Relier Pairs Figurative LanguageVersion en ligne Match the example to the type of figurative language present. par Val Allison 1 As a white candle In a holy place, So is the beauty Of an aged face. 2 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. 3 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… 4 Nor will a brave man choose to live when he, Full deeply drunk of life, has reached the dregs. 5 Gossiping on the country-side, Spring and the wandering breezes say, God has thrown Heaven open wide And let the thrushes out to-day. 6 Beautiful lie the dead; Like ships, the anchor dropped, In a deep water. 7 Gazing at the apex star configurations red picnic blanket the endless summer. 8 The terrier, down on the hearth, Twitches and barks in his sleep, Soft little foolish barks, More like a dream than a dog . . . 9 The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more. 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: The dead are compared to ships with anchors dropped. Hyperbole: The speaker is exaggerating how loud the call was. Personification: Spring and the wandering breezes are given the ability to talk. Hyperbole: The summer is described as endless, which is an exaggeration. Personification: The soul is given the ability to select societies and shut doors. Simile: The dog is compared to a dream using the word “like.” Metaphor: He compares the friendship to a bauble or bagatelle, a cheap trinket. Understatement: Taking one’s daughter’s boyfriend hostage is more than “a bit” extreme. Simile: an aged face was compared to a white candle using the word “as.” 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.
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