Question

30. Match the figurative language term with its example.

1. Though the colonel was extremely fussy about his physical appearance, the interior
of his home resembled a junkyard."
2. "The beaver in the pond gnawed down trees as quickly as the writer wrote new
pages."
3. "Physically, she embodied the school's spirit."
4. "Compared to the other students, she was as tall as a giraffe was to the shorter
zebras at the watering hole."
5. "The man had the scent of a dirty cent."
a. analogy
b. synecdoche
c. symbolism
d. paradox
e. pun

Answer 1

This answer explains the matching examples of figurative language terms

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct matches are as follows:

1. Though the colonel was extremely fussy about his physical appearance, the interior of his home resembled a junkyard - simile
2. The beaver in the pond gnawed down trees as quickly as the writer wrote new pages - hyperbole
3. Physically, she embodied the school's spirit - personification
4. Compared to the other students, she was as tall as a giraffe was to the shorter zebras at the watering hole - simile
5. The man had the scent of a dirty cent - pun

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