Tjaden Literary Devices

Device Quote Function
Imagery/Simile/Hyperbole “Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery, for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.” When the author compares Tjaden to a rake, it makes the readers realize how thin he really is. This quote makes the reader imagine a rake and how it relates to the character.
Conflict (external; man vs. man) “Eighty men can’t have what is meant for a hundred and fifty... I don’t care about the stew, but I can only issue rations for eighty men.” The men are starving and the cook doesn’t want to give them extra rations of food that are available.
Simile “His features have become uncertain and faint, like a photographic plate from which two pictures have been taken. Even his voice sounds like ashes.” The author
For example, in the last comparison the author compares eyes to pools of rain which also represents the cries of the wounded soldiers.
Simile “The pain increases. The bandages burn like fire.” The author compares the bandages and pain to fire to exaggerate the feeling of the character.
Imagery/ Simile “I work my way farther, I move off over the ground like a crab and rip my hands sorely on the jagged splinters, as sharp as razor blades.” The author describes what the character is doing so that the audience can imagine what is happening. The author also uses similes to exaggerate the scene. For example, when the author tells us the character is crawling like a crab, it makes the readers imagine what he would look like.
Simile “In the meantime Kantorek is dashing up and down like a wild boar.” The author compares the actions Kantorek is doing to wild boars so that it not only gives the audience a little humor but it lets them picture
Balls of light rise up…” The author describes the scene in detail to connect with the audiences’ five senses. It lets the readers picture the scene in their heads.
Simile “In himself man is essentially a beast, only he butters it over like a slice of bread with a little decorum.” The author is saying only a person themselves can control things.
Simile ‘His hair flew in his face like silk when he did it.” The author uses this comparison to show the beauty and good times of this scene.
Imagery “One Sunday as Kropp and I were lugging a latrine-bucket on a pole across the barrack-yard, Himmelstoss came by, all polished up and spry for going out, He planted himself in front of us and asked how we liked the job, In spite of ourselves we tripped and emptied the bucket over his legs. He raved, but the limit had been reached.” The author uses imagery in this scene to show the relationships between the