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