All Summer in a Day: Literary Devices

Front

“They stood as if driven, like stakes, into the floor.”

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Simile

Front

Children pressed together like roses...

Back

Simile

Front

‘I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.’

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Metaphor

Front

“Rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms"

Back

Imagery

Front

“The concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves coming over the islands.”

Back

Metaphor

Front

The sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world.

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Personification

Front

"It was the color of flaming bronze and the sky was a blazing blue tile."

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imagery

Front

“It’s like a fire… in the stove.”

Back

Simile