Literary Devices

My brakes squealed in agony.

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The hose slithered across the lawn.

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The dishwasher grumbled when I turned it on.

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The engine belched and exhaled a cloud of black smoke.

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The stapler chewed the corner of my paper.

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The horses' heavy hooves thundered across the plains.

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Bouncing balls banged against the side of the school.

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While wicked Wanda laughed, I cried.

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Silver swans swam silently across the pond.

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The garbage was filled with gooey glumps of cold oatmeal.

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The fireman's house burned to the ground.

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Mrs. Jacobs' daughter failed her math class.

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The Olympic skier broke his leg when he fell out of bed.

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Mrs. Hopper won an all-expense paid trip to Detroit, Michigan.

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The doctor lit up a cigarette and inhaled deeply.

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His feet smelled like a bag of corn chips.

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Her tears shone like rain on her cheeks.

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Your puppy is as fat as a pig.

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Her eyes were as blue as a mountain lake.

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The sun rose like a ball of fire.

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Our classroom was an icebox.

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Elaine is a fish when she's in the pool.

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Lucy is a shining star in the classroom.

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Her books were rocket ships to other planets.

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I'm a big chicken when I go to the doctor.

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Comparing two things using "like" or "as"...

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When something happens differently than expected...

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Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"...

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Giving nonliving things the characteristics of living...

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When two or more words have the same beginning sound...

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The Toledo Zoo has a giraffe named Shorty.

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