Literary Devices/Terms

I'll be in hot water when dad sees my report card.

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

It's going to take a million years to finish this homework.

Which literary term is a word that sounds like the sound it names.

A play on words.

The door creaked open.

Money is my best friend.

Pink is for fighting breast cancer.

An extreme exaggeration.

A direct comparison of two things.

Repeated sounds at the beginning of words.

The smell reminded him of rotting tomatoes.

A common saying with a meaning completely different from its dictionary meaning.

Two pianist had a good marriage. they are always on one chord.

The casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.

The storm last night was a monster.

If it doesn't stop raining, I'm going to build an ark.

Brooke baked brownies for Braxton.

A comparison of two things using the word LIKE or AS

When an object is given human qualities

When a writer invokes the five senses.

The pillow was as soft as a marshmallow.