Let's go through each question on
Figurative Language Worksheet 8 and identify the correct figurative language technique used, along with a clear explanation for each.
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**1. I found her dancing like a leaf
And singing like a bird.**
Which technique is used?
✔ Simile
How do you figure?
The phrases "dancing like a leaf" and "singing like a bird" use the word *like* to directly compare her movements and voice to natural things, which is the definition of a simile.
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**2. Over me bright April
Shakes out her rain-drenched hair,**
Which technique is used?
✔ Personification
How do you figure?
April is given human traits — it "shakes out her hair," which is something people do, not months. This gives the month human-like actions, which is personification.
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3. Death will wait until you come.
Which technique is used?
✔ Personification
How do you figure?
Death is described as if it can *wait*, which is a human action. Since death is an abstract concept, giving it the ability to wait makes it seem like a person — that’s personification.
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**4. Old heartbreaks are old wine.
Too new to pour is mine.**
Which technique is used?
✔ Metaphor
How do you figure?
The speaker compares "old heartbreaks" directly to "old wine" without using "like" or "as." This direct comparison is a metaphor. The second line also uses metaphor by comparing the speaker’s current heartbreak to wine that is too new to be poured (not ready).
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**5. That night from a dingy hotel room,
I saw the moon, like a golden gong,
Redly loom
Across the lake;**
Which technique is used?
✔ Simile
How do you figure?
The phrase "like a golden gong" uses the word *like* to compare the moon to a gong, making it a simile. The image suggests the moon looks similar in shape or glow to a golden gong.
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✔ Summary of Answers:
| Question | Technique Used | Explanation |
|--------|----------------|-----------|
| 1 | Simile | Uses "like" to compare dancing to a leaf and singing to a bird. |
| 2 | Personification | April is given human actions ("shakes out her hair"). |
| 3 | Personification | Death is given the human ability to "wait." |
| 4 | Metaphor | "Old heartbreaks are old wine" is a direct comparison without "like" or "as." |
| 5 | Simile | "like a golden gong" uses "like" to make a comparison. |
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