The Catcher in the RyeMetaphors and Similes · Life is a game, boy. · Boy, his bed was like a rock. · He started handling my exam paper like it was a turd or ...

"Everything smelt like Vicks Nose Drops". This simile is different to the previous two, as it is giving a factual comparison rather than a literary one.

Device: Simile Quote: “He snapped his finger very hard on my pajamas. I won't tell you where he snapped it, but it hurt like hell” (p. 115).

Que Chevere 2 Grammar and Vocabulary ... "Mr. Antolini lit another cigarette. He smoked like a fiend." Simile. "The cab I had was a real old one that smelled like ...

Some similes in the novel center around Holden's self-assessment of his own maturity or lack of reason. For example, he compares himself to a madman or a 13- ...

Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, uses figurative language to tell Holden's story. Salinger also uses similes and metaphors to help characterize and advance ...

"He bored me to death, living with him was like living in a museum. It was drafty, full of vast open spaces and slippery Floors.".

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices J. D. Salinger uses in The Catcher in the Rye, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters ...

Salinger uses a simile (using the words “like” or “as” to make a comparison between two unlike things) here. There is also a bit of irony (using words to ...

5- Simile. Vivid similes describe Holden's experiences and feelings: “They made me cut it out anyway, though. They give guys the ax pretty quick at Pencey.”.