The Handmaids Tale Flashcards
-What Language feature is used in this quote?
“Out of time. Though this is time, nor am I out of it. But the night is my way out. Where should I go?”
This is a form of Foreshadowing by Offred as it hints towards her slight rebellion at night later on in the book.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“It’s a beautiful May Day,” Ofglen says.
This quote is a form of foreshadowing as May Day sounds like the French word M”aidez which means ‘Help me’. A foreshadows Ofglen future suicide and rebellion.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“Walks forward, Towards Me. He is violating custom, what do I do now.”
This is a form of foreshadowing, hinting at the commender’s future rebellion breaking the rules to meet Offred at night.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“Like the flag of an unknown country, seen for an instant above a hill, it could mean attack.”
This is a form of simile as it uses the word “Like” And hints towards the unfamiliarity of the commander and his small rebellion later on in the play.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“Though at that time men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit.”
This is another form of Simile and shows the past and what the world used to be like before Gilead.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“Nothing changes Instantaneously: In a gradually heating bathtub you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.”
This is the use of metaphor and communicates the slow takeover of Gilead and how it no one knew it was happening until it was to late.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
This use of both Simile and metaphor communicates the idea of how society would read stories like this in the newspaper. Yet the protagonist is a part of the story and is a part of the narrative.
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“Breathe, Breathe” We chant “Hold, Hold, expel, expel, expel”
This is a form of repetition during the birth ceremony and gives a glimpse to the reader of how religious the handmaids are. (allegory)
-What language feature is used in this quote?
“All I can hear now is the sound of my own heart, opening, closing, opening, closing, opening.”
This is another form of repetition during a breakdown by the protagonist Offred.
Quote 1 of foreshadowing.
“Out of time. Though this is time, nor am I out of it. But the night is my way out. Where should I go?”
Quote 2 of foreshadowing.
“It’s a beautiful May Day,” Ofglen says.
Quote 3 of foreshadowing.
“Walks forward, Towards Me. He is violating custom, what do I do now.”
Quote 1 of Simile.
“Like the flag of an unknown country, seen for an instant above a hill, it could mean attack.”
Quote 2 of Simile
“Though at that time men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit.”
Quote 1 of metaphor
“Nothing changes Instantaneously: In a gradually heating bathtub you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.”
