Language

Style of writing

The style of writing in “The Man Who Loved Flowers” by Stephen King contains many examples of descriptive language, often with words with positive meanings, such as “the air was soft and beautiful” (p. 175, ll. 2-3) and “the calm and lovely violet of dusk” (p. 175, ll. 3-4). The idyllic descriptions make the story more appealing to read and help the author mislead the readers with regards to the horror plot.

Simile and metaphors

King’s short story contains some examples of imagery. When the flower vendor talks about people never buying flowers for themselves in the month of May, he uses a simile: “It’s like a national law, you understand what I mean?” (p. 178, l. 6). The simile suggests the man’s salesman skills and the fact that May is considered a month of love because it is believed that people always fall in love in the spring.

As the young man kills the innocent woman, a metaphor is used to describe her...