Question

what does he kept his eyes on the rocky peaks that jutted into the sky like jagged shark's teeth means and what type of figurative language it's

Answer 1

I imagine that rocks that look like jagged sharks teeth look really sharp and rough. The figurative language used here is simile. Definition: The definition of a simile is a figure of speech where two unlike things are compared using the word "like" or "as" followed by a figurative example.

Answer 2

Answer and explanation:

The type of figurative language in the sentence "He kept his eyes on the rocky peaks that jutted into the sky like jagged shark's teeth" is a simile. A simile is a figure of speech used to make a comparison - state a similarity - between two different things. It needs help, however, to make such comparison by using words such as "as" or "like". In that sense, it differs from the metaphor, which makes a comparison without using such words.

In the sentence we are studying here, the speaker's intention is probably to help readers visualize the rocky peaks. Comparing them to shark's teeth offers a bunch of qualities that would otherwise have to be listed: sharp, serrated, dangerous etc. By using the simile, thus, the author is able to describe the peaks without being prolix. He takes advantage of readers' imagination and knowledge. The sentence basically means, then, that the rocky peaks were tall, sharp, and dangerous.