![]() (How do you like that simile?) We couldn't even begin to count the number of similes in The Witches – they're everywhere. After all, he's as smart as a Nobel Prize-winning blabbersnitch. Comparing two unlike things is apparently right up his alley. As Simile-filled as The Witchesīoy does Roald Dahl like himself some similes. Did we mention he uses a lot of exclamation points? Did we?! The playful style of The Witches makes it a lot of fun to read and, as always, keeps us feeling like kids, whether we are or not. To add to the playfulness, Roald Dahl uses a lot of words having to do with amazement, like "astonishing" (6.16) and "marvellous" (18.31). We also can't forget the made-up words that are then pronounced in a Grand High Witch accent, like "bogvumper" (8.34) and "grrrobblesqvirt" (9.41). ![]() Some of our favorites are tomfiddling (8.37), frumptious (8.55), and blabbersnitch (9.39). ![]() ![]() Roald Dahl is nothing if not playful, and we see this most clearly in his writing style. Playful, Simile-filled, Emphatic All Work and No Play Would Make Roald a Dull Boy ![]()
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