Read this excerpt from "a visit of charity" by eudora welty: the old face on the pillow, where marian was bending over it, slowly gathered and collapsed. soft whimpers came out of the small open mouth. it was a sheep that she sounded like a little lamb. marian's face drew very close, the yellow hair hung forward. which words and phrases in this excerpt best to create a mood of sadness? a. small open mouth, yellow hair b. whimpers, sounded like a little lamb c. old face, collapsed d. bending over it, hair hung forward

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.