Read the excerpt from Chapter 16 of Frankenstein.

“When night came I quitted my retreat and wandered in the wood; and now, no longer restrained by the fear of discovery, I gave vent to my anguish in fearful howlings. I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness. Oh! What a miserable night I passed! The cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare trees waved their branches above me; now and then the sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst the universal stillness.”

Identify instances where figurative language is used in this excerpt. For each use of figurative language

explain its meaning
analyze how it contributes to and affects the meaning in the excerpt
Provide evidence from the text to support your analysis and responses.

For your simile, 'I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness.'

For your Personification, 'The cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare trees waved their branches above me; now and then the sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst the universal stillness.'

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-11-04T15:11:32+01:00

The figurative language used in the excerpt are:

Simile
Personification

According to the given excerpt, we can see that there are instances where there are use of simile and personification to show how the events in the narration unfolds.

As a result of this, the use of the figurative language as used in the context of the excerpt are:

To show how destructive the character by comparing him to a wild beast (Simile)
To show how the stars shone and how it seemed to be mocking the character (Personification)