Literary Devices

Front

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant!" is an example of a _____________.

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Hyperbole

Front

"He was as strong as an ox!" is an example of a _______.

Back

Simile

Front

"It's late; let's call it a day" means...

Back

Quit or stop something.

Front

"The stairs groaned as Phillip carried heavy boxes." is an example of a _____________.

Back

Personification

Front

"There were a million replies that popped into her head." is an example of a _____________

Back

Hyperbole

Front

"The wind was an angry witch, howling across the night sky." is an example of __________________________.

Back

All of the above

Front

"We laughed like a pack of hyenas." is an example of a ________________.

Back

Simile

Front

"The dog barked loudly at the squirrel, which quickly ran up the tree." Is this personification?

Back

No

Front

Intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Expression with meaning different from individual words?

Back

Idiom