Figurative Language Monkey's Paw

Front

"The words died away on his lips..."

Back

personification

Front

"...china candlestick, throwing pulsating shadows on the ceiling..."

Back

personification

Front

A cold wind rushed up the staircase...

Back

personification

Front

"Sounds like the Arabian Nights..."

Back

allusion

Front

"It twisted in my hand like a snake."

Back

simile

Front

"he held a guilty grin in his thin gray beard."

Back

alliteration

Front

"A stair creaked..."

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

"...with burning eyes..."

Back

personification

Front

"A fine crash from the piano greeted the words..."

Back

personification or onomatopoeia