Literary Devices

In this novel foreshaddowing is used very much to progress the book and make it more interesting. An example of foreshaddowing is on page 92, it says, two weeks ago, he would have considered the task awaiting him at the far end of this tunnel impossible, a suicide mission. This statement is talking about the Hassassin going through the ancient tunnel from the Illuminati's secret hide out, to the library of the Pope in the Vatican City. This tunnel used to serve the purpose of an escape route for the Pope incase of an emergency, it was a one way door, only able to be opened from the inside of the library for saftey reasons. The Hassassin would have considered his task impossible because it would have been impossible to gain access to the inside of the library through the tunnel, unless there was somebody on the other side to let him in. Also if he were to try and take the four Cardinals from the Vatican, it would have been impossible again without the help from somebody on the "inside." Since the Hassassin did have somebody on the inside, it made his task possible, and less risky. This is a thought that is brought into the book at an early stage, but you do not know what exactly it is meaning until later on. As you read, you find out that the tunnel is one that leads to the Pope's library in the Vatican.

Another literary device that Dan Brown uses a lot throughout this novel is imagery. He does such an amazing job at creating a visual image in the mind of the reader. He uses great word choices, and detail in order to slip your mind right into the book. When you read the book, you enter into a new world, and you see, and think as if you are one of the characters.

Brown also uses great diction. He fills every part of his book with strong word choices that add so much detail to the book. This detail keeps you reading, and makes it difficult to put the book down.