(Anouilh) Antigone Journal 2

Foil
-"I always think things over, and you don't. You are Impulsive...whereas I think things out." (Anouilh 11)
-Anouilh creates a foil between Ismene and Antigone to highlight how rash and impulsive Antigone's actions are throughout the play. It also shows how different the two sisters are and may build up to something bigger later in the play.

Repetition
-"Stronger than all fever, stronger than any nightmare, strongher than the shadow of the cuboard that used to snarl at me and turn into a dragon on the bedroom wall." (Anouilh 14)
-Anouilh repeats the word "stronger" to emphasize how Antigone wishes for the Nurse to become stronger emotionally and help Antigone out in achieving her goal of burying her brother against the law.

Simile
-"I'm sallow, and I'm scrawny. Ismene is pink and golden. She's like a fruit." (Anouilh 17)
-This simile is used to again compare and contrast the personalities of Ismene and Antigone. They are almost complete opposites and this difference may again lead up to something bigger in the end.

Metaphor
-"The machine is in perfect order; it has been oiled ever since time began, and it runs without friction." (Anouilh 23)
-Anouilh compares tragedy to a machine to show how perfect tragedy is. It runs "without friction", which shows how it is always happening in everyday life and has been doing so since time began.