By: Molly P., Adrian M., Maya G., Camryn J., and Alex P.

There was irony in the novel when Mr. Utterson said that he was Mr. Seek and he was trying to find Mr. Hyde. Another device was a hyperbole when Mr. Enfield said to Mr. Utterson, “ I was coming home from some place at the end of the world…” The irony and the hyperbole create a tone of strangeness and the hyperbole makes what Mr. Enfield said sound over dramatic.

An example of a simile in the novel is when Mr. Utterson was offended by Dr. Jekyll’s will when he said “it offended him as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life.” Another simile in the novel was when Mr. Utterson noticed a change in his friend’s appearance and thought, “…. as a look in the eye and the quality of manner…..” The similes in the novel make the story interesting. Also, they make the story sound dramatic and add depth to it.

Personification There was personification when Mr. Utterson was “under weight of consideration”. Because consideration doesn’t weigh anything. Another personification is when Mr. Utterson was asleep and “the small hours of the morning began to grow large.” Because hours cannot grow like people do. One other personification is when Mr. Utterson said “…. power was given, and even at that dead hour,” The personification in the novel stretches the metaphors in the story. And the personification creates imagery.

Metaphors An example of a metaphor in the novel was when Mr. Utterson “… replaced the obnoxious paper in the safe,”. Referring to Dr. Jekyll’s will. Another metaphor is when Mr. Utterson was thinking about Mr. Hyde’s appearance and thought, “if I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.” The second metaphor is a metaphor because Satan’s signature isn’t on Mr. Hyde’s face, it just describes how evil he looks. While the first example is a metaphor because the paper wasn’t really obnoxious, it just seemed that way to Mr. Utterson.

Why use rhetorical devices? The story uses the rhetorical devices to make the story interesting and to explain what is happening in the story to the reader. Also, the author uses the rhetorical devices to convey his ideas and thoughts to the reader to help them understand his ideas/thoughts. Last of all, they use the devices to evoke an emotional response from the readers.