Crime And Punishment Similes Analysis - 713 Words

The philosophical and psychological fiction novel Crime and Punishment is written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. In the novel there are many uses of storm metaphors and similes. Dostoevsky uses storm metaphors and similes to produce imagery to enhance the interaction with the reader using imagery. This essay will explain the significance of individual storm metaphors and similes. The first genre of these metaphors and similes is about quickness and rapidness. Throughout the novel, there are many quotes referencing rapidness. â€Å"So probably men led to execution clutch mentally at every object that meets them on the way,† flashed through his mind, but simply flashed, like lightning;†. This quote in particular is referencing rapidness because his†¦show more content†¦Both rushed to him. But he stood like one dead; a sudden intolerable sensation struck him like a thunderbolt†. This quote is signifies shock because this quote occurred when Raskolnikov was entering his apartment to find his mother and sister. He had been receiving many letters from his family since he moved out, and this was the first time he saw them since he moved out. â€Å"Katerina Ivanovna remained standing where she was, as though thunderstruck†. This quote was when Pyotr Petrovich, the detective came to talk to Sonia, Katerina was in shock because Pyotr denied enjoying her husband’s hospitality, who had recently died by being run over by a carriage. â€Å"With the cry of â€Å"now,† the mare tugged with all her might, but far from galloping, could scarcely move forward; she struggled with her legs, gasping and shrinking from the blows of the three whips which were showered upon her like hail†. This quote happens while he is having a flashback of his childhood, when he saw a drunken man beating his own horse and allowing people around to beat the horse as well. Hail in this quote is referencing violence. This quote occurs when the horse was being beaten on the ground Similarly to how hail pummels the earth, the whip pummeled the horse. â€Å"But you have bound me, Pulcheria Alexandrovna,† Luzhin stormed in a frenzy, â€Å"by your promise, and now you deny it and... besides... I have been led on account of that into expenses....†Show MoreRelatedThe Bond of Communion: An Analysis of the Communal Bonds throughout Dantes Inferno1322 Words   |  6 PagesThe Bond of Communion: An Analysis of the Communal bonds throughout Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno Human beings are odd creatures, possessing abilities no other living species have. These abilities being Intelligence, Reason, and Free Will. These attributes allow human beings to value and destroy whatever they deem necessary to them. One of the most valuable things to a human being is the communal bond. 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