Question

I Need Help matching each example of figurative language with its interpretation.

Answer 1

A) These lines use a simile to show the power of nature. “As long as I live, I'll hear
B) These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm.
C) These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature.
D) These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image.
E) The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected.

Answer 2

“He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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