Figurative Language Illustration

Figurative Language in Night Ch. 1-3 

Directions: Choose one of the following quotes from Night containing figurative language. Write the full quote on your paper and illustrate the quote. Use color and make it neat. Write an explanation explaining the figurative language, including the connotations of the underlined words. (3-4 sentences) 

• “... he whispered, and tears, like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes.” P. 7 
• “The shadows around me roused themselves as if from a deep sleep and left silently in every direction.” P. 14 
• “Our backyard looked like a marketplace. Valuable objects, precious rugs, silver candlesticks, Bibles... were strewn over the dusty grounds.” P. 15 
• “Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn.” P. 18 
• “They were our first oppressors. They were the first faces of hell and death.” P. 19 
• “…she looked like a withered tree in a field of wheat.” P. 25 
• “It was as though she were possessed by some evil spirit.” P. 25 
• “It was as though madness had infected all of us.” P. 26 
• “We can’t let them kill us like that, like cattle in the slaughterhouse.” P. 31 
• “We mustn’t give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads.” P. 31