Examples Of Figurative Language In The Shipping News

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The Shipping News the author uses diction, details, and figurative language for Quoyle’s character traits, Quoyle’s traits are cautious, obese, and quiet. One of Quoyle’s traits is cautious this is an example of diction. An example in the story is, “Quoyle feared water… father had broken his clenched grip and thrown him into pools.” The word feared in this example means he was scared that he was too heavy to swim and scared that if his father kept doing in his father would let him sink. His father also wanted Quoyle to learn to not fail at everything.

Another one of Quoyle traits is obese this is an example of figurative language. An example in the story is, “Head shaped like a crenshaw, no neck, reddish hair ruched back.” The phrase head