Deep Fried (or rather Singed) Veggies. by Kevin Lim https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291 Welcome to the side dish of the AlcFoods! This dish is deep fried, or singed vegetables. NOTE: Please look from the BOTTOM. Thank you. :) en-us 2020-03-13 05:00:12 UTC 2020-03-23 04:18:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction. 2025klim1 https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459698332 There are lots of figurative language in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Some examples are similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and so on. The next padlets are examples of figurative language. ]]> 2020-03-13 05:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459698332 The first two examples of figurative language: Simile. 2025klim1 https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459698718 The first two examples will be a simile, a figurative language that compares two or more objects WITH the words 'like' or 'as'. There are two great examples of similes in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. First, he writes, "Like everybody learns," he said. "In school." (2). Based on the figurative language above, it is a simile because of two reasons; first, this sentence follows the basic rule of similes (that has the word 'like' or 'as' and comparing something to something else). Second, it is a simile because the author intended to compares the two objects, which are 'he' (the shepherd) and 'everybody' learning how to read. Thus, the first quote is a simile. 

The second simile is “And he knew that shepherds, like seamen, and like traveling salesmen, always found where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering” (2). The words 'like' in the sentence points out that Coelho puts in the definition of smile. Also, the author compares two objects, which are a Seaman and traveling salesman to describe what the shepherds wish. ]]> 2020-03-13 05:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459698718 The next three examples of figurative language: Personification. 2025klim1 https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459700010 The next three examples will be a personification, a figurative language that gives human characteristics to an object (that is not a human). The first example is "He had always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said" (1). From this sentence, it is considered as a personification because it considers sheep as a nonliving object which can do human activities like to speak. Sheep is an animal. Thus, this sentence represents that the sheep were able to understand what human said, as if the sheep had the ability like a human.

Second example is "They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely
on their own instincts, because I lead them to nourishment" (3). The word they, based on the sentence above refers to 'sheep'. The personification can be found when the sheep as if were able to trust someone (and forgot something), as if sheep had the ability to do same things with human. Thus, this example is a personification. 

The third example is "There had been a time when he thought that his sheep could teach him everything he needed to know about the world" (24). The sentence above is considered as a personification because it represents an animal (sheep) can speak / teach someone about everything as if the sheep can speak or teach about something. Thus, these are the three examples of personification. ]]> 2020-03-13 05:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459700010 The next two examples and the last: Metaphor and Hyperbole. 2025klim1 https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459751399 Metaphor is a nonliteral language that compares two objects NOT using the words 'like' or 'as'. Hyperbole is an exaggeration of something. The first example of a metaphor is "That butterflies were a good omen" (12). It is categorized as a metaphor because the author is describing butterflies with the good omen. However, in the literal meaning, butterflies are not a good omen. The author tries to compare the butterfly and the omen in order to convey understanding of what the characteristic of this novel looks like. 
The second metaphor is “They’re just a pile of stones” (21). Based on this sentence above, this is a metaphor because Coelho tries to explain of an explicit discussion without putting the word 'like' or 'as'. In this case, the author tries to refer a comparison between 'pyramid' and stone'. 
The hyperbole is "Because a grain of sand is a moment of creation, and the universe has taken millions of years to create it" (56). Hyperbole presents in this 
sentence in which the exaggeration of statement is made to emphasize the truth of the statement. The second phrase (starting from the universe) is an expression that exaggerates in this sentence.
]]> 2020-03-13 08:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459751399 Conclusion. 2025klim1 https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459758652 Coelho uses simile to explain circumstances, describe characters, express the feelings of the characters, and make the novel more entertaining. Not only Coelho uses similes for these four purposes, he also uses other figurative languages to describe the character's actions and describe the internal conflict that happens between some characters. Thus, this story makes more interesting by using figurative languages. ]]> 2020-03-13 08:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2025klim1/1sobysxfg291/wish/459758652