Question

Use the drop-down menus to identify the type of figurative language used in each sentence. "I asked you a million times not to yell," Polina cried! The hail storm is a monster. The snowflakes glistened like diamonds. The stars winked at me from the darkened sky.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation: Figurative language is the use of non-literal, day-to-day normal meaning of a word or phrase. Writers use it to make their narrative more dramatic or more interesting.

There are different types of figurative languages, like metaohor, similes, hyperbole and others:

"I asked you a million times no to yell," Polina cried! is using a Hyperbole, which is a big exaggeration, usually to convein humor;

The hail storm is a monster and The snowflakes glistened like diamonds are making use of Metaphor, as the writer is comparing two things by using one kind of object to express the likeness between them;

The stars winked at me from the darkened sky is a Personification, i.e. is giving something human's characteristics: stars don't wink, only humans do.

Answer 2

Answer:

"I asked you a million times not to yell," Polina cried!

hyperbole

The hail storm is a monster.

metaphor

The snowflakes glistened like diamonds.

simile

The stars winked at me from the darkened sky.

personification