Read this sentence from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

Strangers were stared out of countenance by staring white houses, staring white walls, staring white streets, staring tracts of arid road, staring hills from which verdure was burnt away.

How does figurative language contribute to the tone of this sentence?-

Hyperbole makes the characters seem isolated.

Personification makes the landscape seem oppressive.

Repetition makes the setting seem colorless.

Alliteration makes the heat seem relentless.

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Mia Yates

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10 February, 11:45

Read this sentence from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

Strangers were stared out of countenance by staring white houses, staring white walls, staring white streets, staring tracts of arid road, staring hills from which verdure was burnt away.

How does figurative language contribute to the tone of this sentence?-

Hyperbole makes the characters seem isolated.

Personification makes the landscape seem oppressive.

Repetition makes the setting seem colorless.

Alliteration makes the heat seem relentless.

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Cuddles · Answer 1

It's definitely repition makes the setting seem colorless because white is without color (though it in itself is considered a color). Consider it like a blank canvas. It is blank and so far uncolored.