giving characteristics of a person to an animal or object

a well-known expression not meant to be taken literally

The drone and the sea of green trees that lay before the plane's nose and flowed to the horizon, spread with lakes, swamps, and wandering streams and rivers.

... and now a jolt took him like a hammerblow.  This is an example of what type of figurative language?

In the book, while Brian is running towards the fire to signal the plane, the book describes his legs as "liquid springs." What do you think this means?

What is this an example of:
"The drone and the sea of green trees that lay before the plane's nose..." (p.2)

The pilot seemed more a machine than a man, an extension of the plane.

Those were the normal things he would say, but her voice had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it.

As the plane clawed for altitude... is an example of what type of figurative language?

What is this an example of:
"... all the instruments in his face as the plan clawed for altitude..." (p.2)

Brian went back to looking out the window at the ocean of trees and lakes.

The plane did not dive, but the nose went down slightly and the down-angle increased the speed, and he knew at this angle, he would ultimately fly into the trees.

Brian felt like a prisoner, kept in a small cell that was hurtling through the sky.

He had probably swallowed a ton of water while he was swimming out of the plane.

The lake water had filled his stomach but left it hungry, and now it demanded food, screamed for food.

The hero used some kind of cute trap to catch an animal and cook it over a slick little fire, and pretty soon he had a full eight-course meal.

What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'the plane clawed for altitude'?

In 'Hatchet', Brian describes the trees as 'an ocean of green'. What type of figurative language is this?

What does the phrase 'liquid springs' suggest about Brian's legs in 'Hatchet'?

Identify the figurative language: 'The drone and the sea of green trees that lay before the plane's nose...'

What is the figurative language in 'the pilot seemed more a machine than a man'?

In 'Hatchet', Brian felt like a prisoner, kept in a small cell that was hurtling through the sky. What type of figurative language is this?

What type of figurative language is used in 'He had probably swallowed a ton of water'?