You see nothing special. There are two dusty signs in this room. Each of them comment on the salt marsh. One of them is entitled "Figurative Language," and the other is entitled "An Inappropriate Figure of Speech." Facing these signs are about thirty empty chairs.
You see a Figurative Language and an An Inappropriate Figure of Speech here.
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Figurative Language, Vigorous Verbs, and Varied Sentence Structure
You might have noticed that *figurative language* contribute to the descriptive power of the essay, "The Salt Marsh." Marie develops a *simile* in the third paragraph when she compares the flattened swirls of swamp grass to the brush strokes in a painting by Van Gogh. Later she uses another simile when she writes that the creek's thick mud feels "like mashed potatoes mixed with motor oil."
Openings seem to appear to The Path and The Creek.
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An Inappropriate Figure of Speech
Although the four body paragraphs focus on the distinctive qualities of each location, Marie runs into a minor problem in the third paragraph. Take a moment to reread that paragraph's last sentence. Comparing the peace of the marsh to the effect of a "soothing drug" is jarring. The effectiveness of Marie's essay hinges on her ability to create a picture of a pure, natural world. A reference to drugs is inappropriate. Now, reread the paragraph aloud, stopping after "No people come here." Note how much more in keeping with the essay's dominant impression the paragraph is when the reference to drugs is omitted.
A reference to drugs appears, leading east.
Creek (#15406) leads to the creek (#15405) via {creek}.
Path (#15408) leads to The Path (#15400) via {path, p}.
East (#15413) leads to A Reference to Drugs (#15412) via {east, e}.