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Figurative Language (Option Four)
The meaning of literature can be termed as artistically bringing clusters of words together.
Majority of the literature as conveyed through written whereas others are just through the word of
mouth. Literature can be categorized as poetry or prose written well. The literature varies
depending on their language, chronological period, basis, the genre as well as the content. Good
literature will have the flowing grammar and good sentence structures. In the literature, the author
may choose to be imaginative/fictional and creative to make the reading enjoyable. Several writers
have shaped the world of literature like Adichie, Atwood, Carver, Chopin, and Lim to mention but
a few. In this case, this paper will focus on how writers such as Adichie and Carver employ the
utilization of figurative writing, foreshadowing, and symbolic stylistic devices to assist the people
reading to have a complex comprehension of their literature.
The use of figurative language highlights an efficient way of passing a message or an idea
that is difficult to comprehend due to its theoretical environment or intricacy. Despite that
figurative language fails to give a factual rationalization; it could be utilized to relate a single
initiative which is simple to imagine. Writers like Adichie and Lin employ the utilization of
figurative language to extract feelings, assist readers to create intellectual imagery, and draw
anyone reading towards their work.
According to the story of Adichie in “Tomorrow is too far,” Adichie employs the use of
figurative language including the use of similes, metaphors, repetition, and symbolism. There are
several similes utilized in the story to highlight the writer’s point of view during the writer’s child

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era. When the writer talks about the serpent shading its skin, she compares it like the see-through
stockings (Adichie 25). When the mother was crying, Adichie relates it to when the dog is barking
(26). This usage of the similes highlights that the person telling the story is troubled due to the
mother’s response caused by the death of her brother. When it comes to the symbolic usage in the
story, Adichie highlights the use of trees and the serpent. Going through the story, there are several
scenarios where the writer has talked about the trees for instance the purple Hibiscus found in the
grandmother’s garden. The presence of the trees and the serpent in the gardens brings out the
symbolic reminiscence and the brotherly feeling where it relates to when the trees brush each other
due to the effect of wind (26). The presence of the serpent in the story symbolizes deceit in the
story. Adichie highlights several themes in the story for instance is the use of sibling enmity and
parental preference. The two themes are closely connected since it brings out the symbolic use of
deceit.
Unlike Adichie, Carver’s story highlights a drastically unusual approach to the usage of
figurative language. When writing about “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” the
presence or the usage of alcohol represents a collective lubricant that moderates embarrassments,
which permits concealed anxiety and feelings to materialize. Caver tells a story comprising two
couples enjoying themselves with drinks while conversing about love stories. As a fact, some of
the stories being told by the couples could only be narrated under the influence of alcohol.
The influence of alcohol leads to Terri, who is Mel’s wife to disclose that she was nearly
killed by the person she loved before she met Mel (Carver 138). Through revealing what happened
in her past relationship, Carver brings out the tension between Mel and Terri. The story angers
Mel to the point he is unwilling to reconcile hence making the tension escalate. From this point,
Carver brings out the character in Mel to help expound the use of figurative language where alcohol

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject Date Figurative Language (Option Four) The meaning of literature can be termed as artistically bringing clusters of words together. Majority of the literature as conveyed through written whereas others are just through the word of mouth. Literature can be categorized as poetry or prose written well. The literature varies depending on their language, chronological period, basis, the genre as well as the content. Good literature will have the flowing grammar and good sentence structures. In the literature, the author may choose to be imaginative/fictional and creative to make the reading enjoyable. Several writers have shaped the world of literature like Adichie, Atwood, Carver, Chopin, and Lim to mention but a few. In this case, this paper will focus on how writers such as Adichie and Carver employ the utilization of figurative writing, foreshadowing, and symbolic stylistic devices to assist the people reading to have a complex comprehension of their literature. The use of figurative language highlights an efficient way of passing a message or an idea that is difficult to comprehend due to its theoretical environment or intricacy ...
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