It’s more gooey, like sunblock, so you’ve really gotta squeeze.” Update this section! It’s a much bigger job than turning white frosting red and so intrudes into the shallower waters of the unknown. “Shelly’s eyes got as wide as saucers when I flew past the bar.” The PlotĪn element of the mechanics of plot involves flushing food coloring down certain toilets. A robust amount facilitates the visual imagery: However, not all of it goes toward delineating the mental state of characters. Much of the figurative language in the story is directed toward characterization. “One day he just `snapped.’ That’s Mom’s word for what happened.” Physical Description Sometime during the 1980s or so, that phrase just seemed to vanish from the American lexicon and was replaced by even less insightful synonyms: If you watch older movies and TV shows, you will routinely hear characters described as having undergone a nervous breakdown. “The guy acting like he was Donald Trump.” Another Word: Breakdown In this case, the question raised is who in their right mind would do such a thing? And, occasionally, that truth raises profound questions about the nature of perception and reality. In other instances, of course, the literal quality of the truth illuminated by a simile is not quite so concrete. “Politicians, dictators, kings, phony-baloney preachers-most of ’em are men, and most of ’em lie like rugs.” Why Would Anyone Do Such a Thing? Of course, some truths are more literal than others. The purpose of the simile is to make a comparison of two unalike things to each other in order to illuminate a greater truth. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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