The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away.
A. metonymy
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. analogy
The usher bowed deeply and heaved a long, almost musical sigh, when I showed him the invitation which the mayor had sent me in response to my request for an interview.
A. metonymy
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. analogy
A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air.
A. metonymy
B. simile
C. personification
D. analogy
Seated in court, ready to testify on my behalf, were a dozen distinguished professors and scientists, led by Professor Kirtley Mather of Harvard University.
A. periodic sentence
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. analogy