12. For instance, You have the example: “ Young Karen watched as her mother began readying herself for the evening. Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat. Karen thought to herself, ‘I hope I grow up to be just like her.” You would record, “ Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat ” and identify the example as SIMILE. Identify what type of figurative language each example shows. Record the key words or phrase from each example that determined the category in which you placed it.