Examples Of Figurative Language In Treasure Of Lemon Brown

“Figurative language can give shape to the difficult and the painful. It can make visible and ‘felt’ that which is invisible and ‘unfeelable.” - Mary Oliver. Descriptive Language is important because it expresses the tone and details the background of where and what the characters are feeling/ seeing. In the story Treasure Of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers, and the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, the authors use figurative Language to develop the mood and the background of the story.

In the story Two Kinds, the author Amy Tan uses descriptive language to emphasize the scene of the story and the mood. “I had a white dress layered with sheets of lace.” Amy Tan describes to us what the dress looks like through words like white dress, layered,

An example of this is, “Greg had sat in the small, pale green kitchen. . .” This Tells us that the kitchen is probably not that nice, and may be old. An example of descriptive language is, “His father’s brows knitted over deep brown eyes.” This explains to the reader that the father is feeling angry. A great example of descriptive language from the story is, “A car passed, its tires hissing over the wet streets. . .” This explains to the reader that this is establishing/describing the setting. In conclusion, the author of Treasure Of Lemon Brown, Walter Dean Myers used descriptive language to describe the setting and the theme in the story.

In the story Treasure Of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers, and the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, the authors both use figurative Language to give detail about what the people and settings look like. Descriptive language is very important to show the character's perspective of things and how things look through the story. In conclusion, In the stories Treasure Of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers and Two Kinds by Amy Tan, both authors used descriptive language to express how things were and what the characters thought, therefore making their story more fun and more enjoyable to