"Christmas in Hollis" | Literary Devices:

Figurative Language:

"So open your eyes, LEND US AN EAR. We want to say, 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!'"

• Alliteration.

• Idiom.

• Personification.

• Simile.

Figurative Language:

"My name's DMC with the mic in my hand, and I'm chillin' and coolin' just LIKE A SNOWMAN."

• Metaphor.

• Simile.

• Idiom.

• Personification.

Figurative Language: "The time is now; the place is here, and the WHOLE WIDE WORLD is filled with cheer."

• Alliteration.

• Personification.

• Idiom.

• Simile.

Reference to another literary character within this lyrical text: "JACK FROST chillin'; the orchid's out, and that's what Christmas is all about."

• Onomatopoeia.

• Allusion.

• Simile.

• Idiom.

Words that sound alike, especially words that end in the same sound: "Rhymes so LOUD AND PROUD you HEAR IT; it's Christmas time, and we got the SPIRIT."

• Rhyme.

• Allusion.

• Personification.

• Simile.

The beat and movement of language (rise and fall, repetition and variation, change of pitch, mix of syllables, melody of words):

"The rhymes you hear are the rhymes of Darryl's, but each and every year we bust Christmas Carols."

• Rhyme.

• Rhythm.

• Allusion.

• Hyperbole.

Which literary device do RUN-D.M.C. use in the following stanza?

"It's Christmas time in Hollis, Queens. Mom's cooking chicken and collard greens, rice and stuffing, macaroni and cheese ... and Santa put gifts under Christmas trees."

• Sensory Details.

• Simile.

• Metaphor.

• Alliteration.

Sentence Structure:

"It was December 24th on Hollis Ave. in the dark ... when I see a man chillin' with his dog in the park."

• Simple.

• Compound.

• Complex.

• Compound-Complex.

Verb Mood:

"I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear."

• Indicative.

• Imperative.

• Interrogative.

• Conditional.

• Subjunctive.

Which Verbal?

"I picked the wallet up; then, I took a pause. Took out the license, and it cold said, 'Santa Claus.' A million dollars in it; cold hundreds of Gs; enough TO BUY a boat and matching car with ease."

• Participle.

• Infinitive.

• Gerund.