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Figurative Language in The Eye of Minds
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Hyperbole
Figurative Language
Simile
Simile
The book uses a simile near the start of the book when Michael describes his nanny's, Helga's, cooking as "Almost as good as in the VirtNet" (Dashner 21). The use of a simile shows how good Michael finds Helga's cooking
Simile
Simile
There is another simile when the narrator says "Michael could almost swear that [people in the streets] were doubling like reproducing cells" (Dashner 22) The use of a simile here shows how many people are on the streets of his city.
Hyperbole
While describing Michael running away from some people in an alley it is said that that the end of the alley "seemed miles away now" (Dashner 22). The use of a Hyperbole here shows that Michael feels that he's never going to get out of the alley.
Personification
Personification
While Michael is being kidnapped the narrator says that "Panic Cut through his body" (Dashner 23). The use of Personification here shows how scared this incident is making Michael.
Personification
Personification
The Narrator describes the car that took Michael leaving by saying "the car tore out of the alley and onto the main road" (Dasher 24). The use of personification here shows how fast the car is going in the situation.
Simile
Simile
The Narrator describes the pace of Michael's heart by saying that it "continued to thump like a heavy metal drumbeat." (Dashner 25). The use of a simile here shows how scared Michael is through the pace of his heart.