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