What are all the uses of figurative language in A Christmas Carol?

Since
is a novel, it would be an arduous task to list every time Dickens uses
figurative language. However, here are some examples that give a sense of how the author uses
figurative language to create the mood andin the novel.

In the first
paragraph of the novel, using a , Dickens writes, "Old Marley was as dead as a
door-nail." Describing Marley, he uses pathetic fallacy: "No warmth could warm, nor
wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more
intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty." By attributing human
emotions to the weather, and then comparing those harsh and obdurate feelings with those of
Marley, Dickens gives readers insight into Scrooge's dead partner's character. When the
charitable men call on Scrooge in chapter 1, much verbalensues. For...