Identify the figurative language: (simile, metaphor or personification) 1. The slice of that cake is as big as an ant. 2. That haircut is a horror story. 3. The shadow creeped around a corner to an alley.

1. The slice of that cake is as big as an ant. Hyperbole                                       2. That haircut is a horror story. Metaphor                                                           3. The shadow creeped around a corner to an alley. Personification

1: Simile

2: Personification

3: Metaphor

Explanation:

1: A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another.

2: They compared the haircut to a horror story, which is an example of personification

3: The shadow creeped around a corner to an alley is a metaphor, showing how the shadow seems to move about.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.