Question

question 1
match the phrase to the figurative language being used.
column a

1. \the weary, way-worn wanderer bore // to his own native shore.\ (\to helen\, edgar allan poe)
2. he waited impatiently for his food, like a lion eagerly waiting to pounce on its prey.
3. i was the thorn in his side.
4. we glided across the dancefloor, my dress sighing as the material moved swiftly against the woodgrain.

column b
a. alliteration
b. repetition
c. metaphor
d. personification
e. onomatopoeia
f. simile

Explanation:

1. The phrase uses repeated initial "w" sounds, which is alliteration.
2. The phrase uses "like" to compare a person to a lion, which is a simile.
3. The phrase directly states one thing is another (a person is a thorn) without "like" or "as", which is a metaphor.
4. The phrase gives a dress the human action of "sighing", which is personification.

Answer:

1. a. Alliteration
2. f. Simile
3. c. Metaphor
4. d. Personification