Question

what type of figurative language is being used in each quote?choices include: alliteration, hyperbole, personification, simile, or metaphor\death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.\\a watchs minute hand moves more quickly than did mine.\his room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness.\hearken! and observe how healthily, how calmly, i can tell you the whole story.\\a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice.\but the beating grew louder, louder! i thought the heart must burst.\\i undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye.\

Explanation:

1. Assigns human action ("stalked") to death, giving it human traits.
2. Exaggerates the slowness of the speaker's movement for dramatic effect.
3. Uses "as...as" to directly compare room darkness to pitch.
4. Repeats the initial "h" sound in consecutive words.
5. Uses "like" to compare a ray of light to a spider's thread.
6. Exaggerates the loudness of the heartbeat to show panic.
7. Compares the old man's eye to a vulture's eye without a direct comparison word.

Answer:

1. "Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim." - Personification
2. "A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine." - Hyperbole
3. "His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness." - Simile
4. "Hearken! and observe how healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story." - Alliteration
5. "A single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice." - Simile
6. "But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst." - Hyperbole
7. "I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye." - Metaphor