Literary Devices

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"Her mind is a steel trap" is an example of

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Metaphor

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"Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket." This passage exemplifies an author's use of...

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Imagery

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"Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air." This passage is a good example of ...

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Personification.

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"Brian was a wall, returning every tennis ball over the net." This is an example of ...

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Metaphor

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"I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it."

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hyperbole

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The Internet is an information highway for specifics on anything.

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metaphor

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An emerald is as green as grass, a ruby red as blood, a sapphire shines as blue as heaven.

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Simile

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The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.

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hyperbole

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“Only the daisy trees were serene… they ignored the men and continued to rock the diamondbacks that slept in their arms. It took the river to persuade them that indeed the world was altered.”

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Personification

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Warm, sweet smell of silage, sour laundry, acrid diaper, sweaty feet, sandy hair.

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Imagery