Matching Pairs Figurative LanguageOnline version metaphors, similes, sensory details, hyperbole by Ann Adams 1 "The house smells of damp wood and caramel-sweet bananas." 2 They also eat ... cassava, which is like a potato. 3 "The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp. I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night." 4 "Each creature made my heart jump. ...every movement was a scary animal about to strike and kill me." 5 "As I set out, I hatched unreasonable fears in my mind." 6 Black clouds of hungry mosquitoes swarm the village at sunrise ... 7 Grandfather was fresh as a daisy ... at breakfast next morning. 8 “Awp,” he said, in the low, hopeless tone of a despondent beagle. Metaphor "The Night the Ghost Got In" Sensory Detail (scent) Simile "The Night the Ghost Got In" Hyperbole "Fish Cheeks" Simile "Judica's Jungle" Hyperbole "Walking for My Life" Metaphor "Walking For My Life" Sensory Detail (sight)