Lola Ising told Marco, "Your voice is like a tricycle horn at dawn." Which figure of speech is at work?

A poem's persona says, "My grandmother is a sturdy nipa hut in every storm." Which figure of speech is used?

A Bantayan fisherman says, "The sea grumbled all night and refused to let the boats out." Which figure of speech is this?

Nena said, "I waited a hundred years for the jeepney to Divisoria." Which figure of speech is this?

"Rain drummed the tin roof, and the smell of wet soil filled the kitchen in Tarlac." What mood does this description mainly create?

In an Iloilo story, a lamp is lit each time the family forgives someone. By the story's final scene, what does the lamp mainly represent?

A classmate says, "Ana's promises are made of smoke." What does the line mean about her promises?

In a Cavite story, the narrator says, "The old bahay kubo held its breath during the typhoon." What does this suggest?

Mang Berting says of the harvest, "This year the field gave us only stones." What does he mean?

Dante writes, "My report card is a mirror I do not want to face." What does the line mean?

A poem says, "Lola's hands are maps of the rice fields she worked." What does the line mean?

Ate Mira said the long test "was a walk along Roxas Boulevard." What does she mean?

A story says, "The wind gossiped through the coconut palms all afternoon." What does the line mean?

Kuya Jun says, "My bag of books weighs as much as a carabao." What does he mean?

In a Bicol story, Toto wears his lost father's fishing hat each time he takes the boat out alone. What does the hat stand for?

"Charcoal smoke, sizzling fat, and the shouts of vendors filled the Baguio night market." What does this imagery mainly do?

In a Samar novel, rain falls each time Lita suffers a loss. By its last appearance in the novel, what does the rain mainly stand for?

Rain soaked Dario's new white shoes on the way to school. He said, "What a perfect day for these shoes." What makes this ironic?

Ruel did poorly on a quiz. Which of his remarks is irony rather than hyperbole?

A storm canceled the town fiesta. Which of Aling Rosa's lines is ironic rather than a plain statement?