Irony: Irony was used when the readers were led on to believe that the point of view of the story was told from the human but was later revealed to be narrated from the aliens point of view watching the humans.
Imagery: Imagery was used to describe the setting and mood of the story, it was also used to describe the physical appearance of the "alien".
Repetition: Repetition was used once in the short story when the protagonist described how he was feeling, which he did at the beginning as well as the middle of the story.
Imagery: Imagery was used to describe the setting and mood of the story, it was also used to describe the physical appearance of the "alien".
Repetition: Repetition was used once in the short story when the protagonist described how he was feeling, which he did at the beginning as well as the middle of the story.