For the entirety of the novel, The Book Thief, Mark Zusak encompasses diction that is both insipid and connotative simultaneously. Similarly, in the passage above, Zusak employs diction that is not very convoluted, but these simple words are composed of various deeper meanings. In the passage above , Death recollets on the retrieval of the soul of Johann Hermann. Johann Hermann is the son of the Mayor’s wife , Ilsa Hermann , who lost his life in battle during World War I. Death in its description of the Joann Hermann and his death exploits diction is a unique way to emphasizes the morbidness of the event. The word “quicksand” is used to describe the depth of the sky , but the use of the word quicksand also implies the heaviness of the
