Throughout the novel, Ron Hansen uses figurative language. The most common figurative language used is simile. He uses simile to create an image in the reader’s mind and draw comparison between two objects. For example, he compares the howling winds rattling the windowpanes with a hot teapot “at every wooden gap in the house.” This comparison helps describe the howling winds to the reader vividly and effectively. Throughout the entire novel, Hansen uses simile to draw comparisons between nature, humans, and various objects(Sand, furniture, doors, etc.) to help the reader understand what he is trying to say easier. Another figurative language seen in the novel is metaphor. Through the use of metaphor, Hansen is able to make the reader understand
