Figurative Language And Dialogue In Roald Dahl's

Roald Dahl used figurative language and dialogue to describe his characters and the setting. Figurative language added in information, which help the reader visualise ‘I was whispering along at 70 miles per hour.’ This shows us not only that the car was fast, which is extremely important information later in the story, but that it also drove smoothly, and silently. Dialogue was used to lead up to events, by giving hints through the characters’ conversations, which added information. “It’s because I got fantastic fingers. These fingers of mine,” he said holding up his hands in front of him, “are quicker and cleverer than the best piano player in the world.”
This is one of the first hints that suggest his profession, through dialogue we