Simile vs. Metaphor in My Sister's Keeper

Simile: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds, usually formed with like or as


Examples: 
1.  "Do you miss it Sara?" he asks quietly. I wrap our son in the towel and kiss him on the crown of his head. "Like I'd miss a root canal." I say. Simile (pg.28) 


2. Kate's face looks as tiny and white as those distant moons that Brian like to spot in his telescope-still remote. Cold. Simile (page 70) 


3. He is talking about my little girl as if she were some kind of machine: a car with a faulty carburetor, a plan whose landing gear is stuck. Simile (page 66) 


4. She looks like a corpse….and even worse, this is relief, compared to her suffer. Simile (page 70)

  

5. Anna glances into the reception area, where Kerri, naturally is hanging on our words like a cat on a rope. Simile (page 79) 

Metaphor: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity


Examples: 
1. When you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Metaphor (page 20)

2. Pink before, now it is an overcooked log. Metaphor  (pg.40)

3. If you focus on sandbagging the beachhead, you can ignore the tsunami that's approaching. Metaphor (page 65)

4. The saline pumps her from the inside out, a balloon to be inflated. Metaphor (page 70)

5. A heroin-thin boy with enough rings in his eyes to resemble a shower curtain rod approaches with a pad. Metaphor (page 76)

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Using similes and metaphors in the story is a good way to describe a story and make it easier to relate to. They also help to describe the situation or person a little better. Jodi Picoult uses similes and metaphors  very well in this book which helps truly describe the feelings in the book! If you use them right in a book or in any sort of writing, it really helps emphasize what you are trying to say!