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