Figurative Language In 'The Pigman And Tell Tale Heart'

In Richard Matheson's novel, the author uses a range of rhetorical devices to emphasize what Robert Neville is going through. In lines 1-5, the author uses a metaphor and similes to compare things to a character being appeared. In line 1, the author highlights a metaphor to compare a man to a shredder, for example, "his voice a grating rasp", which means that the man's voice is loud and shredded like a shredder being used to cut anything. In lines 1-2, the author mentions simile to compare a man's appearance to a turkey, for example, "He saw the man's throat moving like clammy turkey skin," which means that the man's throat is moving wobbly as similar to a turkey's skin.

The muscles’ jabbering like chickens is again a beautiful example of symbolism-cum-metaphor. Ward writes, “…her skin was dark as the reaching oak trees” (22), and “…until his legs turn to noodles and he is sliding down Randall like a pole” (43), which are beautiful expressions of her crafting of symbolism, metaphors, and similes in her novel. So, we see that metaphorical language can be found more often throughout

One the techniques she uses is figurative language. By using similes, there are comparisons between two objects or situations that bring her story to life for the audience in a way for them to easily understand. In “On Compassion”, Ascher is able to produce and portray the tone she wants with the use of similes. For example, the author uses the phrase “Like a bridegroom waiting at the altar, his eyes pierce the white veil.” This refers to when the mother offers him a dollar and instead of accepting it,t he continues to stare at the baby with the white blanket over its head causing the mother to become frightened of what the man could do to her child. By using this simile, she is able to create a feeling of hostility and imagery. With this phrase, the audience is able to

Simile is a figure of speech which shows a similarity between two apparently unlike things by using the words “like” or “as.” One example of simile is, “The god that holds you over the pit of Hell much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire…” In this sentence you are being compared to a spider, or a loathsome insect. This means that God is holding you out of hell like someone would hold a bug over the trash. A second example of simile is, “your wickedness makes you as if it were as heavy as lead.” Your wickedness is being compared to lead. It is saying that you have so much sin and wickedness in you, that it weighs you down because it’s so heavy. The more wicked you get, the lower God’s hand drops, and the sooner you fall into

Not only are the similes potentially overlooked, they also create a bigger problem in deterring readers from finding the more interesting themes, such as truth and loyalty, in the novel. If they skim over the similes, they will most likely skim over some of these important, and interesting, themes. His interactions with

Walker used many literary devices to strengthen her story, so that it would come to life for all her readers. Three (3) of those literary devices are simile, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole. A simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing to another using like or as. In the colour purple, Alice Walker used simile on page fourteen (14) to describe Shug Avery’s hair “Her hair like somethin tail.” She also used it to describe Shug Avery’s complexion, “Shug Avery black as my shoe.” Simile was also used to paint a picture of the condition that Shug Avery was in during her sickness. She stated, “She weak as a kitten” and “skinny as a bean.” The simile provided vivid descriptions of Shug Avery. Anyone reading Walker’s book would not find it hard to create an image of Shug Avery.

The short story the Tale Tell Heart, Edger Allen Poe uses many literary elements to show the theme of the story. Some of the literary elements that Poe uses are first person narrator, interior monologue, and cosmic irony. With these elements Poe is able to display the theme of the story which is, we are afraid of the things we don’t understand and a guilty conscience will win out in the end. These are the themes and elements of Poe’s short story.

Bryson begins his story by recounting his first day in Luxembourg. He recalled his experience by saying, “I felt like someone stepping out of doors for the first time.” Bryson felt like this because countless things in Luxemburg were different than what American cities have to offer. He used a simile, by saying he felt like someone stepping out of doors for the first time, in order to make the description more relatable and vivid to the audience. A simile is when an author compares two things using like or as; it causes the audience to be able to sense

Simile is one of the main literary devices Markus Zusak used in the book, The Book Thief. A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as. On page 140 it says, “He felt like a man in a paper suit”. He is trying to say that every time the person, in the book would move he would make a noise. Imagine being covered in paper, every move you make, the paper would cringe and move without being heard. Another example on page 12 it says “Bodies were stuck there like

For instance, he describes his enemy as being “black as the Pit from pole to pole” (2). A Pit is a hole in the ground where people cannot see the bottom and by using this simple simile, the speaker is showing that no one will see him struggling in this hole due to the darkness. Unable to get help from anywhere else, the only person he can depend on is himself. In addition, the speaker feels as if he is “under the bludgeoning of chance” (7). This personification of “chance” demonstrates that the speaker no longer believes in things such as luck for they have abandoned him.

Figurative Language Part 1 Simile: In the poem “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May” the simile in the story is, “as small as a world.” In the poem “Sick” the simile is, “My tonsils are as big as rocks.”

Metaphors are used a lot throughout the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Some examples of metaphors in the story are, the sand turtle trying to cross the road in chapter three, the bank monster that is described in chapter five, and the car dealership that is described in chapter seven.

One often hears the saying, “Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in their shoes.” The way an author uses similes can help the reader better understand how the character feel and what they're going through like Sylvia Plath in The Bell Jar. Esther Greenwood, a college student, working at a month long job as a guest editor for a fashion magazine feels like an outcast from the rest of the girls; she doesn't seem to fit in. When she arrives back home, she receives several bad news leads her into thinking suicide is the best thing to do. After multiple failed attempts, she is put into a mental hospital where she will gain hope in life and finally discover who she really is. In Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, there are several instances in which the author uses similes to illustrate a more detailed image/description to better portray how the main character felt during her New York job, her suicide attempts, and at her stay at the mental institution.

“The Tell Tale Heart”, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe which details the murder of an innocent old man with a “vulture” like eye that infuriates the unnamed narrator; he describes with a joyous excitement, the planning and execution of the killing as well as the hiding of the corpse in the floorboards. Poe uses literary devices such as authorial intrusion, italics, and cacophony to create a manic voice for the narrator.

"Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in." (75) This quote is an example of symbolism in the book Lord of the Flies. It symbolizes the savagery found in human nature. Throughout the novel, Golding utilizes the element of symbolism to improve development in the plot. This is displayed through the conch, the lord of the flies, and the characters in the story.