Walkabout Figurative Language

Figurative language is used to describe something by comparing it to other words and expressions, but it is not the literal meaning. When figurative language is used, it might sound a bit exaggerated because it is not stating the actual facts. Using figurative language, the author is communicating with the reader, so the reader can comprehend the reading better. Figurative language is used throughout the novel to explain what’s going on, it paints a more vivid picture in the reader’s head. In Walkabout, figurative language is used to help the reader capture pain, peacefulness, and beauty.

The main role of figurative language is to help the reader visualize. It can help the reader envision pain. Mary and Peter are headed to Adelaide to see …show more content…
Bush boy has taught the children how to catch the slippery fish. He threw a huge rock that made a big splash to paralyze the fish. The two boys jumped in the water when the fish began floating in the water and started grabbed the fish. They caught about a dozen yarrawa, fish. Each child ate 3 fish, so they had 3 leftover that they were going to save for later. It is the 4th day of the walkabout and the children are walking down the valley. This was much easier than walking down the plateau. They see the endless plains that look like they go on forever and ever. “ silent as sleep, motionless as death” (33). There was nothing on the plain and it was mute. The simile used helps the reader imagine what it is like to be in the plains with the children by comparing it to things that the reader could imagine. When someone is asleep they are usually silent, unless they're snoring, but in this case they aren't snoring. The plains were flat and smooth, nothing was moving. When someone or something is dead, it can’t move. This simile emphasizes the stillness and calmness in the plains by comparing it to sleep and death. It represents a peaceful scene because when something is both calm and quiet, it is very soothing and

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