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“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
hyperbole
the use of sarcasm or when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what they are saying
e.g "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" after looking at a messy room.
verbal irony
He was a lion on the battlefield.
metaphor
Deafening silence!
oxymoron
The animals spoke and sang to Snow White and braided her hair as she walked through the forest
personification
A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.
Analogy
"Add fuel to the fire" is an example of a
Idiom
What literary device is
"Hair as soft as cotton"?
simile
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
onomatopoeia
I like to watch movies and to travel abroad.
Parallelism
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Her hair was a sea of twisted worms.
B. “The girl sneezed, “achoo!”
C. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
C. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
kacey tells Steve she loves his cooking but feeds it to the dog under the table.
dramatic irony
What literary device is "If he chose to attack, I would be mince meat?"
metaphor
Awfully Good is an example of? Or "Little Giant" ?
Oxymoron
A play on words, often humorous.
Example: Her cat is near the computer, keep an eye on the mouse.
PUN
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. You hit the nail on the head.
B. I won tons of money over the weekend.
C. Those two girls are like two peas in a pod.
D. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
B. I won tons of money over the weekend.
What does it mean?
The boyfriend and girlfriend will tie the knot after planning their wedding.
get married
He is like a giraffe; long-necked with small ears.
simile
What literary devices is"He ooing and aahing and hollering?"
onomatopoeia
A figure of speech in which objects or nonhuman things are given human characteristics.
The earth breathes.
His eyes told me he didn't go to bed on time last night.
Personification
What literary devices are in "We wrestled with as much ease as a dog playing with a puppy"?
simile and alliteration
What does it mean? My being late was a blessing in disguise when I got to school and there was a fire.
A bad thing turned out to be something good
Which of the following literary devices is a metaphor?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Those two girls are like two peas in a pod.
B. The hallway was a sea of students.
C. The tiger spent the afternoon sunbathing.
D. It takes two to tango.
B. The hallway was a sea of students.
What literary devices are in "Rats could be heard scudding across the race track of the ceiling"?
Onomatopoeia and metaphor
I neither praise nor criticize him.
Parallelism