Rhetorical Analysis
Allusion: An example of an allusion is when Burnham showed Thomas Edison around and Edison said to use incandescent bulbs instead of arc lights.
Inference: When Major Daley announces a plan to fix pot holes on a bike path.
Tone: During the chapters of Burnham the tone is calm and monotone.
Diction: An example of diction can be found on pg. 343, where it says "The detectives trudged from one hotel to the next."
Imagery: For example, imagery throughout the book can be described as white, grey, and light.
Connotation: On pg. 88, it says "The town the alive with movement."
Personification: How H. H. Holmes acts murderous.
Foreshadowing: An example of Foreshadowing is on pg. 30 when the author wrote "Far worse was to occur, and soon."
Point of View: You can feel the stress Burnham is having trying to make the fair a success and also bring in a fair income.
Suspense: Erik Larson builds suspense by telling where the killings took place.
Inference: When Major Daley announces a plan to fix pot holes on a bike path.
Tone: During the chapters of Burnham the tone is calm and monotone.
Diction: An example of diction can be found on pg. 343, where it says "The detectives trudged from one hotel to the next."
Imagery: For example, imagery throughout the book can be described as white, grey, and light.
Connotation: On pg. 88, it says "The town the alive with movement."
Personification: How H. H. Holmes acts murderous.
Foreshadowing: An example of Foreshadowing is on pg. 30 when the author wrote "Far worse was to occur, and soon."
Point of View: You can feel the stress Burnham is having trying to make the fair a success and also bring in a fair income.
Suspense: Erik Larson builds suspense by telling where the killings took place.