with calm exasperation
The narrator is not happy that he has been tricked into Simon Wheeler's story-telling antics. He is annoyed that he is stuck listening to these tales about Smiley's gambling. While he listens well, he is not amused, patient, or attentive.
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Explanation:
Bradbury warns against the large-scale desensitization of society in Fahrenheit 451. Through the novel, he asserts that passive lifestyles consumed with modern conveniences such as TVs and cars can erode culture, critical thinking, emotional fulfillment, and happiness.
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They allow the narrative to have a melody created through rhyme and structuring.
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Alliteration, caesura and kennings are figures of speech capable of developing a musical, rhythmic and harmonious effect in a text. The use of these figures was very influential in the epic poem Beowulf, especially in the most important points of the narrative, such as the moment of the fight between Beowulf and the monster Grendel. This influence is due to the fact of the musicality created by these figures of language, through the rhyme and the structure that they create. This meant that the poem could be easily sung, in addition to being recited, since they had an applicable rhythm for songs.
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Any text where the main aim is to convey a point of view is a persuasive text and tries to convince a reader. An argument, exposition, debate, analysis or even an advertisement may be a convincing text.
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Metaphor.
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Although the light is not actually chains, it compares the two things to help the reader visualize the lights.
