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In the narrative poem ¨Oranges¨ by Gary Soto, he uses a lot of different types of figurative language like similes, personification, and imagery to ¨spice up¨ hs writing. I really like what he does with the different types of figurative language, and I think that if he didn't put any figurative language it wouldn't be as good as with figurative language.
In the first stanza he uses imagery to explain how the girl looked as she came out of her house. He could have easily just said she looked good or great as she exited her home but instead he said ¨She came out pulling At her gloves, face bright with rouge¨ This example of imagery shares an image of how she appears and tells me that she could be in love or embarrassed.

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