Figurative Language
Sound Devices
Define these devices
100
The boy's face was covered with a million freckles.
What is hyperbole
100
The ivory petal Glistened like metal.
What is rhyme
100
Simile
What is A device that compares two objects, using the words 'as' or 'like'.
200
His mother was as fierce as a lioness.
What is simile
200
The horse's hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
What is onomatopoeia
200
Metaphor
What is a device that compares two objects in a more definite manner, saying something is something else.
300
My heart was in my mouth.
What is metaphor
300
Around the rugged rocks the little rascal ran.
What is alliteration
300
Onomatopoeia
What is a word that echoes the sound the composer wishes to create.
400
My connection to the group was as fragile as a spider's web, weak and tenuous.
What is simile
400
Take heed of Lee, she will be in the lead.
What is assonance
400
Allusion
What is a device that makes reference to a distinctive and known personality, event, location, etc. to ensure comprehension.
500
Death's presence filled the room, the stench of him seeping into our pores.
What is personification
500
The salty surf splashed her skirt.
What is sibilants
500
Mood
What is the feeling experienced by the audience of a text.
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