The figurative language in this excerpt helps the reader visualize the pack of cards falling all over Alice. The description of the cards "rising up in the air and coming flying down upon her" creates a vivid image of the cards descending on her, emphasizing the chaotic and overwhelming nature of the scene.
Read this excerpt from Chapter X of Alice in Wonderland.
"Who cares for you?" said Alice (she had grown to her full size by this time). "You're nothing but a pack of cards!"
At this, the whole pack rose up in the air and came flying down upon her; she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger.
The figurative language in this excerpt helps the reader visualize the pack of cards
floating into the sky.
lightly drifting through the air.
swirling around Alice.
falling all over Alice.
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