NTS chapter & discussion

Identify at least one example for each of the four types of figurative language we have studied in class. (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Personification) Write the example, be sure to include the page number where you found it, and then explain in your own words what the author was trying to convey.

My first figurative language example is a metaphor.  "The God of Thunder made a very small rain shower in the corner of the kitchen floor." (pg. 70) The author is using a metaphor  to compare Thor's (Kirsti's cat) pee to a rain shower. He compared something wet that is descriptive to the pee.  Another figurative language example is a personification.  "...pictured a mound of frightened butter under military arrest." (pg.69) The author is using a personification to describe all the butter that has been taken and given to all the soldiers.  Another figurative language example that I have is a simile.  "...the one who looks like a silly giraffe." (pg.9) In this example of figurative language the author describing what a person looks like by comparing to something similar.  My last figurative language example is called a hyperbole.  "Annemarie's heart sank and she looked at her mother."  (pg.55)  I think the author is using hyperbole to really describe what Annemarie was feeling.