A Tale of Two Cities

Read the following quotes and state whether they are examples of simile, metaphor or personification, what the comparison is and what it means. (From Book 2 Chapters 21-24) a. “Saint Antoine had been that morning, a vast dusky mass of scarecrows heaving

Read the following quotes and state whether they are examples of simile, metaphor or personification, what the comparison is and what it means.

(From Book 2 Chapters 21-24)

a. “Saint Antoine had been that morning, a vast dusky mass of scarecrows heaving to and fro…”


b. “A tremendous roar arose from the throat of Saint Antoine…”


c. “…and a forest of naked arms struggled in the air like shriveled branches of trees in a winter wind:”

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A. A metaphor - comparing St. Antoine to a mass of scarecrows.

B. Personification - using throat (a human thing) to compare to St. Antoine

C. Simile - using "like" or "as"