Figurative Language: Literary Devices

Front

A figure of speech comparing unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

Front

Literary device in: 'The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.'

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Simile

Front

Compares two unlike things without "like" or "as."

Back

Metaphor

Front

Literary device in: 'The warrior has a heart of stone.'

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Metaphor

Front

Exaggeration to emphasize a point or humor.

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Hyperbole

Front

Literary device in: 'I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.'

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Hyperbole

Front

Attribution of human traits to non-living things.

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Personification

Front

Literary device in: 'The car brakes screamed all through the journey.'

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Personification

Front

Formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

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Onomatopoeia

Front

Literary device in: 'The fireplace heater hissed and cracked.'

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Onomatopoeia