Abhi Kasipuram
Mr. Blakeslee
Hour 4
Fall 2016
Figurative Language In “Sandkings”
Summary: An evil man named Kress is sold some unique pets that worship him and fight. He is warned to treat them well, but he does not, and by the end, wanted to kill him. Connotation: “The door was quite large, and dark, and it breathed”. This really implies that Kress was looking at a maw’s mouth and Kress thought it was a door.
Allusion: “Asgard was Baldur’s largest city and boasted the oldest and largest starport as well.” This implies to the story because, have you ever heard the city Asgard, it is a mythical city in Norse and it states that Kress was going to a place that was like Asgard.
Verbal Irony/Sarcasm: “Rakkis was indignant. ‘But what will I do with my worms?’/’ Put them in a basket of fruit and send them to
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Simile: “As he fled, he was filled with a deep sense of contentment that coated his fear like a layer of syrup.” Kress feared that they were a lot of white sandkings that were going to kill him, but when he threw lissandra down the stairs he wasn't the one who felt the contentment it was actually the sandkings.
Metaphor: “The fear was on him again, filling him.” Kress was anxious because the sandkings did not eat for two days, so he thought he was next.
Euphemism: “ I want you for a bit of pest control.” This implies to Lissandra point of view because she knew she is really scary and she thought he really meant to kill someone, not kill actual pests.
Personification: “The alcohol settled him, but it did not wash away the fear.” This implies that alcohol calm down his nerves.
Idom: “Lissandra was true to her word.” This means she was honest because she said she would show up to kill the pests.
Figurative Language can help improve a story because it helps you visualize the story and help engage the reader into the