My Sister's Keeper- Literary terms.

Simile- a figure of speech using like or as to compare two or more unlike things.
Metaphor- a figure of speech where an implied comparison is made between two or more unlike things.
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Similes used:
1. "Do you miss it, Sara?" he asks quietly. "...Like i miss a root canal" I say." (page 28)
2. "I pick up the locket, resigned the seal the deal, and the strangest thing happens- my hand, it just clamps shut like the jaws of life." (page 9)
3. "Actually, that's not quite true- right now she doesn't have it, but it's hibernating under her skin like a bear, until it decided to roar again." (Page 10)
4. "It smells like the sweaty tongue of a hockey skate." (page 14)
5. "Anger glows around this kid like electricity." (page 21)


Metaphors used:
1. "I have an iron Lung" (page 18)
2. "The smile of a child is a tattoo." (page 27)
3. "When you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail." (page 22)
4. "The room is a sea of dirty clothes and magazines and left-over Chinese take out cartons. (page 14)
5. "A women, I say, isn't all that different from a bonfire." (page 48)

The use of these literary terms in the story adds a positive effect. It makes it easier to understand how the characters act and react to certain events and news. For example, when Brain was lying like an obleke character in bed, we understand how he felt when he heard Kate's news that she had cancer.They are able to give you a deeper understanding of what is going on. If the author just wrote Brain was standing there, we don't get the same effect as when she adds in how he was standing. Literary terms help to enhance what you are reading, and make it easier to follow along to in a more creative way.