Clue #6 (Class work)

1a) Similie: A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

Metaphor: A comparison between two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as."

1b) Authors use figurative language to make their writing more rich by weaving in figures of speech that paint an elaborate picture for the reader. Authors don't use figurative language randomly, but instead use them when saying things in a literal way don't give the reader as good of a picture as figurative language does. Figurative language is also used alot in poetry. In narratives or stories, figurative language is widely used to describe somebody or something. When describing normal every-day topics authors will commonly throw in a metaphor or similie or even personification to spice up the text. For example, the author might take a normal topic, such as toasting toast, and use a personification such as: "The toast jumped out of the toaster." This gives a better picture to the reader better than, "The toast came out of the toaster." Here is another example of an everyday topic given flair and beauty through figurative language. Take for instance, the topic of weather. Instead of "It was hot today" the author could say, "The sun beat mercilessly onto my back, breathing out its fiery wrath onto my raw flesh." Again, the sun is personified and given human traits.

2) 1. Kattie hissed, her furious eyes turning into slits showing only the tiniest bit of fiery red behind them. Her back arched and she flicked her tail back two and fro, her knife-like claws out and ready.
2. The clock rattled hysterically, its shrill sound of metal on metal echoing throughout the dorm halls in a high pitched wail of panic.
3. Her rail thin arms perched awkwardly onto her lap, her spidery pale fingers entertwined in obvious distress. He stared across at her, amused.
4. He grinned wolfishly to reveal a pair of perfect ultra-white teeth, almost blinding in the sputtering light. He was the predator, a wolf in the night, ready to feast on his prey.