2 similes and 2 metaphors

2 Similes and 2 Metaphors

1.  "I pick up the locket,resigned to sealing the deal, and the strangest thing happens-my hand,it just clumps shut like the Jaws of Life." Simile  page 9

2. "Kerri has arranged my messages the way I prefer-urgent ones written on green post-its,less pressing matters on yellow ones,lined up in neat columns like a double game of solitaire. " Similes  page 20

3."Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed." page 12 Simile

4. "They come in like a hurricane." page 53 Simile

5. "Do you miss it Sara?" he asks quietly. I wrap our son in the towel and kiss him on the crown of his head. "Like I'd miss a root canal." page 28 Simile





1. "The room is a sea of dirty clothes and magazines and leftover Chinese take-out cartons...." Page 14 metaphor

2. "His eyes are devil red" Page 38 metaphor

3. "When she is tied to the bed, I am her eyes and ears." page 58 Metaphors

4. "When you only have a hammer everything looks like a nail." page 22 metaphor

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