Paethon All On Fire Figurative Language

The tone of this story is serious.One way the tone is revealed is in paragraph one “nevertheless,one day a youth,mortal on his mother's side dared to approach. (1)” The author then states “their fiery spirits grow hotter as they climb they scarcely suffer my control.” The author also states “The horses soared up to the very top of the sky and then/plunging head-long down,they set the world on fire.” (3) In this the author says that the world is on fire and it seems that that is very serious this is an example of figurative language.A third example is “ Phaethon all on fire fell from the car through the air to the earth” Phaethon's death is a very serious event and sets the tone very well.The tone adds to the reader's experience because it makes
you feel what the characters in this story are feeling and can help you better understand the story.