Question

match each sentence to the type of figurative language it features.
she floated around the room, moving in no specific direction.
she floated around the room so easily she could be phileas fogg.
she floated around the room like a balloon.
metaphor
allusion
simile

Explanation:

1. For "She floated around the room, moving in no specific direction." - There's no clear match to metaphor (which is a direct comparison without "like" or "as"), allusion (reference to a person, event, etc.), or simile (comparison with "like" or "as") here. Wait, actually, maybe a metaphor? Wait, no, let's re - check:

• "She floated around the room, moving in no specific direction." - If we consider that "floated" is used metaphorically to describe her movement (implying a light, unguided movement like floating), but maybe the first sentence is a metaphor? Wait, no, let's analyze each:
• "She floated around the room so easily she could be Phileas Fogg." - Phileas Fogg is a character from "Around the World in Eighty Days", so this is an allusion (reference to a literary character).
• "She floated around the room like a balloon." - The use of "like" to compare her to a balloon makes this a simile.
• "She floated around the room, moving in no specific direction." - If we assume that "floated" is used as a metaphor for her aimless movement (treating her movement as if it were floating, a direct comparison without "like" or "as"), so this is a metaphor.

1. So the correct matches are:

• "She floated around the room, moving in no specific direction." - metaphor
• "She floated around the room so easily she could be Phileas Fogg." - allusion
• "She floated around the room like a balloon." - simile

Answer:

• "She floated around the room, moving in no specific direction." - metaphor
• "She floated around the room so easily she could be Phileas Fogg." - allusion
• "She floated around the room like a balloon." - simile