He uses different types of metaphors such as “I am the invisible man. No, I'm not a ghost. » (Ellison) The narrator describes himself as invisible, which is an example of metaphor, because he used these words to express and give a better idea of ​​the complexity of the grief he felt about the situation. He also used symbols in the story, such as the briefcase in the "Battle Royal" chapter. The briefcase was a powerful example of symbolism as it was used to show how racism crushed his youthful innocence and made him the person he is. The narrator receives the briefcase like a bright and optimistic teenager ready to enter the world, but he knows nothing of what is happening and the difficulties that await him. Opening the briefcase revealed some of the harsh realities of life that he did not know before, and he clings to this reality or in other words "the briefcase" throughout the rest of the novel . The memory of him as a vulnerable young teenager, the optimism, goals and ambition he had as a child, and his desire to please others in order to succeed are what he carried in this briefcase . When he loses the briefcase, he releases these bonds and becomes a new person. He uses similes in the novel such as "Their fist testing the smoke-filled air like the gnarled feelers of hypersensitive snails." (Ellison). He compares the way the fist is in the air to the super sensitivity of snails. He also uses alliteration in the novel such as "Oh, long green stretch of campus." Oh, moon that kissed the bell tower and flooded the fragrant nights, Oh bugle that sounded in the morning, Oh drum that made us march militarily at noon - what was real, what was solid, what was more than a dream pleasant and which kills time? For now, could it have been real if now I was invisible? (Ellison). He repeats the words “oh” and “what” throughout the conversation.