Read the following sentence. sarah still believes her prince charming will rescue her one day. which type of figurative language is used? a. allusion b. simile c. paradox d. hyperbole 2. her hands were on fire, but her feet were blocks of ice. which type of figurative language is used in the sentence? a. simile b. personification c. hyperbole d. oxymoron 3. the old lady in the hospital bed lay by the window, and in her eyes was a shiny dullness. which type of figurative language is used in the sentence? a. simile b. oxymoron c. idiom d. symbolism 4.john insulted mary, who replied, "aren't you the sweetest thing? mary's response is an example of which of the following. a. simile b. imagery c. hyperbole d. verbal irony 5.a pale wind licks along the stone slabs, which type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? a. allusion b. oxymoron c. personification d. verbal irony 6. the new technology for the cellular phone was on the cutting edge. which type of figurative language is used in the sentence? a. allusion b. idiom c. metaphor d. verbal irony 7. read the following sentence. she's feeling blue today. the sentence uses which type of figurative language? a. simile b. imagery c. idiom d. verbal irony 8. read the following sentence. no wonder my teacher gave me a low grade, i made a trillion mistakes! the sentence uses which type of figurative language. a. metaphor b. imagery c. hyperbole d. dramatic irony 9.