Figure of Speech:
Idiom:
An idiom is an
expression that means something other than it is. On page 7 in the
Green Book, Father said "We were in the bottom of the barrel." In In Phantom Tollbooth on page 82 Officer Shrift says, "My
how time flies!"
Metaphor:
Repetition:
In the Phantom
Tollbooth the author wrote," My, my, my, my,my. Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome." This is repetition, which is repeating
to make a point or show emphasis. It also adds a little sillyness to the book.
Simile:
A
simile is when you connect two unlike things using like or as. In the
Green Book, on page 5 the author wrote, "The world looked like a Chinese paper lantern with painted lands upon it."
The author, Jill Paton Walsh, describes the planet by saying, "Shine at night looked like a scatter of blocks of fire opal,
lying on a dark land under the stars."
Understatement:
An understatement is purposefully saying something is much less
significant than it is, achieving an ironic effect. In
Phantom Tollbooth on page 82 Officer Shrift says, "Is it six million years already? My how time flies!"
