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"It was meant as a joke, but the words spray out like acid" (Van Pelt).
SIMILE
Beatrice slid to the floor and hugged her knees. Her gown poufed up around her in a sea of petticoats and flounces.
METAPHOR
Summer is certainly dragging its feet this year.
PERSONIFICATION
The entire world seemed to fall still.
HYPERBOLE
It's raining cats and dogs.
IDIOM
"Barb takes a SLURP of her tea and goes on" (Van Pelt 15).
ONOMATOPOEIA
An author's or speaker's feelings, revealed through word choice and details included.
TONE
"His thick voice is like something out of a mob movie, so Italian and Brooklynn that it sounds almost comical here in Central California" (Van Pelt 97).
SIMILE
"There was no trace of the stubborn, proud girl who'd been Daphne's best friend. Her eyes were pools of darkness, her features impassive" (McGee 231).
METAPHOR
The tower of tea towels threatens to topple as Tova adds another to the top.
PERSONIFICATION
She felt that she had gained and lost the world in a single morning.
HYPERBOLE
Cool your jets.
IDIOM
Tova's water glass clinks as it hits the counter.
ONOMATOPOEIA
The sky was a dusky purple overhead, stars scattered over its canvas like frozen tears.
SIMILE
What are the THREE main authors' purposes?
PERSUADE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN
Her hair was a fiery tangle around her shoulders.
METAPHOR
