Bud Not Buddy- Chapter 17- Figurative Language

Front

"It was a piece of cake."

Back

idiom

Front

"I know Herman E Calloway was trying to work me like a dog."

Back

simile

Front

"The Thug was...making it sound like a soft rain..."

Back

simile

Front

"Steady Eddie snapped his fingers softly...toothpick jumping with his finger."

Back

personification

Front

"He put his ax in his mouth and blew, but instead of the horn making music it seemed like Steady made it talk."

Back

personification

Front

"He (Herman) was the thunder, soft and far away but getting closer..."

Back

metaphor

Front

"Dirty Deed makes the piano sound like water on rocks..."

Back

simile

Front

"Herman E. Calloway and the Thug kept everything moving by making the drums and the giant fiddle pound out a soft, steady beat like someone's heart turned way up loud."

Back

simile

Front

"While the band was a storm, she was the sun breaking through gray clouds."

Back

metaphor

Front

Mr. Jimmy's trumpet adds its two cents...

Back

personification and idiom