Exploring Figurative Language in Dahl

What type of figurative language is used when Mary Maloney's eyes are described as "glazed with new tears"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," the phrase "the room was warm and clean" is an example of which literary device?

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Irony

Which figurative language technique is used when the leg of lamb is described as "as hard as a rock"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The phrase "the sun was a small, bright coin" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is used when the author writes that Mary Maloney "murmured" to herself?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

In the story, the phrase "the clock ticked loudly" is an example of which literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which figurative language technique is used when the author describes the detectives as "a group of tired men"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The phrase "her skin was as white as snow" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is used when the author writes that the leg of lamb "whispered" as it cooked?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," the phrase "the room was as silent as the grave" is an example of which literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole