Literary Devices

The forest was very dark and gloomy.

Answer explanation

The words "dark" and "gloomy" are what tells you that the sentence is using Imagery.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

There are a million chickens on that farm!

Answer explanation

A Hyperbole is when you use exaggeration about something.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She sells seashells at the seashore.

Answer explanation

Alliteration is when we see multiple of the same letters used in words in a row.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

That was so nice of you when you called me ugly!

Answer explanation

You can think of irony a lot like sarcasm!

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Petal is to flower as leaf is to tree.

Answer explanation

Comparing two different things and showing how they are alike is an analogy.

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Her hair was brown, she had eyes that were green, I think, and her voice was so beautiful to listen to.

Answer explanation

Describing a character based on their looks, how they act, etc.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"I have a bad feeling about this."

Answer explanation

Foreshadowing is when we can tell something is going to happen later on, it can be good or bad.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

I smell success in the building.

Answer explanation

Obviously you cannot actually smell what success smells like.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Rain, rain go away.

Answer explanation

Seeing the same word repeated.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Her hair was red like a tomato.

Answer explanation

Comparing two things using "like or as".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D