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Figurative Language In A Bridge To Wiseman's Cove

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James Maloney’s 1996 novel, A Bridge To Wiseman’s Cove, is a creatively crafted and achingly honest exploration of the transformative power of love that continues to be relevant to young Australians. James Maloney uses the main character Carl to show us some problems that people are facing in their everyday life. James Maloney has creatively crafted this book using figurative language and has wonderfully used a range of other literary devices to explore his characters and themes. His use of imagery, for example, is used frequently throughout the book and is based around water and animals, ‘a black snake ready to pounce…’ (p. 54). ‘Aunt Beryl saw the fear. Smelled it.’ (p. 64). Without explicitly stating it, James Maloney infers that Beryl
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