Question

Types of Figurative Language
A swirling gray funnel at dusk.
Based on the image, decide which type of figurative language each sentence uses.

The sky went pitch black.

The sky was unfriendly.

The sky was a nightmare.

The sky was as dark as night.

Answer 1

1. The sky went pitch black. — Hyperbole (exaggerates how dark the sky became)

2. The sky was unfriendly. — Personification (gives the sky a human quality/feeling)

3. The sky was a nightmare. — Metaphor (directly compares the sky to a nightmare)

4. The sky was as dark as night. — Simile (compares using "as")