literary devices Flashcards
1
Q
it’s raining cats and dogs
A
idiom
2
Q
the toaster stood still
A
personification
3
Q
it was as quiet as a mouse
A
simile
4
Q
peter piper picked a peck of picked peppers
A
alliteration
5
Q
runs faster than the wind
A
hyperbole
6
Q
the pan was sizziling while jamie cooked a french toast
A
onomatopoeia
7
Q
with the black costume and makeup, vanessa looked like wednesday addams
A
allusion
8
Q
big baby
A
oxymoron
9
Q
the exam hall was quiet. the exam hall was full.
A
anaphora
10
Q
she heard a buzzing outside the window
A
onomatopoeia
11
Q
layla’s a couch potato
A
metaphor
12
Q
you don’t have to be taylor swift to be a legendary singer
A
allusion
13
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