Question

identification & meaning
complete the table below by identifying the type of figurative language and its meaning

text
what type of figurative
language is being used?
literal meaning

princess penny was head over heels
for prince preston and wanted to go
to the ball with him.
idiom
\head over heels\ means she was very
in love with him.

upon hearing the news, penny had
sprinted like a cheetah all the way
down to the royal dress shop to pick
out the perfect dress.

as she searched through the racks,
each dress seemed to shudder with
excitement, waiting to be chosen.

penny thought the dress must be the
color of dorothys slippers.

now at the ball, her dress swished as
she passed the prince.

when she turned around, she found
his eyes fixed on hers like laser
beams.

Explanation:

• Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". In "Penny had sprinted like a cheetah", "like a cheetah" is a simile comparing Penny's running speed to a cheetah's. In "his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams", "like laser beams" is a simile comparing the intensity of his gaze to laser beams.
• Personification: Giving human qualities to non - human things. "Each dress seemed to shudder with excitement" gives the dress (a non - human object) the human quality of feeling excitement.
• Allusion: A reference to a well - known person, place, event, literary work, etc. "the color of Dorothy's slippers" is an allusion to the famous red (in the movie) slippers from The Wizard of Oz.
• Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the sound it represents. "swished" imitates the sound of the dress moving.

Answer:

Text	What type of figurative language is being used?	Literal Meaning
Upon hearing the news, Penny had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress.	Simile	Penny ran very fast (like a cheetah's speed) to the dress shop.
As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen.	Personification	The dresses (non - living) seemed to show excitement (a human emotion).
Penny thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy's slippers.	Allusion	The dress is a certain color (referencing the well - known slippers from The Wizard of Oz).
Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince.	Onomatopoeia	The dress made a "swish" sound as she moved.
When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams.	Simile	His gaze was intense (like laser beams).