Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could.The author uses figurative language to

The phrase “create lightning in the room” is figurative: flipping the switch quickly makes the light flash on and off. Comparing the flashing light to lightning helps readers picture what the room looked like. So the author uses figurative language to form a picture of flashing light.

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