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What is the author's likely purpose for the figurative language used in paragraph 6? Cite at least two pieces of evidence from the paragraph in your response.
PARAGRAPH 6
Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait;5 made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime6 was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at Christmas.
Answer:
The figurative language used in the paragraph aims to highlight Scrooge's petty personality and how it promotes an uncomfortable image about him.
Explanation:
The paragraph above is reflected in a figurative language, through a strong use of simile, which is the figure of speech that promotes the comparison between two elements that have no direct connection, but that can promote a new and strong meaning. The simile can be perceived through all the elements with which Scrooge is compared and which shows how he was stingy and uncomfortable, without promoting any joy, comfort or happiness for anyone around him. This can be seen throughout the paragraph, especially in lines like "Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!" and "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice."
