Gulliver's Letter Figurative Language

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This is a key idea because it is a letter from capt. Gulliver to his cousin, this letter gives him permission to publish a book with all of his adventures that he broke down while traveling the world. This is the opening two sentences in the book. We begin to learn about Gulliver and his past life before he started to travel the world. This is figurative language because it is a personification. The author gives the sun and the ability to grow even though the sun is an inanimate object. This figurative language stresses the heat of the sun as Gulliver is tied up. This is an allusion because it is referring to Westminster Hall, this was where the murder of Charles I happened in 1649. Westminster Hall was a huge palace and in unnatural murder, …show more content…

This act of peace shows the changing of their relationship. They're beginning to trust him and want to work with him. Gulliver has agreed to the articles which give him freedom but we see foreshadow clean because he does not think that he can agree to all of them as well as the Lilliput people wish. The motivation between the two groups of 6 inch tall people fighting was due to a lot of that raised questions by both groups. Six rebellions had been started, people have lost their lives and the emperor lost his crown. Repetition is not literally used but the word Burglum was repeated throughout the town. The repetition is used to show that there's a problem. The problem happens to be that the Majesty's apartment was on fire and they needed Gulliver to help. The figurative language used in this work is the comparison between the patchwork of the Lilliputians and the lady's back in England. Jesus says that the only difference between the two was that the Lilliputians we're done in color. An allusion is used here by referring to the Bolingbroke's escape in France before the trial for his treason. Gulliver is trying to get out of the town before problems arise just like Bolingbroke

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