Illustrate examples of figurative language! This example covers simile, metaphor, and personification in The One and Only Ivan
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"Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot." This means that humans discard what they say, with very little or no thought.
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"Stella is a mountain. Next to her I am a rock. Bob is a grain of sand." The author is saying that Stella is huge, and next to her Ivan and Bob look like rocks and sand next to a mountain.
"My drawings seem pale and timid next to Julia's." This means that Julia's are outstanding, and Ivan thinks his are nothing in comparison.