Mountaineering-Literary Devices (Mrs Hema Sunil)

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  1. killer
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
    Known as the "Killer Mountain", Nanga Parbat is one of the deadliest of the world's tallest mountains.
    Literary device = personification
  2. closed
    not open or affording passage or access
    Clouds soon closed around the climbers.
    Literary device = metaphor/personification
  3. scramble
    rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    Mountain climbing has gradually become a scramble for individual fame and glory.
    Literary device = metaphor
  4. claim
    demand as being one's due or property
    K2 has claimed the lives of seventy-seven climbers.
    Literary device = personification
  5. scaling
    the act of arranging in a graduated series
    Scaling to the peak of a mountain is like excelling in life.
    Literary device = simile
  6. edge
    the boundary of a surface
    The mountaineer crafted an edge-of-your-seat narrative filled with thrilling episodes.
    Literary device = metaphor (idiom)
  7. hardened
    made tough by habitual exposure
    The famous Tenzing is a hardened climber.
    Literary device = metaphor
  8. path
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
    The path to the summit is no springtime stroll in the beautiful countryside.
    Literary device = metaphor/contrast
    * The phrase 'springtime stroll' is an example of another device, alliteration.
  9. grail
    a legendary chalice used at the Last Supper
    For 18 years, Ed pursued climbing's holy grail, K2 mountain, the second tallest mountain in the world.
    Literary device = metaphor/symbolism
  10. heights
    a high place
    The American climbers navigated the perils of the heights of an active volcano,Fumu, the Hell that is the top of the world!
    Literary device = repetition (idea of height)
    'heights' and 'top of the world' are connected to elevation(height).
Created on Mon Mar 26 01:40:11 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Apr 02 23:32:23 EDT 2012)

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