Figurative Language in "Flying on Snow"

Line 1: "The ground rushes up to meet us" -- What type of figurative language is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Lines 2-3: "We hurtle down this slippery hill-- at lightning speed." -- What type of figurative language is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Lines 9: "Splat!" -- What type of sound device is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Lines 11: "A tumble capsized again." -- What type of sound device is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Lines 14: "My eyes and mouth are full of feather flakes" -- What type of sound device is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Lines 15: "They tingle like tiny fireworks against my skin." -- What type of figurative language is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Lines 17-18: "...I am no longer -- A graceful, flying creature;..." -- What type of figurative language is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Lines 23: " That winter wall of whiteness, shining in the sun..." -- What type of sound device is being used? **USE YOUR FLOW CHART**

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Line 1: "The ground rushes up to meet us" -- What does this mean?

• The ground is getting closer to the narrator.

• The ground is running towards the narrator.

• The ground is flat.

• The ground is faster than the narrator.

Lines 2-3: "We hurtle down this slippery hill-- at lightning speed." -- What does this mean?

• The narrator is not excited to be sledding.

• The narrator is sledding down the hill very quickly.

• The narrator is jumping hurdles.

• The narrator is literally as fast as lightning.