Fahrenheit 451 Literary Analysis
Now that you have finished Part 2 of the book, you have been exposed to Bradbury’s writing style.
Bradbury frequently uses metaphors, allusions, repetition, and other literary devices to enhance his writing.
For this assignment, you will be analyzing Bradbury’s use of literary devices and their effects on the
development of characters and plot. For each of the following devices, you must complete a 200+ word essay.
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Allusion
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Metaphor
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Repetition
Your essay should contain the following:
1. example of the literary device with appropriate citation (page number)
2. analysis of meaning, origin, etc.
3. analysis of context in the overall plot or analysis of effect on development of plot
4. analysis of effect on development of character/theme/tone, etc.
Research Report: Literary Analysis of Fahrenheit 451
Student Name:
Teacher Name: Ms. Baker
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3
2
1
Paragraph
Construction
All paragraphs include
introductory sentence,
explanations or details,
and concluding sentence.
Most paragraphs include
introductory sentence,
explanations or details,
and concluding sentence.
Paragraphs included
related information but were
typically not constructed
well.
Paragraphing structure was
not clear and sentences were
not typically related within the
paragraphs.
Mechanics
No grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors.
Almost no grammatical,
spelling or punctuation
errors
A few grammatical spelling, Many grammatical, spelling,
or punctuation errors.
or punctuation errors.
Amount of
Information
All topics are addressed
and all questions
answered with at least 3
sentences about each.
All topics are addressed
and most questions
answered with at least 2
sentences about each.
All topics are addressed,
and most questions
answered with 1 sentence
about each.
CATEGORY
One or more topics were not
addressed.