In an earlier post, I shared with you some great examples of similes from Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel. (ICYMI, you can find the post here.) Why am I talking about Doerr’s use of figurative language?
- Because the man writes mind-blowing phrases—he won a Pulitzer, for heaven’s sake
- Because figurative language is hard to do well
- Because when done well, figurative language helps your reader connect to your book and REMEMBER your book.
Because we already discussed similes, today we’re focusing on a few examples of his metaphors. Continue reading
