Question

Match each phrase from the story to the correct type of figure of speech.

Column A
1.
Simile:

Simile
2.
Metaphor:

Metaphor
3.
Hyperbole:

Hyperbole
4.
Personification:

Personification
Column B
a."He was as helpless as a newborn baby" (paragraph 1)
b."the people were scared to death" (paragraph 2)
c."The barn wrapped its wooden arms around him" (paragraph 2)
d."Steven's eyes were fiery torches" (paragraph

Answer 1

1.Simile:a."He was as helpless as a newborn baby"(paragraph 1)

2.Metaphor:d."Stephen's eyes were fiery torches"

3.Hyperbole:b."the people were scared to death "(paragraph 2)

4.Personification:c."The barn wrapped its wooden arms around him*(paragraph 2)