figurative language in hatchet by Smol_Clique_Trash https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi language arts en-us 2017-02-08 18:14:38 UTC 2025-09-28 18:25:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/171074905/ce646288a0f9a7d6813b684367765d60/meh.png example 1: smolcliquetrash https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152564241 hyperbole
"his stomach had caved in"
this cannot happen if not he would be severely injured or possibly dead.
the author wanted to over exaggerate his change and how he was hungry.]]> 2017-02-08 18:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152564241 example 2: smolcliquetrash https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152566024 metaphor
"the sun had cooked him past burning"
he wasn't really burnt or cooked he was just sun burnt.
the author wanted to make it seem more over the top to show a drastic change in brian]]> 2017-02-08 18:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152566024 example 3: smolcliquetrash https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152567091 simile
"his face was starting to look like leather"
the author is comparing Brian's face to leather
the author wanted to make a point of how the fire was effecting his skin and how he was changing]]> 2017-02-08 18:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152567091 example 4: smolcliquetrash https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152568522 personification
"little rip of terror"
the author is giving terror a   characteristic
the author wanted to make the moment more intense]]> 2017-02-08 18:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/smolcliquetrash/hoi/wish/152568522