Figurative language

Simile: " sleep envolped him like the swathering  mirages..." What this simile means is he was so tired that he couldn't resist the urge to sleep.

Metaphor: " The maze of the darkness sorted into near and far, and at the high point of the sky the cloudlets were warmed with color" page 99
What this metaphor means is it was all dark and cloudy and there was no light and then looking up at the sky the top of the cloud started to open up. And what came out through the cloud was bundles of light filling up the land.

Personification: " Eyes shining, mouths open, triumphant, they savored the right for domination" page 29
What this example of personification is describing is how happy the boys are when surviving the struggle that they were going through.

The purpose of figurative language is to make what you are reading more interesting, exciting, and even sad. Without figurative language books wouldn't be interesting. Figurative language also helps you understand certain quotes that are in the book.

With figurative language it helps me comprehend the information given at hand. Without it I would have no idea with what I am reading.