An example of figurative language is "I find myself struggling to grasp the concepts spilling out like a tumbling river of gemstones." (simile page 12.)
"As he had feared, a significant lump had already formed, emerging like a humpback whale breaching the wild waves of his thinning hair." (6) This type of figurative language is known as a simile.
"Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly." -Papa simile p.97
-"Dreams are sometimes important, you know. They can be a way of openin' up the window and lettin' the bad air out." -Papa metaphor (right??) p.118
-"The bird looked back at Mack. He wondered if it was possible for birds to smile. At least Mr. Jay looked like he was, perhaps if only sympathetically." personification p.97
"The stars racing toward him as if to embrace him. He lifted his hands, imagining that he could reach out and pluck diamonds, one by one, off a velvet-black sky." Simile, personification, and synesthesia. (p. 118)
An example of figurative language is "I find myself struggling to grasp the concepts spilling out like a tumbling river of gemstones." (simile page 12.)
ReplyDelete"As he had feared, a significant lump had already formed, emerging like a humpback whale breaching the wild waves of his thinning hair." (6) This type of figurative language is known as a simile.
ReplyDelete"The melody absolutely captured him." (personification page 110.)
ReplyDelete"Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly." -Papa simile p.97
ReplyDelete-"Dreams are sometimes important, you know. They can be a way of openin' up the window and lettin' the bad air out." -Papa metaphor (right??) p.118
-"The bird looked back at Mack. He wondered if it was possible for birds to smile. At least Mr. Jay looked like he was, perhaps if only sympathetically." personification p.97
"The stars racing toward him as if to embrace him. He lifted his hands, imagining that he could reach out and pluck diamonds, one by one, off a velvet-black sky." Simile, personification, and synesthesia. (p. 118)
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