The excerpt from "A White Heron" contains elements of figurative language displaying a sense of adventure by setting tones of courage and fear. Courage played a major role in Sylvia's adventure. For example, this fearless young girl is described by "climbing from higher branch to branch". This shows her admiralty. A girl of her stature would easily give up in a situation such as this. With all of the climbing she accomplished, shows not only …showed first 75 words of 423 total…

…showed last 75 words of 423 total…grab or hold on to you. The author used this as a tool to play with you mind and creativeness. As we all know Sylvia is a fearless strong child, but as we also know, even the best of us are prone to certain weaknesses. The juvenile, small-framed Sylvia was indeed full of adventure. Between all of the excitement of depicting visuals, metaphors, and personification, "A White Heron" is certainly a well worth reading experience.