Polar Express Literary Devices

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hissing steam and squeaking metal

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imagery

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an apron of steam

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metaphor

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Candies with nougat centers as white as snow

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simile

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Cocoa thick as melted chocolate bars

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simile

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cold, dark forests/thundered through the quiet wilderness

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imagery

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Climbed mountains so high it seemed we would scrape the moon.

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hyperbole

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Rolling over peaks and valleys like a car on a roller coaster

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Simile

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A barren desert of ice

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Metaphor

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Lights of the North Pole resemble a strange ocean liner.

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simile

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A huge city at the top of the world

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personification