Literary Devices

    Symbolism: REDRUM- this symbolizes MURDER. (16.2)

                    The Wasp’s Nest- this symbolizing him “hurting Danny once again.(16. 10)

                    The Roque Mallet- this symbolizes the destruction to come and what its done already. (16.27)

                    The Shining is an allegory. Which is a book full of symbolism.

Allusion: King puts a masquerade ball in which references Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of Red Death.  Where Jack tries to escape away from his family but is only followed by more trouble.