This is a quote from "Life of Pi" and I'm trying to figure out what kind of literary device it is, "My Roman soldier stood in th
e schoolyard one morning when I was twelve... He saw me and a flash of evil genius lit up his dull mind. He raised his arm, pointed at me and shouted, 'It's P*ssing Patel!'... I walked in last, wearing my crown of thorns". I'm thinking it's a metaphor but I'm not too sure. Can you also explain what kind of impact this quote would have on a reader (connection and empathy, make the abstract concrete, motivate the reader to act, feel or experience etc.)? Thank you!
indeed it is a metaphor. he isnt actually wearing a crown of thorns. hes just embarrassed because they called him a silly name. this causes the reader to feel pity for patel because he is being shamed; it causes the reader to feel vicarious embarrassment through patel
I'm not sure what you mean by alteration but if you mean alliteration which mean the repeating of the same first letter, then that would be <u>flickering flame</u> but if you don't mean that then I can't help, I hope you got your answer
