Question

when i was a little girl, i lived in a concrete jungle. l trains hung like vines suspended in the air. i could ride my bike and skip rope and eat ice cream before the sun vanished from the horizon. when the street lights came on, my mom would roar like a jaguar from the back porch for my sister and i to come in and eat dinner. and we’d eat, and laugh like hyenas, and sing and dance. and my home felt like a cave protecting me from the elements outdoors. in my life, i’ve weathered many storms and navigated famine and drought. i’ve been displaced. i’ve hunted for the answers that would bring me closer to my true self and in the end i made it to the mountain top. i became queen of the jungle. the alpha. the omega. the ruler of my universe.
this book is about my life and maybe also your life. it’s about triumphs.it’s about realizing that the failures are a part of the journey. it’s about becoming the rose that grew from the concrete. adversity and challenges come to make us stronger. i don’t know where i would be without the struggles and challenges that i’ve seen in this lifetime. i’ve learned to be resilient and relentless in pursuit of my highest self. i am the overcomer. i am the lioness. i am limitless. and you are too.
find the metaphor, simile, repetition, allusion, imagery in this paragraph

Explanation:

• Metaphor: "concrete jungle" (compares urban environment to a jungle), "home felt like a cave" (compares home to a cave for protection), "rose that grew from the concrete" (compares person's growth through adversity to a rose growing from concrete), "queen of the jungle. The alpha. The omega. The ruler of my universe" (uses regal and symbolic terms to represent personal empowerment).
• Simile: "L trains hung like vines suspended in the air" (compares L - trains to vines using "like"), "mom would roar like a jaguar" (compares mom's call to a jaguar's roar using "like"), "laugh like hyenas" (compares laughter to hyenas' sound using "like").
• Repetition: "I am the overcomer. I am the lioness. I am limitless" (repetition of "I am" structure).
• Allusion: "weathered many storms" (allusion to life's difficulties as storms, a common literary allusion), "navigated famine and drought" (allusion to harsh life circumstances, similar to real - world disasters used metaphorically).
• Imagery: Visual imagery like "L trains hung like vines suspended in the air" (visual picture of trains), "street lights came on" (visual of street lights), and sensory imagery in activities like "ride my bike and skip rope and eat ice cream" (activates memories of childhood activities).

Answer:

• Metaphor: "concrete jungle", "home felt like a cave", "rose that grew from the concrete", "queen of the jungle. The alpha. The omega. The ruler of my universe".
• Simile: "L trains hung like vines suspended in the air", "mom would roar like a jaguar", "laugh like hyenas".
• Repetition: "I am the overcomer. I am the lioness. I am limitless".
• Allusion: "weathered many storms", "navigated famine and drought".
• Imagery: Visual ("L trains hung like vines suspended in the air", "street lights came on") and sensory (activities like "ride my bike and skip rope and eat ice cream").