Thursday, February 2, 2012

First 100 Pages: Notes


Juxtaposition: used to relate Paris and London as the two separate settings throughout the novel. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Symbolism: display the darkness of the era and a foreshadowing of the lives of the characters using shadows

Diction: very descriptive and wordy.

Syntax: sentences are all lengthy in order to describe or set up the scene taking place.

Tone: Gloomy to illustrate the view of the story's time period.

Mood: ominous and creepy. It lurks throughout the novel to create a not so happy picture for the places that the characters live in.

Conflict (inner): Lorry's dreams worry him about what's coming.

Imagery: Dickens uses his diction and syntax to paint a perfect picture of what he's describing.

Colloquialism: The dialogue is key to noticing how the characters don't use proper grammar. They skip to business and just talk like any other person would.

Foreshadow:  The wine cask falling symbolizes blood spilling which foreshadows the Revolution coming.

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