The Giver Figurative Language & Literary Elements

Euphemism(1)	¨This morning we celebrated the release of Roberto.¨(1) p. 31
Alliteration	¨That was before we went to Sameness.¨ p. 94
Assonance	¨It´s just that I don´t know your name.¨ p. 87
Metaphor	“Jonas had become a rock. He could not move, but he knew his existence.”
Onomatopoeia	¨Psssheeewwww!¨ p. 132
Euphemism(2)	¨He waited for his father to chastise Lily.¨(2) p. 20
Simile	¨I tried to finish as I do with you.¨
Hyperbole	“Jonas said ‘I am starving,’ when he was just hungry.”
Allusion	“The name Jonas is a variation of Jonah from the bible. Gabriel, in the bible, was an angel.”
Imagery	“He was in a confused, noisy, foul-smelling place.”
Protagonist	¨Jonas didn’t know what she was referring to…¨ p. 61
3rd Person Point of View	¨Now for the first time in his twelve years of life, Jonas felt separate, different.¨ p. 65
Antagonist	¨The community, relieved from discomfort…¨ p. 59
Theme	There is always more to learn the next day.
Flashback	¨Oh, I remember the sunburn you gave me on the very first day.¨ p. 107