Figurative Language in the Hunger Games

“Primʼs face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named for."

“...I always take a moment to listen carefully for the hum that means the fence is live. Right now, it's silent as a stone.”

“So I learned to hold my tongue...”

“...and turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.”

“A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes.”

“Attendance is mandatory unless you are on death's door.”

“The camera crews, perched like buzzards on rooftops, only add to the effect.”

“He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America.”

“He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land....”

“...right now District 12 is the laughingstock of Panem, and he knows it.