Literary devices

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Figure of speech in “He was sweating like a racehorse.”

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Simile

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"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of a literary tool.

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Personification

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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of a literary device.

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Hyperbole

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"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." Example of:

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Alliteration

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Symbolism in text represents something else.

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represents

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Repetition of vowel sounds in words.

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Assonance

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Crocodiles' teeth are sharp daggers; be careful.

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Metaphor

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Tasted sour, felt burning down legs into socks.

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Imagery

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Wilted flowers begging for water.

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Personification

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Sister threw a rock into the river, and it went kerplunk!

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Onomatopoeia