Question

exercise 1
each sentence below contains one of the four figures of speech, namely simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. identify which sentence contains which figure of speech. few sentences may contain more than one figure of speech.

1. the forest welcomed the rain after a long dry summer that parched the region
2. i was as desperate to get off the roller coaster as a flopping fish on the line
3. the volcano burped ash and rocks, signaling that more is to come
4. in 80s a clay - court player’s chance of winning wimbledon title was no more than winning a lottery
5. his joke was as gross as a cockroach in soup
6. amazon is a 1000 - pound gorilla in retail.
7. the journalists swooped in as the celebrity actor emerged from the airport
8. this coffee is so strong that it can get up and walk away
9. this cake can feed the entire village.
10. in the 80s, the ravines, buzzing with dacoits, were as lawless as stormy wind

exercise 2
each sentence below contains one of the five figures of speech, namely personification, onomatopoeia, parallelism, idiom, and alliteration. identify which sentence contains which figure of speech. few sentences may contain more than one figure of speech.
1 considering their dismal past record, the win in the last match seems to be a flash in the pan.

1. the guffaws stopped when the warden, known as a strict disciplinarian, entered the area

3 the company carpet - bombed television and digital media with advertisements

1. the surfers struggled against the waves.

5 i came, i saw, i conquered julius caesar
6 when asked, the man muttered few expletives and left.

Explanation:

1. "The forest welcomed the rain" - Personification as the forest is given a human - like action of welcoming.
2. "I was as desperate as a flopping fish" - Simile as it uses "as...as" to compare two things.
3. "The volcano burped" - Personification as the volcano is given a human - like action of burping.
4. "a clay - court player's chance was no more than winning a lottery" - Simile comparing the chance to winning a lottery.
5. "His joke was as gross as a cockroach in soup" - Simile using "as...as" for comparison.
6. "Amazon is a 1000 - pound gorilla" - Metaphor comparing Amazon to a powerful 1000 - pound gorilla.
7. "The journalists swooped in" - Personification giving journalists an action associated with birds.
8. "This coffee is so strong that it can get up and walk away" - Hyperbole as it is an exaggerated statement.
9. "This cake can feed the entire village" - Hyperbole for exaggeration.
10. "the ravines were as lawless as stormy wind" - Simile using "as...as" for comparison.

For Exercise 2:

1. "a flash in the pan" - Idiom, a common expression with a non - literal meaning.
2. "guffaws" - Onomatopoeia as it is a word that imitates a sound.
3. "carpet - bombed" - Metaphor, comparing the company's advertisement strategy to carpet - bombing.
4. No specific figure of speech among the given ones.
5. "I came, I saw, I conquered" - Parallelism with the repetition of the structure "I + verb".
6. "muttered" - Onomatopoeia as it imitates the sound of muttering.

Answer:

1. Exercise 1:

• 1. Personification
• 2. Simile
• 3. Personification
• 4. Simile
• 5. Simile
• 6. Metaphor
• 7. Personification
• 8. Hyperbole
• 9. Hyperbole
• 10. Simile

1. Exercise 2:

• 1. Idiom
• 2. Onomatopoeia
• 3. Metaphor
• 4. None
• 5. Parallelism
• 6. Onomatopoeia