Literary Devices

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"Across the street, a bright-eyed girl chases her dog. A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries." Poetic device?

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Imagery

Front

"Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming." Identify the poetic device.

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alliteration

Front

"Like light, we can't be broken, even when we bend." Identify the poetic device.

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simile

Front

"Juliet is the sun." Poetic device?

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metaphor

Front

"The bee buzzed past the queen." Identify the poetic device.

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onomatopoeia

Front

"I thought I'd awaken to a world in mourning." What poetic device?

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personification

Front

"The silence was deafening."

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oxymoron

Front

"I had to wait in the station for ten days– an eternity." What poetic device is this?

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hyperbole

Front

"Your teeth are like stars; they come out at night." Identify the poetic device.

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simile

Front

"The breeze kissed my cheek." What poetic device?

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personification