Figurative Language In Night By Liesel

This is an example of a simile. The reason for this is, his spirit wasn’t actually soft and cold like ice cream. Liesel uses this to create a more vivid picture of the boy. The author uses similes like this throughout the book in order to give the reader a picture in their mind of what Liesel was seeing. When she woke up after dreaming about Hitler is when the boy died. She then explains how he was “Melting in her arms.” This is a continuation of the same simile about Ice Cream.
This line of figurative language from the book is personification. The reason this is personification is because she is giving human-like qualities, such as opening a door, to a bathrobe. The author put this in to explain that all Liesel could see was the bathrobe at first. Then the author puts, “inside it, a woman.” When an object or non-human thing is explained as if it were a human is when we can recognize it as

The author uses this to show us how much pain Liesel was in. The reason this is a hyperbole is because her blood didn't crumble, or dry inside of her, and she didn't almost break into pieces. However, using hyperbole in a situation like this gives the reader a clearer picture and idea of what she was going through.
This line from The Book Thief is a hyperbole. Sweat was not literally swimming out of his hands. This is an exaggeration used by the author to give us a picture of how sweaty his hands were. It is not meant to be taken literally, but it is meant to give us a picture of Max’s hands while he is holding a book a Jew would never carry. A hyperbole is an exaggeration that should not be taken literally.
This is another example of a simile in The Book Thief. This is a simile because she is comparing the town hall to a “giant hamfisted youth.” It doesn’t actually look like that, but to Liesel, it has similar features. The author uses this comparison to give the reader an idea of how intimidating and large the town hall looks to