Taking bad things with a grain of humor is usually the sign of the inner strength, so not only we enjoy the witty remark, but we give due respect to the character who is still able to say it. In addition to the humor added to the story (though sometimes quite bitter) the irony also may show the ability of the character to stay strong against the harsh life they have to endure. The author uses irony here, portraying some minor inconvenience as the main reason, while the main reason is quite obvious to the reader. Of course it isn’t the biggest reason and, doubtfully, the reason at all. “One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies” They don’t create a visual image, nor do they appeal to other physical sense, but they present a certain mental state, a complex of emotions that immediately taps into our subconscious. A fiend (a demon) and a prostitute are the archetypical words that don’t need any further explanation. The second and third case of simile shown here present us much more complicated concept: when the big bunch of the different feelings and images are pressed into one, highly symbolic word. Such small details add credibility to the story and make it easier for the readers to immerse into it. They get the feeling of the setting: now they not only know what is happening, but how it is happening. But here he just uses the simile, keeping the text easy to read and letting the readers create their own image of the smell for them. Here we see the two ways of using the simile: in the first quote the author could resort to the lengthy description of the smell. We use it often in our mundane language, when we try to describe the unknown event or item, comparing it to the already known ones. Simile is one of the most popular methods to add flavor to the text. “At times I felt like his prostitute and I’m sure on the occasion he probably felt that way too” “The cab I had was a real old one that smelled like someone’d just tossed his cookies in it” Simile, Irony and Metaphor In Cathcer In The Rye We also added some words about each quote to explain why the figurative language is used here in the way it is. Here are some book quotes that illustrate the usage of figurative languages. The most frequent methods are simile, irony and alliteration, but the author also uses more complicated cases like flashbacks and metaphors. Salinger makes use of figurative language as much as it is possible and appropriate. Salinger and the book quotes illustrating itĪs the majority of the successful books that are reread constantly, the novel of J.D.
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