Ernest Hemingway Figurative Language Essay

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The words used convey his meaning accurately with little room for interpretation. Minimal adjectives are used in Hemingway’s writing. The verbs are almost entirely in the past tense and are very direct with no figurativeness, like “The young Indian pulled the boat way up on the beach. Uncle George gave both the Indians cigars.” There is an occasional use of repetition in his stories.

None of the sentences used are long, and they are mostly simple. Repetition is used to make a connection between some sentences, and in others the sentences near each other tend to have the same subject. There is almost no variety in the sentences

3. Figurative language is almost non-existent. To create a scene, Hemingway simply states the physical aspects of the scene without much depth, leaving a lot to the reader’s imagination. …show more content…

Holding the bread with his left hand he retrieved a plate from the cabinet. He put the plate on the table and the bread on the plate. Fred opened the cabinet where he kept the peanut butter. The cabinet was cluttered with food.
Mark Hough

The words used convey his meaning accurately with little room for interpretation. Minimal adjectives are used in Hemingway’s writing. The verbs are almost entirely in the past tense and are very direct with no figurativeness, like “The young Indian pulled the boat way up on the beach. Uncle George gave both the Indians cigars.” There is an occasional use of repetition in his stories.

None of the sentences used are long, and they are mostly simple. Repetition is used to make a connection between some sentences, and in others the sentences near each other tend to have the same subject. There is almost no variety in the sentences

3. Figurative language is almost non-existent. To create a scene, Hemingway simply states the physical aspects of the scene without much depth, leaving a lot to the reader’s

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