"We're book burners, too. We read the books and burnt them, we were afraid they'd, afraid they'd be found." - Granger

Question

The quote above from Granger to Montag uses the literary device known as .........

Group of answer choices

Allusion

Personification

Irony

Alliteration

Answer 1

The quote from Granger to Montag uses the literary device known as Irony.

In this context, Granger is pointing out the paradox of having read and then burned books out of fear, which highlights the ironic situation where individuals destroy knowledge to avoid discovery, rather than preserving it. This contrast between the act of reading and the act of burning illustrates a deeper commentary on censorship and the loss of literature.