Literary Devices

The street was an ice rink.

The desert was as hot as dragon's breath

Wacky walruses walk on water.

The tall grass waved to the bicyclist as she rode by.

The cloud was a cotton ball.

The wind screamed with fury

A comparison using the words like or as

Using words that have the same beginning sound and often start with the same letter.

What is the biggest animal in the world?

Does Mars have any moons?

The clock went tick-tock, tick-tock.

using words that have the same ending sound - often used in poetry

The diamond was as bright as the sun.

I shook like a leaf on a tree.

Seven silly swans swooped sideways.

Don't throw a ball in the hall or the principal will call.

words that are used to indicate a sound that is being made

A comparison that does NOT use the words like or as

The fat cat simply sat

Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things