Use Of Figurative Language In Jane Eyre

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In this passage of Jane Eyre, author Charlotte Bronte’s diction and use of figurative language to expand on the theme of passion versus reason, and to accentuate that she is struggling with her feelings regarding her new life after Thornfield. Bronte uses the literary device of simile to emphasize how Jane feels with her new life after leaving Thornfield. Jane compares her life “amidst general regard” to “sitting in sunshine, calm and sweet”. A critical component of this line is the comparison between Jane’s new life among ordinary people to being in the “sunshine”, and “calm and sweet” feelings, because it makes Jane’s happiness in her new life more vivid. Bronte expands the theme of passion against reason by describing Jane’s feelings and