Match each figure of speech with its definition.

Hyperbole

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor
1. A comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" or "as"
2. A comparison of two unlike things that does not use comparison words
3. Nonliving or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities
4. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
5. Repetition of an initial consonant sound to create rhythm

Complete the sentence. there are progressive verb forms in english. four six twelve eight

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?