In this book, Twain does not use much figurative language since he is limited by the use of Huck as the narrator. Because Huck is the narrator, it would not make sense to use too much figurative language since that would be like expecting an uncivilized adolescent to use a lot of figurative language in his speech. However, there are some cases of figurative language. Twain gives an example of a metaphor during one of Jim s talks with Huck. Jim compares trash with the people who play tricks on their friends.
Twain does use many similes throughout the book, especially during descriptive passages.
For example, he said of the duke and king that they slept like dead people. Twain rarely uses personification in this work. But occasionally applies it to steam boats. Once saying that it was, shining like red-hot teeth. There are many allusions to other works in Huck Finn.