Learning Task 2: Directions: Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.
Metaphor Irony
Oxymoron
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole


1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.


2. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.


3. The camel is the ship of the desert.


4. The trees of the forest watched sympathetically over the lost child.


5. My cousin is strangely normal


6. After looking at a student's poor test score, the teacher says, “You will surely finish the year with highes


7. Our boss, the owner of a big construction firm, cannot fix his house's broken ceiling


8. I love all your perfect imperfections


9. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.


10. The moon showed me the way out.


11. The train whistle screamed as the train flew through the tunnel.


12. The boy's room was an amusement arcade.


13. Variety is the spice of life.
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