Literary Devices In Raymond Carters Popular Mechanics

In Raymond Carters’ “Popular Mechanics” the way he foreshadows and uses literal response sets the mood of the text. Carver foreshadows the fact that the inside of the house is full of “darkness”. He also uses literal response with the way the unnamed man replied to his wife. That causes the reader to feel the seriousness of the man. This affects the readers experience because it really makes them feel the intensity of the scene. Carvers’ choice of words set a dark mood for the story. The last sentence of paragraph one says “But it was getting dark on the inside too.” The quote foreshadows the rest of the story. By saying it was getting dark on the inside too he’s saying the house became a very negative and unhappy environment. This helps readers