Thursday, October 1, 2009

Figurative Language

1. "The moment I had one foot out the door, the heat almost forced me back inside" (Baghdad Burning) *Mode: PERSONIFICATION*

2. "Being out in the streets is like being caught in a torndado" (Baghdad Burning)
*Mode: SIMILE*

3. "Since its too late in the day to pick up my Rent-A-Wreck" (Nickel and Dimed, 52)
*Mode: KENNING*

4. "On the coldest nights, when my lashes became icicles" (Where I Slept, 155)
*Mode: STRAIGHT METAPHOR*

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