Metaphors In London

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Through vivid imagery London is able to make the reader feel like they are standing in the midst of the rubble in San Francisco. Literary devices are used several times throughout the story. One of the metaphors would be when he mentions the flames of the fire leaping around. This gives primal qualities to the fire which makes it seem like a horrific animal that resides in the deep depths of Hades somehow got loose and is now crawling from street to street eating everything in its path. This plays on people's fears of rapid, ferocious animals, it assigns blame to nature, the destruction was caused by a natural disaster so by giving it relatable qualities it draws out more emotion from the reader. Another metaphor is used when there is mention

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