Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.Determine which type of figurative language is used in each sentence.similehyperbolepersonificationmetaphorThe wind whispered through the valley.The moon is a white balloon rising through the sky.When he stepped on the stage, he was as cool as a cucumber.I will die if I can’t get my hands on that new game.

Read the following passage:As I carried the last of the boxes full of the legal papers outside, I tripped. The lid flew up in the air, and the mocking breeze caught the papers one by one in slow motion, holding each one up in front of me before whisking it away into the street like confetti.Which sentence describes the effect of the figurative language in this passage?A.The verb whisk suggests an action of cleaning.B.The comparison to confetti shows that the incident was no big deal.C.The action is described in terms of slow motion, like a film.D.The breeze is described as having the personality of a jokester.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

EXERCISE 3Identify the metaphors and similes in the extract of a poem below.Write down the piece of the poem. State what figure of speech it is. Write down what is beingcompared and why.The angry voice of the windDropped to a whimperAnd fell silentLike a scolded child.The tortured waves, freed from their tormentor,Slept.With its white wings spread,The yacht sat like a seagull,Patiently contemplating its reflectionIn the polished mirrorOf the sea.

Select the correct answer.Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?The photographers circled her like vultures above a tottering lion cub. A. personification B. metaphor C. simile D. hyperbole E. comparison

Identify and explain the effect of the figurative language used  in these sentences/phrases: In the bustling and yelling streets of Victorian LondonLady Arabella’s face radiated like a diamond

To use figurative language within a poem