English & Literature
How many similes and metaphors are there in part one and two of HALF A YELLOW SUN?
Literary devices
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Literary devices
I am providing you with examples of imagery from the novel. Adichie makes wide use of descriptive imagery, metaphors, and simile, and it would be impossible to list all of the examples in this space.
From the text:
The bushes were shaped like slender hills.
He was staring at the car in the garage; a strip of metal ran around its blue body like a necklace.
"His complexion was very dark, like old bark...."
Half a Yellow Sun