Identify the Type of Figurative Language
"Some stole up like little mice to peep at me."
Simile
"...just like a vulture."
The Vampire
"The air was as clear as a diamond."
The Vampire, Simile
"...when their oars rose molten silver dripped from them."
Metaphor
"...a star looking down through every cranny."
The Night Came Slowly
"...machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms."
The Sniper, Simile
The Vampire
Metaphor
"...his right arm was paining him like a thousand devils."
The Sniper
"... their slumber song."
The Night Come Slowly, Alliteration
"I would rather ask the stars: they have seen him."
Personification
"The Toronto team was regularly trounced."
The Hockey Sweater
"We all sat silent and steeped our souls..."
Alliteration, The Vampire
"This sweater fits you... like a glove."
Simile
"...and then calm eagles winged their way..."
"We were five Maurice Richards..."
metaphor, The Hockey Sweater