Figures of Speech for Detective Fiction Simile: By the end of the day, I felt as worn out as a hunk of chewing gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe. Metaphor:

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Simile:Simile:• By the end By the end

of the day, I of the day, I felt as worn felt as worn out as a out as a hunk of hunk of chewing chewing gum stuck gum stuck to the to the bottom of a bottom of a shoe.shoe.

Metaphor:Metaphor:I was I was yesterday’s yesterday’s newspaper newspaper crumpled at crumpled at the bottom the bottom of a trash of a trash can.can.

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I waited impatiently in the I waited impatiently in the hotel lobby while minutes hotel lobby while minutes flew by like . . .flew by like . . .

invisible fingers were invisible fingers were holding back the hands of holding back the hands of the clock.the clock.(Irony)(Irony)

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When the witness smiled, When the witness smiled, her gold tooth beamed her gold tooth beamed like . . .like . . .

a hundred-watt light bulb.a hundred-watt light bulb.


After she strolled by, her After she strolled by, her perfume lingered on the air perfume lingered on the air like . . .like . . .

a plume of exhaust from a a plume of exhaust from a passing car.passing car.(Irony)(Irony)


As I tried to plan my next As I tried to plan my next move, ideas were swarming move, ideas were swarming in my head like . . .in my head like . . .

yellow jackets in a hive.yellow jackets in a hive.


With his bowtie and red With his bowtie and red shoes, the suspect was shoes, the suspect was about as low-profile as . . .about as low-profile as . . .

a circus clown in a Sunday a circus clown in a Sunday choir.choir.

(Irony)(Irony)


Although he claimed he Although he claimed he was innocent, the guy was was innocent, the guy was as jittery as . . .as jittery as . . .

a blind man crossing the a blind man crossing the street during rush-hour street during rush-hour traffic.traffic.


His handshake and smile His handshake and smile were as pleasant as . . .were as pleasant as . . .

a tarantula’s bite.a tarantula’s bite.

(Irony)(Irony)


It was easy following It was easy following him up the winding him up the winding stairway in the empty stairway in the empty building because his building because his footsteps sounded footsteps sounded like . . .like . . .

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Chasing the guy for two Chasing the guy for two blocks, I felt my heart blocks, I felt my heart pounding like . . .pounding like . . .

a jackhammer ripping up a jackhammer ripping up concrete.concrete.


Just as I caught up to him, Just as I caught up to him, he turned and pounced he turned and pounced like . . .like . . .

a hungry cougar catching a hungry cougar catching its prey.its prey.


I opened my eyes to the I opened my eyes to the sound of thunder. I was sound of thunder. I was soaking wet and when I soaking wet and when I looked up, rain pelted me looked up, rain pelted me in the face like . . .in the face like . . .

a fistful of bullets.a fistful of bullets.


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