literary devices with examples

literary devices with examples

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Gene Yates

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Simile

Back

The basketball player was as big as an elephant.

Answer explanation

The basketball player was as big as an elephant.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Metaphor

Back

Her house was a cave.

Answer explanation

Her house was a cave.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Personification

Back

Death wandered the battlefield.

Answer explanation

Death wandered the battlefield.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hyperbole

Back

There are millions of other things to do.

Answer explanation

There are millions of other things to do.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Irony

Back

The fire station caught fire last night.

Answer explanation

The fire station caught fire last night.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen.

Answer explanation

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Flashback

Back

When she saw the old doll in the attic, it took me back to the day it was given to me by my grandmother.

Answer explanation

When she saw the old doll in the attic, it took me back to the day it was given to me by my grandmother.

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