Duplicate of Literary Devices

Question 1

Happiness is a butterfly beyond your grasp which, if you sit down quietly, may land upon you.

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Metaphor

Question 2

Every morning my alarm clock springs to life. I hate it when that happens.

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Personification

Question 3

The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

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Simile

Question 4

A well-timed shot from his bat and the ball screamed all the way into the outfield.

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Personification

Question 5

Her hair was a fierce lion's mane, never washed and sticking out in wild directions.

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Metaphor

Question 6

The ballerina rose en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a hydrant.

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Simile

Question 7

She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like the sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 8

Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

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Simile

Question 9

The tree moaned as my fat friend swung from it, unaware of the pain he was the root cause for.

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Personification

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