Use the paragraph to complete the activity.
Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a free-falling elevator. She crept slowly over to the podium and bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw in her pink lemonade. She gathered up all of her courage and began to speak, her voice an impostor as it boomed through the microphone. She flinched at its unfamiliarity and scanned the room for her mother's face.
In three sentences, identify two examples of figurative language from the passage above and explain what each example of figurative language means.
One example of figurative language in the passage is "her stomach dropped like a free-falling elevator." This is a simile, comparing the feeling in Melanie's stomach to the sensation of a rapidly descending elevator. It emphasizes the sudden and intense fear or anxiety she is experiencing.
Another example is "her voice an impostor as it boomed through the microphone." This is a metaphor, comparing Melanie's voice to an impersonator or someone pretending to be someone else. It suggests that her voice sounds unfamiliar or different to her, possibly due to nerves or stage fright.