"Sound of Thunder" Analysis
Theme
The theme states that the littlest of things can make a difference in life.
The theme states that the littlest of things can make a difference in life.
Literary Elements
Irony -- "Makes you think, if the election had gone badly yesterday, I might be here running away from the results. Thank God Keith won. He'll make a great president." Later, on Duetscher win.
Personification -- "The machine howled -- it screamed and fell to a murmur"
"Time steps aside."
"Time steps aside."
Setting -- The future and the past. You can't time travel without seeing the future and the past.
Simile -- "This makes Africa seem like Illinois." "Like an airplane hitting an air pocket." "There was a sound like a gigantic bonfire."
Metaphor -- "A sound of thunder" "...gigantic bats of delirium and night flew..."
Alliteration -- "...glistening green and gold..."
Paradox -- ?????