The excerpt from "A White Heron" contains elements of figurative language displaying a sense of adventure by setting tones of courage and fear. Courage played a major role in Sylvia's adventure. For example, this fearless young girl is described by "climbing from higher branch to branch". This shows her admiralty. A girl of her stature would easily give up in a situation such as this. With all of the climbing she accomplished, shows not only …
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…grab or hold on to you. The author used this as a tool to play with you mind and creativeness. As we all know Sylvia is a fearless strong child, but as we also know, even the best of us are prone to certain weaknesses. The juvenile, small-framed Sylvia was indeed full of adventure. Between all of the excitement of depicting visuals, metaphors, and personification, "A White Heron" is certainly a well worth reading experience.