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Figurative Language From Home Of The Brave - Coggle Diagram
Figurative Language From Home Of The Brave
Similes
"Her words began to fall like raindrops on the floor." pg. 54
"My arms stick out of the coat like lonely trees" pg. 4
" We are like a cow and a goat, wanting to be friends, but wondering if it can ever be.pg. 7
" We stop at a light hung high in the air, red and round like a baby sun." pg.9
" Her pleading eyes that shine at you like river rocks in the sun." pg. 14
"Tears trace my cheeks like tiny knives." pg. 18
"We are like two calves in the clouds pretending we know how to fly." pg. 20
" A woman sits behind a pile of paper as tall as a termite mound. pg. 56
Personification
" His car is red, and coughs and burps when he tries to make it go." pg. 6
" His eyes are wise and calm, the eyes of a village elder. " pg. 8
My mouth is going to get very sore, stumbling on words all day long. " pg. 9
"the wind sneaks through my coat." pg. 15
" Its window-eyes weep yellow light." pg. 17
"Everywhere girls watched him with shy, smiling eyes." pg. 34
" The icy air kicks at my chest." pg. 58
"The song races while I stumble behind." pg. 59
Metaphors
"His laughter makes little clouds." pg. 5
"In the camp, I say, they call America heaven on Earth." pg.25
" I run my hands over covers softer than a new calf's coat." pg.34
"With moon eyes to match, her black eyes set deep." pg.20
Idioms
"How can I trust a place where even the ground plays tricks?" pg. 18
" The door opens and my old life is waiting on the other side." pg. 19
" I can hear her struggle to find the English words, just like I do." pg. 27
" Kek finds sun when the sky is dark." pg. 27
" I cannot find any sun today, I think. " pg. 27