Figurative Language Meaning

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Match the figurative language to the literal meaning and the image that best fits.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
“Out stepped a tiny pink shoe, a foot soft as a rabbit’s ear.”		The door opened gracefully.
“She sings all the homesick songs about her country in a voice that sounds like a seagull.”		The woman’s foot was petite and delicate.
“The taxi door opened like a waiter’s arm.”		When she opened the door, her body expanded because she is large woman.
“All at once she bloomed.”		Her voice sounded high- pitched, almost crying in the songs she sang.

Match the figurative language to the literal meaning and the image that best fits.

“Out stepped a tiny pink shoe, a foot soft as a rabbit’s ear.”

The door opened gracefully.

“She sings all the homesick songs about her country in a voice that sounds like a seagull.”

The woman’s foot was petite and delicate.

“The taxi door opened like a waiter’s arm.”

When she opened the door, her body expanded because she is large woman.

“All at once she bloomed.”

Her voice sounded high- pitched, almost crying in the songs she sang.