, fire, smoking (the boys smoke to rebel, as does Neil’s mother in the one shot we have of her alone), snow, nature/fall colors on the leaves, bicycles, the theater at Henley Hall/choice of play in which Neil performs, radio
 * Metaphor – are any two unlike things linked with a comparison?
 * Others?