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Figurative Language In Echo By Pam Muñoz Ryan

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The night was cold and desolate like an arctic tundra stretching out for miles with nothing to see on the horizon. That is figurative language, how you can make a piece of text better while still displaying the same scene as, the night was cold and empty. Figurative language can include similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification, and many more. Figurative language enhances writing by making it more interesting, helps you visualize a scene taking place, and helps you understand what a character is feeling. Figurative language can make writing more interesting as it keeps the reader engaged with the words you add to it. Adding descriptive words to each sentence can make the writing less of a bore to read. In the book Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan, one way figurative language makes a sentence more interesting is, “…filled the room with a rising march” (Ryan p.g. 356) The author could have just said, the music filled the room but by adding descriptive words it can make reading that sentence more interesting than just the base sentence. …show more content…

Many books do this so you feel as if you are in that scene to get you to continue reading. One great example of this is in the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling, there is one point where you can clearly visualize the scene from the text, “The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.” (Rowling p.g. 83-4) This paints a clear image in the heads of anyone who reads it which can help make you think you are actually

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