Krakauer's similes were the foundation of his most powerful imagery. Krakauer used many powerful statements through out his well-written story. An example of his moving language compared a person's death to a person s

In addition to the two figurative languages Krakauer used is imagery. Krakauer's use of imagery in the story is so well done and vivid that it actually makes the reader believe they are part of the story. He manages to make the audience sense they are in the characters minds, feeling and seeing the same pain, eagerness, and fear the characters are going through. Two examples of Krakauer's use of imagery are: "His cheeks were coated with an armor of frost, one eye was frozen shut, and his speech was slurred" (425), and "...Hall was even alive after spending a night with out shelter or oxygen at 28, 700 feet in hurricane-force wind and minus-100-degree windchill" (426). These two examples of Krakauer's use of imagery are effective in captivating the reader's imagination. As the readers read the story they see in their mind what the characters see and feel as if they were there feeling the same pain and ago

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