Rhetorical Devices In Beauty And The Beast

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In Disney classics, if characters like the Beast can be misconstrued by Belle, everyday people could commit a similar crime. Beauty and the Beast was more than a story about love, it was a story about misjudgement. In a way, I have my own version, except mine did not end in a happily ever after. It all started in October when I had decided it was time for me to take on my first big responsibility, a job. As I walked through the back doors of Canada’s Wonderland, I was greeted by the fresh scent of baked goods, screaming children, and thousands of people having a good time. Timothy Lin and Megan Jez, the area supervisors, lead the cast of Camp Spooky to the makeup room to meet one another. As I looked around, I was amazed by my colleagues. They …show more content…

Firstly, “jerky, judgemental James.”, the alliteration represented the feelings I initially had towards James whilst drawing conclusions superficially that were far from his true personality. The consonants repetition also provided an accurate picture of my hatred for James. Furthermore, “he smoked, he drank, and he played girls like no tomorrow.”, a parallel structure was used to express the dark side of James that I had painted without accounting for the good. It subtly shows my bias opinion too, since I determined James personality upon an interaction I had no businesses in. Moreover, “I guess that's why people like Ted Bundy get away with crimes, people only take things skin deep.”, is an allusion relating to Ted Bundy, a murderer who looked amiable but was an atrocious man. He represents the misjudgement of how I and many others misjudge people at first glance. Lastly, “like a rollercoaster, our friendship started off rocky, went through its ups and downs but lead to something totally worth it in the end.” Which is a metaphor was used to symbolize my friendship with James. It resembles a rollercoaster track, a rough start with everything going down hill at first but as time went by, things

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