What type of figurative language is this? The world was a whirlwind of bricks and broken dishes and table legs and heat.
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What type of figurative language is this? Mahmoud's heart thundered in his chest.
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What type of figurative language is this? The Mediterranean Sea was still attacking them, wave after wave trying to drown them.
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What type of figurative language is this? His arm shook, and the gun danced between the two front seats.
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What type of figurative language is this? They were three lonely islands, separated by an ocean of misery.
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What type of figurative language is this? The kitten's tummy purred like an outboard motor.
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What type of figurative language is this? Mahmoud's ears rang with a high-pitched whine, like the TV when the satellite was searching for a signal.
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What type of figurative language is this? Then suddenly they were both thrown to the bottom of the boat, and something buzzed like a mosquito underneath the bowl of the tanker.
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What type of figurative language is this? Josef's heart was in his throat. Any second now the mob was going to attack the policemen, Josef knew it.
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What type of figurative language is this? Josef's veins ran with ice.
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What type of figurative language is this? There were no trees, no shade, no parks or football fields or rivers. Just a sea of tents and a forest of electric poles and wires.
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What type of figurative language is this? Miami. It was like a dream. Like a glittering vision of heaven, as if Ivan had opened the gates for them.
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What type of figurative language is this? Tears streamed down his face. They had been held back by a dam before, and now the floodgates had suddenly been opened.