1. a) simile was used in this sentence when the writer wrote 'like' to compare the straw to an elbow.
2. b) hyperbolewas used to exaggerate the fact that Arabel's desk had a lot of paper.
3. d) personification was used when the writer wrote that the <em>snow wrapped</em> the neighborhood with a blanket of white, which tells us that the writer is giving the snow human qualities.
4. a) A zillion degrees below zero, the hyperbole was used her to exaggerate the fact that the snow was cold and when it snows it is not as cold as a zillion degrees below zero.
If you wanted to write a paper analyzing how John Milton uses language in the epic poem Paradise Lost, quoting would be the most effective method of incorporating evidence.
