Figurative Language

"Montresor heard a low laught the made his hair stand up" is from "The Cask of Amontillado". This is an example of Personification because it akes something non human sound human.



"Step on a mouse and you leave your print, like a Grand Canyon" is from "A Sound of Thunder". This is an exam ple of simile because it uses the word like.



"The Tyranosaur Rex make a sound of thunder" is from " A Sound of Thunder". This is an example of metaphor because it don't uses the word like or as.


"He wore a clown costume and coneshaped cap with jingling bells". This an example of alliteration becaude it repeats three or more consonant sounds in the same sentence.