"The Sniper" Figurative Language (7) by Allison Guerreiro https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8 Examining literary devices and their purpose en-us 2019-09-19 11:41:19 UTC 2024-05-24 20:24:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Brother Dearest guerreiroa https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/386503266 "Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face" (O'Flaherty 5). 

The sniper discovering that the man he killed is his brother is ironic because throughout the plot of the story, the sniper views the other man as his enemy through and through. He spends so much time and energy trying to overpower this adversary that the possibility of the other sniper being not only human, but a close relative of the protagonist, is shocking. It is the opposite of what is expected and demonstrates the horrors of war.]]> 2019-09-19 11:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/386503266 Image guerreiroa https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/386503267 The image captures the bond brothers usually share with one another which the sniper lost when he took the life of his family member. ]]> 2019-09-19 11:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/386503267 The Eyes of Death https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387280107 "His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic...deep and thoughtful...used to looking at death." (O'Flaherty 1). 

The sniper seems to be normal. He also has the look of someone who is very self-disciplined. However, his eyes have a completely different feeling associated with them. He has the eyes of someone with very extreme thoughts and opinions. They are also give insight as to what he has done. The quote says he has seen the eyes of death, which means he has killed multiple people. Later on in the story, it also talks about how he feels little to no remorse for what he has done. This description gives a very good mental image of what the sniper looks like. It is easy to picture him with deep, dark eyes. The characterization also has a very negative connotation , which makes the sniper seem like a hardened man. That is why it is surprising at the end of the story when the sniper kills his brother because a hardened man would most likely not care. ]]> 2019-09-20 15:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387280107 Shots and Silence https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387280776 ¨A man's head a shoulders appeared, looking toward the sniper. The sniper raised his rifle and fired... The woman darted toward the side street. The sniper fired again"  (O'Flaherty 2)

The snipers first encounter with these people is after seeing them, he immediately kills them . He doesn't give them any time to talk or look around before they were shot. Thus, proving he is extremely paranoid of everyone around him and is constantly trying to control what happens around him. He decided that they don't talk to each other or even try to look the same way as him. ]]> 2019-09-20 15:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387280776 Quick as a Wink https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281230 "Then he thought of a plan. Taking off his cap, he placed it over the muzzle of his rifle" (O' Flaherty 3). 

The sniper proves his quick thinking and his sneaky ways when he is forced to think fast in a life or death situation. He comes up with a plan to trick another sniper very quickly under a lot of pressure. This quote shows characterization because it shows his smart, sneaky, quick on his feet, character traits. ]]> 2019-09-20 15:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281230 Man Versus Turret https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281460 "He Wanted to fire, but he knew it was useless. His bullets would never pierce the steel that covered the gray monster" (O'Flaherty 2).

The sniper knew that the enemy car would prove to be a severe threat to his life, and that his specialty, shooting, would be no use against a large military turret. He was very experienced when it came to sniping at long range, but taking on a large vehicle, with very forceful machine guns would almost guarantee his fate. So, he waits to see what the driver would do, and when the informer approaches the turret, the sniper realizes that his opportunity to take on his opponent was now.]]> 2019-09-20 15:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281460 Breaking Bones https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281636 "He drew his knife from his pocket, opened it on the breastwork of the parapet, an dripped open the sleeve. There was a small hole where the bullet had entered. On the other side there was no hole. The bullet had lodged in the bone. It must've fractured it. He bent the arm below the wound, the arm bent easily. He ground his teeth to overcome the pain. Then taking out his field dressing, he ripped open the packet with his knife. He broke the neck of the iodine bottle and let the bitter fluid drip into the wound." (O'Flaherty 2-3) 
The way the author explains so elaborately the process of the sniper being shot and the way he cares for his wound is represented as imagery. 

The field dressing: ]]> 2019-09-20 15:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387281636 Brother vs Brother https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284005 "Here and there through the city machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night spasmodically , like dogs barking on lone farms."
O'Flaherty 
  1. This shows the near constant state of chaos that continues across the city of dublin. it reinforces the idea that the one little story that happens in the Sniper is happening hundreds of times over all across Dublin and Ireland as a whole during the civil war. It shows the larger scale on a story about a confined little conflict.








This image is of some of the other confined conflict in the Irish civil one
]]> 2019-09-20 16:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284005 Waking the Dead https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284163 "The sniper thought the noise would wake the dead"(O'Flaherty 2).

Despite the fact that the noise of the rifle was extremely loud, it is not able to wake the dead. The sniper knows this but the author uses this to emphasize the sound of the weapon. The sniper was scared that the enemy would be able to hear him and that he could have possibly exposed his hiding spot, putting him at risk of being shot.]]> 2019-09-20 16:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284163 The Only Spoken Words https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284518 "His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody."(O'Flaherty 4)

This is the only time in the entire story, the sniper says anything aloud. Overwhelmed by the emotion, he forgets about the war going on around him, and risks everything. He has just shot the other sniper, and something changed in his mind. He has devoted so much into this war: he has fasted, he is sleep deprived, he has a bullet in his bone. Now he is questioning what it is all for. Whatever it is, is it worth it? At this point in the story, it blatantly depicts the conflicts in the story - man vs. self, man vs. man, and man vs. society. ]]> 2019-09-20 16:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284518 The Cigarette is Being Lit https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284564 "Placing a cigarette between his lips, he struck a match, inhaled the smoke hurriedly and put out the light. Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet roof. The sniper took another whiff and put out the cigarette. Then he swore softly and crawled away to the left."(O'Flaherty 1)

The sniper lighting his cigarette is imagery because the way the author describes him lighting his cigarette shows how reckless and thoughtless the character can be. It describes the cigarette in so much detail that the reader can smell and hear exactly what's happening ]]> 2019-09-20 16:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284564 Morning Can Not Find https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284680 "Morning must not find him wounded on the roof" (O'Flaherty)

The author uses the literary device of personification when he says that "morning must not find him". Personification is where you describe a non human thing with human characteristics. Morning is a time of day and not a living thing. Therefore, morning can not find because it is not human. The sniper is scared of what will happen if someone finds him the next morning wounded on the roof. The usage of this quote helps show that it is dangerous for the sniper to be found wounded in the morning because it would put him in a very vulnerable and dangerous place.  ]]> 2019-09-20 16:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387284680 Image https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387287334 This is what the sniper looked like when he heard the noise.]]> 2019-09-20 16:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387287334 Through Gray-Colored Glasses https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387288878 The Sniper Scope represents the eyes the Sniper sees the people through. He only sees the people through the scope and sees them as a threat and a target. He doesn't see them as real people with lives, only as the enemy he must take out.]]> 2019-09-20 16:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387288878 https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387293672 A wink takes 3/10 of a second. THis represents how fast he needs to make a decision whether or not to shoot.]]> 2019-09-20 16:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387293672 Morning Can Not Find https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387294362 This picture shows how it is unrealistic for morning to be able to find something. ]]> 2019-09-20 16:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387294362 Image https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387296039 This image shows what a gray armoured car would most likely look like. It also shows why a bullet would most likely not pierce through the gray monster. If he would of took this shot he would probably eventualy die becuase of the lack of ammunition.]]> 2019-09-20 16:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387296039 https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387297799 we : baby]]> 2019-09-20 16:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/guerreiroa/8rwu4uw557u8/wish/387297799