The Highwayman Figurative Language Review

What technique is used in this line:

“His eyes were hollows of madness."

• Repetition

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

What technique is used in this line:

“his hair like mouldy hay.”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoiea

• Hyperbole

What technique is used in this line:

“His face burnt like a brand."

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Simile

• Personification

What technique is used in this line:

"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed "

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Repetition

• Alliteration

What technique is used in this line:

"Dumb as a dog he listened"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

What technique is used in this line:

"The highwayman came riding—

Riding—riding—"

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Personification

• Metaphor

What technique is used in this line:

"Down like a dog on the highway"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Repetition

What technique is used in this line:

“The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

What is a Simile?

• A comparison between things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• When you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.

• A word that describes a sound.

• using the same word or phrase a few times to

  emphasise something.

What technique is used in this line: "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees."

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration