- Metaphor Ch. 1, "When she lets her hair down at night, it hangs in waves over her shoulders"
- Simile Ch. 1, "Their faction values honesty and sees the truth as black and white"
- Personification Ch. 1, "The atmosphere feels hungry, like every sixteen-year old is trying to devour as much as he can get of his last day."
- Alliteration Ch. 2, "He is plaster-pale. He pushes his pains along his legs like I do when I wipe off sweat..."
- Simile Ch. 5, "A pale ring of sunlight burns into the clouds like the end of a lit cigarette"
- Simile Ch. 8, "My insides twist like someone's stirring them with a fork"
- Personification Ch. 15, "The roar of the river fills my ears."
- Simile Ch. 16, "The quiet in the room is uneasy, like it is rocking back and forth on a ledge."
- Simile Ch. 18, "You look tough as nails."
- Hyperbole Ch. 5, "...my heart will burst out of my chest any minute now"