The story “A Costly Treasure” is a story about a boy who pursues an underwater treasure and meets a dangerous obstacle. This story uses figurative language to contribute to the tension in the story. For example hyperbole, alliteration, personification, etc. One example of figurative language that is used is personification. For example, in the story, it says “My fingers circled the shining object- a blade they told me smooth and sharp. What this means literally is that he touched the treasure when he found it underwater. And, he knew that it was smooth and sharp because that’s what his hands felt. This piece of figurative language contributes to the tension because it makes it sound more of a mystery. Instead of the author saying he just