figurative language
These are some of the great figurative language examples from Divergent:
- "He is plaster-pale," (Roth, 10) This is an example of a Metaphor because it is comparing his face to plaster without using like or as.
- "'Do it,' hisses a voice next to me. It is female, but harsh, like its cluttered with rocks and broken glass." (Roth, 394) This is an awesome example of a simile because it is comparing the woman's voice to rocks and broken glass using the word like.
- "A weight settles on my chest, like each sentence she speaks is piling there." (Roth, 257) This is an example of personification because sentences actually can't pile on someone's chest.
- "Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle." (Roth, 220) This is an example of a simile because it is comparing two unlike things with like or as.
- "To my left, the water is calmer, but to my right, it is white, battling with rock." (Roth, 65) This is an example of personification because rocks can't actually battle with water.
- "A pale ring of sunlight burns into the clouds like the end of a lit cigarette." (Roth, 38) This is an example of a simile because it compares two unlike things with the word like.
- "A growl gurgles from deep in its throat, and I see why the cheese would have come in handy." (Roth, 14) This is an example of personification because a growl can't actually gurgle like a baby or person.
- "Too long - and now, even longer, my heart even louder, his tranquil eyes swallowing me whole." (Roth, 265) This is an example of hyperbole because eyes can't actually swallow people whole. :)
- "He smacks his knee. 'And then splat!'..." (Roth, 220) This is an example of an onomatopoeia because the word 'splat' is used to make a sound.