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Answer:
When he stepped on the stage, he was as cool as a cucumber. ---> Simile
I will die if I can't get my hands on that new game. ---> Hyperbole
The wind whispered through the valley. ---> Personification
The moon is a white balloon rising through the sky. ---> Metaphor
Explanation:
Simile:
- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
- Uses like or as
Hyperbole:
- are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Personification:
- the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Metaphor:
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
"I, Too" is a powerful poem by the popular poet Langston Hughes. It is about a colored individual who is forced to eat in the kitchen whenever company comes. He talks about "they" and refers to the people who make him leave when there is company. He says they will be ashamed because while they send him to the kitchen all this while, he is getting stronger and better.
Present tense is the best choice to describe an ongoing action when another one occurs