The quote “no one was surprised except mike, but mike at the age of nine was surprised by everything. 'if you don't shut your mouth,' somebody once said to him, 'you'll get a frog down it.' after that mike kept his teeth tightly clamped except when the surprise was too great" is an example of what type of figurative language? understatement hyperbole personification metaphor "there was no sign of anybody anywhere. (the lav stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard> . the curtains were drawn" what type of figurative language is the underlined portion of the text above? personification alliteration simile metaphor

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.

“we have had a little rain.” said the woman she looked out into a flood. hyperbole, understatement or neither