Question

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Match each example of figurative language with its interpretation.


"I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long."

"As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche."

"O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!"

"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil."

"He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls."
1. These lines use a simile to show the power of nature.
2. These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature.
3. The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected.
4. These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image.
5. These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm.

Answer 1

4, 2, 5, 3, 1

Step-by-step explanation:

"I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long." goes with 4 because it is a great exaggeration. Hence a hyperbole.

"As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche." goes with 2 because nature sings and talks.

"O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!" goes with 5 because it has a good rhythm.

"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil." goes with 3 because it says that everyone's shares something.

"He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls." goes with 1 because it is a simile.

Answer 2

hyperbole

personification

alliteration

metaphor

similie

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