Examples Of Figurative Language In The Open Window

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Sometimes, the use of figurative language assist a story by strengthen the it and supporting the theme. Figurative language to a story is like a personality to a person, it helps describe the story in more detail and it gives it more life. In the story, The Open Window, figurative language helps strengthen the story and support the theme.
When Mrs. Sappleton said, “”I hope Vera has been amusing you?"” that was an example of figurative language that helped the theme, appearance is a faulty measure of reality. It helped it because it was foreshadowing that Vera might not be telling the truth. It seemed like Vera was a nice girl and Mr. Nuttel didn’t expect her to make such a lie. That’s how figurative language helped strengthen the story and

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