Will - Literary Elements

There are many literary elements that Salman Rushdie uses very well in this novel. First, foreshadowing is used very often and creates a suspense for the reader. Also, it makes the reader want to keep reading because they want to find out what the passage is hinting at. Salman uses it often to create connections between the time periods and between the characters. My favorite example of this is the theme of noses. Aadam Aziz was advised to follow his nose, and Saleem's special power is an amazing sense of smell. Also, as I have said earlier, Saleem (Salman) uses a lot of imagery and describes each scene in detail and how it is picked up by each sense. This helps the reader understand what the situation is like so we can understand decisions people make and the circumstances of every situation. Also, the way a character describes a scene gives us insight to that character's character. Also, we can understand their decisions because we know what the situation is like. The final literary element that Rushdie uses are those of alliteration, consonance and assonance. He uses all of these to focus attention on certain words, which helps us understand what the intended meaning of a sentence or thought is.