Victor Quotes Flashcards
(8 cards)
Victor quote one-5
“From the midst of the darkness a sudden light broke in upon me-
a light so so brilliant and wondrous, yet so simple, that while I became dizzy with the immensity of the prospect which it illustrated,
I was surprised that among so many men of genius, who had directed their inquiries towards the same science, that I alone should be reserved to discover so astonishing a secret.”
Nature imagery, moment of inspiration, adjectives-wondrous/brilliant, metaphor, personal pronoun, noun-secret.
Victor quote two-4
“The moon gazed on my midnight labours, while, with unrelaxed and breathless eagerness,
I pursued nature to her hiding places.”
“Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave,
or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay?”
Personification, pathetic fallacy,adjectives-midnight/breathless, alliteration, question, metaphor, verb-tortured.
Victor quote 3-3
“The poor victim, who on the morrow was to pass the dreary boundary between life and death,
felt not as I did, such deep and bitter agony.
I gnashed my teeth, and ground them together, uttering a groan that came from my inmost soul.”
Physical manifestation, adjective-poor, repetition of person pronoun, inarticulate sounds, metaphor.
Victor quote 4-4
“Why did I not die? More miserable than man ever was before, why did I not sink into forgetfulness and rest? Death snatches away many blooming children, the only hopes of their doating parents:
how many brides and youthful lovers have been one day in the bloom of health and hope,
and the next a prey for worms and the decay of the tomb!”
Repeated rhetorical questions, short/direct sentence structure, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, metaphor, exclamation mark.
Victor quote 5-6
“I had been calm during the day; but as soon as night obscured the shapes of the objects,
a thousand fears arose in my mind. I was anxious and watchful, while my right hand grasped a pistol which was hidden in my bosom;
every sound terrified me; but I resolved that I would sell my life dearly,
and not relax the impending conflict until my own life,
or that of my adversary were extinguished.”
Extreme paranoia, pathetic fallacy, hyperbole, verb-grasped, auditory imagery, metaphor, verb-extinguished.
Victor quote 6-5
“Surely in that moment I should have been possessed by phrenzy,
and have destroyed my miserable existence, but that my vow was heard, that I was reserved for vengeance.
The laughter died away, when a well-known and abhorred voice, apparently close to my ear,
addressed me in an audible whisper-
‘I am satisfied:miserable wretch! you have determined to live, and I am satisfied.”
Dialogue, verb-possessed, adjective-miserable, religious connotations, proxemics, noun-whisper, repetition of derogatory term, exclamation mark.
Victor quote 7-5
“Yet why do I say this? I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed.”
“His voice became fainter as he spoke; and at length, exhausted by his effort,
he sunk into silence. About half an hour afterwards he attempted again to speak, but was unable;
he pressed my hand feebly, and his eyes closed for ever, while the irradiation of a gentle smile passed away from his lips.”
Dialogue, question, determiner, sibilance, personification.
Victor quote 8-4
“All my speculations and hopes are as nothing; and, like the archangel who inspired to omnipotence, I am chained in an eternal hell.
My imagination was vivid, yet my powers of analysis and application were intense;
by the union of these qualities I conceived the idea, and executed the creation of a man.”
Religious connotations, paradise lost, metaphor, verb-union/executed.
