Match each element of figurative language with its example from kate chopin's "the storm."
metaphor
simile
imagery
idiom
personification
symbolism
hyperbole
flashback
foreshadowing
answer
a.
they seemed to swoon together at the very borderland of life's mystery.
b.
adjoining was her bed door stood open.
c.
her lips were as red and moist as pomegranate seeds.
d.
then he returned to his perch on the keg and sat stolidly (unemotionally), holding the can of shrimps while the storm burst.
e.
if this keeps up, dieu sait if the levee's goin' to stan it!
f.
somber clouds that were rolling with sinister intention.
g.
the rain was coming down in sheets, obscuring (blocking) the view of far-off cabins and enveloping the distant wood in a

What is dialogue? a. conversations that takes place between characters b. directions left by the playwright on a script c. instructions that indicate actors' stage positions d. the props that represent a play's physical location

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gift jim had purchased in the beginning of the story , this would be an example of