Anaphora: Metaphor: Colloquial language:

The anaphora of “Because” reinforces the source of Charlie’s The metaphor of the “low dog” that is “hassling and tugging” at Charlie’s The use of colloquial language (s**t) generates a casual tone that engages
torment and creates the effect of listing, highlighting the multitude of shirt, creates a visual for the consuming nature of his inner psychological with the reader, connecting them with Charlie’s thoughts, creating empathy
problems in the town of Corrigan. conflict and how he yearns for justice for the Lu’s, Jasper, his father and for Jeffrey and the injustice of his treatment.
all the issues in his society.

Metaphor:
The metaphor of “he got to the top they dragged him back to the
bottom” elucidates the destruction of Jeffery Lu’s success and the
ceaseless bullying and racism in Corrigan. Jeffery Lu’s victory is
forfeited and forgotten as Corrigan racial prejudices engulf his
success.
There’s a low dog with its teeth in my shirt, hassling and tugging
and pulling me down with the insistent thought that it wasn’t
enough.
Because Jeffrey Lu was a hero today and when he got
Metaphor:
The metaphor ‘kite high” illustrates the significance of Jeffery’s win
and how ecstatic he should be. This event not only enabled him to
prove himself a valuable player in the cricket team, but in a short
amount of time, a sense of community, support and encouragement
was created with the absence of prejudices.

Simile: Emotive language: to the top they dragged him back to the bottom. They showered
Repetition:
The simile “like rubbish” The use of the word ‘destroyed’ him in s**t. They made him feel like rubbish when he should be The repetition ‘over and over’ emphasises the horrific discrimination
creates a visual for the reader evokes a strong emotional and injustice toward the Lu family, evoking empathy and
of the sudden diminishment of response from the reader and kite high. compassion from the reader.
Jeffery Lu’s emotions, by exemplifies the immorality and
comparing the repulsive evil of the men who ruined Because those men struck his father, over and over,
image of rubbish with the Jeffery Lu’s father’s beautiful Tricolon:
joyous and uplifting image of a yard. and they destroyed something beautiful. And nothing will ever The words ‘held and threatened and belted’ combine powerfully to
flying kite. reinforce the inequity and injustice of Jasper’s treatment and the
happen to them.
corruption of people in authority. The tricolon indicates that this is a
Because a girl goes missing in this town and it’s continual cycle of events as Jasper is constantly targeted and
convicted without valid reason.
Antonomasia: Jasper Jones who is held and threatened and belted for days, but
The antonomasia of “monsters”, convey Charlie’s loathing towards
the authorities that abused Jasper. It provides the reader with somehow those monsters will arouse no suspicion.
Personification: Anaphora:
insight into their true behaviour and the paradoxes of their Because now Jasper Jones has to leave Corrigan The personification of Corrigan The anaphora of “I”,
supposedly caring, well respected and virtuous characters.
depicts how the town as a reinforces Charlie’s guilt
before it breaks him. And I have to go with him, knowing what I collective can suppress, and how he takes upon
know, having done what I’ve done, feeling as I do. discriminate and reject individuals himself the burden and
through the rumours and responsibility of Laura’s
Metaphor: Because Laura Wishart is dead. She was beaten and prejudices. death.
The metaphor of “before it breaks him”, illustrates the immense
power of the town and how it’s slowly physically and psychologically hanged. Maybe by Jack Lionel. Maybe by those men. And we took
tearing down Jasper.
the rope from her neck and wrapped it around her ankles. We tied Anadiplosis:
The anadiplosis of “done what I’ve done” reiterates that Charlie’s
her to a stone and we threw her in the water and we sunk her. past actions cannot be changed and emphasises how he now has
Truncated sentences: to live with what he saw and did to Laura’s dead body.
The truncated sentences create a sense of tension and bluntness, And because Eliza Wishart will hate me if she ever
highlighting the abruptness and shocking reality of Laura Wishart’s
death. finds out what I did to her sister after she died. She’d never clutch
my arm or lean on my shoulder. I would have kissed her for the Anaphora:
The anaphora of “we” exemplifies Charlies connection with Jasper
Parataxis: last time. But I still feel the need to tell her. To unburden us both. and accentuates their responsibility and knowledge in relation to
The parataxis portrays the sense of a conversation and evokes Laura.
To assure her I tried to do the right thing. To etch that word.
Charlie’s feelings in the reader as though they are all happening at
once. This provides insight into Charlie’s psychological conflict and
the serious decisions he has to make.
Symbolism :
“To etch that word” symbolises Charlie’s desire to apologise and
say “sorry” to Eliza, referencing the etching of the word ‘sorry’ in
Mad Jack Lionel’s car and in Jasper’s tree.