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Capitalization
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Capitalization
Parallelism
Synecdoche
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Capitalization
Marco's father tells him to keep his "eyelids" up and see what he can see. He refers to a part of the boy's eyes to represent the whole, that is, to refer to the act of looking and watching for new sights on his journey. Seuss also refers to the singular "Police" to refer to the entire force or law. The use of synecdoche helps to show, identify, and characterize the subjects it addresses while adding imagery to the story.
Alliteration
Synecdoche
Rhetorical Questions
Anaphora
The repetition of the phrase "I've looked" emphasizes the boy's drudgery as he walks the same path every day. The repetition mimics the action of the boy as he repetitively looks for new and exciting sights.
Dr. Seuss' overall use of stylistic devices in the textual, social, and cultural arenas provides a rich source of analysis through language (and often rhyme) that is familiar and comprehensible to children.
Repetition
Repetition
The repetition of the beginning phrase, "stop," characterizes the father as a stern authoritarian and realist. The repetition of "stop" emphasizes the daily suppression of the boy's imagination.
Simile
Anaphora
The parallel structure creates a list of commands closely grouped together. This represents the rigid, attitude and structure of the father, furthering his characterization.
Parallelism
Anaphora
The list leads to a climax, ending in his exclamation of excitement. The reader's anticipation parallels the boy's anticipation upon arriving home.
Climax
The simile takes an abstract concept and compares it to a familiar visual image, making it easier for the reader to understand.
Rhetorical Questions
Simile
Dr. Seuss uses anapestic tetrameter to create a steady pace and rhythm throughout his work. This lends the story towards performance and engages the reader.
Anapestic
Tetrameter
The use of capitalization and other dynamic punctuation emphasizes the boy's emotions and creates similar emotions in the reader. It also lends the piece to performance and emphasizes Seuss' role as storyteller in most of his children's stories; the use of all caps engages younger readers by providing visual cues for how the lines should be read.
Punctuation/
Capitalization
Simile
The rhetorical questions "But now is it fair? Is it fair what I've done?" enlist the reader to think of responses. The questions are a call for participation and force the reader to respond to the text.
Synecdoche
Rhetorical
Questions
The alliteration creates a "sing-song" feel to the piece. This adds to the performance element within the work and also connects and engages the reader visually through patterns in the text. The alliteration also adds emphasis to the words Dr. Seuss most wants to stand out.
Alliteration
Parallelism
From: The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins
"Into the Throne Room marched the smallest man, wearing the tallest hat that Bartholomew had ever seen. It was Sir Snipps. Instead of a sword, he wore at his side a large pair of scissors."
From: Oh, The Places You'll Go
"The Waiting Place...
...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go..."
From: The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins
“A fine idea!" said the King. “Ho, Guard! bring me Nadd. Nadd knows about everything in all my kingdom.”
From: Oh, the Places You'll Go
"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go."
All the long way to school
And all the way back,
I've looked and I've looked
And I've kept careful track.
But all that I've noticed,
Except my own feet
Was a horse and a wagon on Mulberry Street.
"With a jangling of spurs and a clatter of horseshoes, the Captain and Bartholomew sped up the winding street toward the palace. Out of the narrow streets, on up the hill! Bartholomew clung to the Captain’s broad back. On and on they galloped, past the bright gardens of the wealthy merchants. Higher and higher up the mountain, on past the walls of the noblemen’s castles...."
The Grinch has since been made into both animated and non-animated full length movies, a medium easily enabled by his performance-like writing style and the culmination of above stylistic techniques.
1. "You can get all hung up."
2. "You'll meet things that scare you right
out of your pants."
3. "And remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act."
4. "Kid, you'll move mountains."
5. "Congratulations! Today is your day."
From: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
"They'll dance with jingtinglers
tied onto their heels.
They'll blow their floofloovers.
They'll bang their tartookas."