Enders Game

Oxymoron

Oxymoron:

• a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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How it is used

• Ender himself- contradiction to society, he still lives as a third.
• He is chosen to be a leader even though he is small

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• Peter is described as a "charming sociopath"

metaphor

Metaphor:

• The comparison between two unalike things without the use of like or as

couch potato

How it is used:

• "He's a pig" said Shen
• Page 30 "He imagined the ship dangling upside down on the under surface of the Earth, the giant fingers of gravity holding them firmly in place."

simile

Simile:

• a figure of speech that directly compares two things through use of words such as like and as

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How it is used

• Page 28 "There were TV cameras, perched like animals on the shoulders of crouching, prowling men."
• Meaning that there were camera men all over the place

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• "You had to be a weapon, Ender. Like a gun... We aimed you." -Ender is compared to the weapon Dr. Device which destroys entire planets.

allusion

Allusion:

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds

he works faster than the easter bunny

How it is used

• Ender (Andrew) and Peter have names of saints. Saint Andrew and Saint Peter were brothers as well. This allusion shows the greatness they were both bound to achieve.

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• Graff talked with Anderson about needing Ender to be as big as Napoleon and Alexander The Great. The figures represent greatness, intelligence, and fame.
• This implies that Graff sees Ender will do great things

foreshadowing

Foreshadowing:

• a way of indicating or hinting at what will come later.

this foreshadows Anakin becoming Darth Vader

How it is used

• Each chapter starts with a conversation between 2 commanders, their discussion foreshadows what happens in every chapter