Explanation:
figurative language sometimes can mean something different from the literal meaning of words which makes more interesting writing.
Examples:
Hyperbole is an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, humor, or effect.This is a way to get your point across without being too direct.
personification is a way of giving human traits to non-human object or thing which makes the writing more interesting because you're putting your own meaning to non-human things.
In between bright and shiny
<span>" Their living room is painted a bright, shiny red."</span>
The first part when he says he "shall meet my fate" could allude to a choice of joining. This could allude to an acceptance of fate sort of standard and that he made his decision. Another is the last two lines when he says "Nor law... nor cheering crowds." This quotation shows that the government, the duty to his country, the men around him, and those at home cheering them on did not persuade him to fight. In the second last line this is known when he states "nor law nor duty bade me fight".
Answer:
Barbara Hurd uses figurative language in many ways to promote the central idea that sea stars and some other animals have capabilities that are greater than men .
