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4. "I'm just this critter hiding out in the basement, drooling in my comic books or whatever." (6)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
5. "At first she's a glimpse, caught her going between the van and the front door, talking to
the beards." (7)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
6. “...she has this glow, a secret spotlight that follows her around and makes her eyes light up."
(13)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
Directions: Now identify and underline the figure(s) of speech in the sentence, then decide what
type of figure of speech it is. Finally identify the comparison being made or the object being
personified or exaggerated.
7. "...my feet are going wild that year and I keep tripping over everything. Cracks in the
sidewalk, ants on the sidewalk, shadows, anything." (8)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
8. “If you didn't know, you would think he was like a kindergarten creeper who forgot how to
walk, he's that small." (11)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
9. "I am amazed, because it does fly just like a little bird, flitting up and down and around,
higher than I can reach." (13)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
10. "It's cool and dim in there and you float like a cloud - no, you are a cloud..." (21)
Figures of Speech: 1.
; 2.
Analysis:
**Now, on your own sheet of paper, write two sentences of your own, using two of the given
figures of speech. Underline the figures of speech you chose, and explain their meanings.
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