uses
numerous literary devices in . Three of them are , , and .
Blackie uses an
allusion to a prominent historical figure when he mentions that a house had been built,
according to his father, by Wren. While most English adults would understand the allusion to
the famous architect Christopher Wren, the children do not, so Greene uses dialogue to explain
it. Whos Wren? The man who built St. Pauls, which is Londons main cathedral.
Personification, endowing a concept or inanimate object with human characteristics, is
used to describe that house as crippled, a quality associated with people or other living
beings.
One of the boys in the gang is nicknamed T because the other boys
think his name, Trevor, is ridiculous. When Blackie becomes irritated with T, he contemplates
calling him My dear Trevor in order to make the others laugh at him. The narrator refers to
this possible action...
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