Relacionar Columnas Figurative LanguageVersión en línea Match the example to the type of figurative language present. por Val Allison 1 Beautiful lie the dead; Like ships, the anchor dropped, In a deep water. 2 The terrier, down on the hearth, Twitches and barks in his sleep, Soft little foolish barks, More like a dream than a dog . . . 3 Gossiping on the country-side, Spring and the wandering breezes say, God has thrown Heaven open wide And let the thrushes out to-day. 4 Gazing at the apex star configurations red picnic blanket the endless summer. 5 The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more. 6 I heard a cry in the night, A thousand miles it came, It was quiet then it was louder, My name, my name, my name… 7 As a white candle In a holy place, So is the beauty Of an aged face. 8 Nor will a brave man choose to live when he, Full deeply drunk of life, has reached the dregs. 9 You say that you are wronged--ah, well, I count that friendship poor, at best A bauble, a mere bagatelle, That cannot stand so slight a test. 10 Taking daughter’s boyfriend hostage may have been a bit extreme, But other fathers have done worse things when their daughters were sixteen. Simile: an aged face was compared to a white candle using the word “as.” Simile: The dead are compared to ships with anchors dropped. Personification: The soul is given the ability to select societies and shut doors. Understatement: Taking one’s daughter’s boyfriend hostage is more than “a bit” extreme. Hyperbole: The speaker is exaggerating how loud the call was. Personification: Spring and the wandering breezes are given the ability to talk. Metaphor: He compares the friendship to a bauble or bagatelle, a cheap trinket. Hyperbole: The summer is described as endless, which is an exaggeration. Metaphor: life is compared to a drink. The end of life is compared to the end of a drink, one with food particles in the bottom. Simile: The dog is compared to a dream using the word “like.”
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