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Question

Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a free falling elevator. She kept slowly over to the podium and bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw and her pink lemonade. She gathered up all of her courage and began to speak, her voice in imposter as it boomed through the microphone. She flinched at its unfamiliarity Scan the room for her Mothers face. In 3 to 5 sentences, identify two examples of figurative language from the passage above and explain what each example of figurative language means.

Answer 1

The first example of figurative language in the passage is "her stomach dropped like a free falling elevator." This is a simile that compares the feeling of Melanie's stomach dropping to the sensation of a free falling elevator, emphasizing the suddenness and intensity of her nerves. The second example is "bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw in her pink lemonade." This is also a simile, comparing how Melanie positioned the microphone to how she would bend a straw in a drink towards her mouth. This comparison shows the reader the delicate and intentional movement Melanie made as she prepared to speak.