Sunday, February 14, 2010

Figurative Language

"She always beat me and then did this little victory dance with her hands, fingers stretched like wings." (Elliot 160) simile

"...the muscles and joints are doing just fine, the skin has decided to rebel." (Ehrenreich 86) personification

"So here I am on my knees , working my way around the room like some fanatical penitent crawling through the stations of the cross..." (Ehrenreich 84) simile

"...the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes..."(Ehrenreich 100) simile

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