
Are you impressed? Well, let's read Example 2: 'Crashed' is onomatopoeia because the word sounds like the noise. The writer adds to this powerful description by using dynamic verbs such as 'ran', 'streaked' and 'crashed'.

The writer uses a simile to describe the weather as 'hot as hell' which compares the heat to hell and is also alliteration of the 'h' sound. They also personify the sky by saying it's 'frowning down' on the girl with 'an angry glare' like a person. It's a metaphor because they're not actually boiling.

The writer uses metaphors to describe the clouds as 'boiling' and 'simmering'. Q2 is all about analysing language.NOT about using language terms! The examiner is not impressed that you can identify a simile they want you to explain the effect the simile has on you as you read.
