Figurative Language Of O. Henry Worksheet Page 4
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418. The soul of the man showed itself for a moment like an evil face in the window of a reputable house.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement
Explain how you figured it out:
19. There was a confused hum of wheels below, and the sedative buzz of an electric fan.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
20. Light as a cork, he was kept bobbing along by the human tide.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
21. Well, for a while they put him to keeping books in the ranch store, for he was a devil at figures.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
22. A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. That was Jack Frost's card.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
23. Luck would again run against him.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
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