Figurative Language

Figurative language, it like a total different language of it own. In Divergent there are many examples of figurative language. This book is also filled with many different forms. Some examples being metaphor’s, similes, alliteration, and symbolism. You may also notice some hyperbole and personification as well. A metaphor can be found in chapter one. "When she lets her hair down at night, it hangs in waves over her shoulders" This is a metaphor because it is comparing to unlike things without using like or as. Similes compare to unlike things using like or as as a transition. A simile is also found in chapter one. As you can tell Veronica started off early with figurative language. Figurative language gets apart of the story and details across to you that couldn’t happen without it. Alliteration is important because it is often seen as a way to add detail to a piece. Veronica use alliteration to emphasize the color of this characters face in this example of alliteration. "He is plaster-pale. He pushes his pains along his legs like I do when I wipe off sweat..." We cant forget about hyperbole, we often use it in out daily life while talking or telling a story. Hyperbole is an extream stretching of the truth. Chapter five had many good examples like, "...my heart will burst out of my chest any minute now.”