What did the narrator and claude play on the island and how?

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Which of the following literary devices best describes how elie wiesel uses the word 'night' in the excerpt? click here to read the excerpt from elie wiesel's night. metaphor personification simile symbol next question ask for

“to build a fire” what does the man realize as he’s trying to light the matches? what difficulty occurs when the man finally lights all of his matches at once?