"... all you can hear is the wind whistling..." ( page 41)
"rare rosast beef sliced as thin as paper..." (page 76)
" Clunk!" (page 302)
" I am as radiant as the sun!" (page 121)
Some figures of speech in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck include simile ("like a sacrificial goat waiting for the knife") and metaphor ("The essence of pearl mixed with essence of men and a curious dark residue was precipitated"). These figures of speech help create vivid imagery and emotional depth in the novel.
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In the book The Hunger Games one of the main characters, Peeta has the unique skill of being charismatic, and is an expert at blending in with nature.
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Some of the speech devices that describe mosquito buzzing is an onomatopoeia. These devices describe the sounds made by various objects.
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It is good to study figures of speech so that you can recognize them in conversation later in life. People use them a lot, and since figures of speech aren't literal, straight interpretations of the words used, it is easy to get confused. If you didn't know some figures of speech, certain conversations could fly right over your head. ;) Here is a wikipedia article on the subject with some excellent material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech
Some of the figures of speech are a burning forehead and a parching tongue which refers to the aftermath of human love. Human love can produce satiety and dissatisfaction.
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"Once they are done I'm like a plucked bird ready for roasting."