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

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.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence from George Orwell’s novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying?The public are swine; advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket. A. flashback B. oxymoron C. euphemism D. metaphor

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

In the sentence, "The wind whispered through the trees," which literary device is employed?SimilePersonificationMetaphorSymbolism