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Figurative Language of the Giver
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By: Chenny Yun
Figurative Languages of The Giver
Simile
Hyperbole
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“ ‘I don’t know. The acted like… like …’
“Animals?” Jonas suggested. He laughed.
“ That’s right,” Lily said laughing too. “ Like animals”
(page 5)
Simile
"... I have a whole world of them in my memory. I could give them to you one by one, a thousand times, and there would still be more."
“ Then, the first wave of pain. It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade.”
(Page 109)
Personification
The experience explained itself to him. (page 81)
Onomatopoeia
The End
" 'You're hit Jonas!' Asher yelled from behind the tree. ' Pow ! You're hit again!' "
(Page 133)
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
Jonas! Jonas!
"Pssheeewwww!" A child's voice, coming from behind a nearby bush, making the sound. " Pow! Pow! Pow! " (page 132)
Alliteration
"He felt fear flutter within him." (page 62)
Then louder, faster. "JONAS. JONAS. JONAS." With the chant, Jonas knew, the community was accepting him and his new role, giving him life, the way they had given it to the newchild Caleb.
(page 64)
Personification
Simile
" For a moment he felt a tiny, fluttering hope that he knew was quite foolish. " (page 109)
Cliche
Alliteration
I accept your apology.
" And he could see, though his eyes were closed. He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur. ( Page 81)
... he moved stealthily and silently, staying in the shadows, ... ( Page 163)
" 'I accept your apology,' " Jonas replied shakily. (page 60)
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
"It seemed startlingly simple." ( page 158)
Imagery
In his mind, Jonas had questions. A thousand. A million questions. (page 76)
"Isn't he cute? Look how tiny he
is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!"
". The bright orange of pumpkins being trucked in from the agricultural fields beyond the community- seen in an instant, the flash of brilliant color, but gone again, returning to their flat and hueless color." (page 97)