Scarlet Ibis - Literary Devices

The five o'clock flowers marked time.

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• alliteration
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The oriole nest rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.

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• personification

Giving him the name William Armstrong was like tying a big tail on a small kite.

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• personification

He collapsed on the bed like an old worn-out doll.

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• personification

The palmetto fronds whispered by the stream.

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• alliteration
• personification

He collapsed onto the grass like a half-empty flour sack.

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• personification

Crops died under the thirsty sun.

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• personification

Through the dog days, Doodle looked feverish.

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• personification

The ibis lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers.

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• personification

I lay there over Doodle sheltering my scarlet ibis.

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• alliteration
• personification