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Figurative Language In Night By Elie Wisel

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In "Night” by Elie Wisel, there are numerous examples of figurative language. One of the most prominent uses of figurative language is imagery. In Chapter 4 of this memoir, Elie Wisel successfully illustrates an unsettling picture with imagery, "In no time, the camp had the look of an abandoned ship," (59). This symbolic imagery transports the reader to a world of desolation and abandonment, comparing the camp to a forsaken ship adrift at sea. Furthermore, the quote lays the groundwork for a scene rooted in emptiness and despair. In addition to how Elie describes the camp as having deserted alleys, he also describes there to be unattended soup cauldrons and fleeing guards. As this imagery unfolds, the reader is transported to where Nazi towers
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