Gr 10 Literary Devices

The water gleamed like diamonds in the sunlight

Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vast size

Parting is such sweet sorrow

We heard a kind of war-whoop, such as David might have emitted when he knocked out the champion Goliath

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge

The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn. _________________ 

Lennie is a character who sees hope and joy in simple things in life. George is cynical about everything.

The enormous ice monster stormed ferociously to the gate and the King declared, “Oh it’s a Marshmallow come to play"

As it soaks through into the trailers tremulous with sleep, as it dwells upon the eyelids of the sleepers

She was so beautiful; she could have stopped the sun from setting.

I must be cruel, only to be kind.

Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have given, mindful of the sacrifices borne

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; 

On the way to celebrate the birth of my brand-new niece, I was held up in traffic because of a funeral procession

In The Hunger Games, Katniss wears a mockingjay pin in hope and defiance of the Capitol’s oppression and tyranny

Animal Farm by George Orwell uses animals to represent the events and characters of the Russian Revolution.

The house on Mango Street is small with steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath

A girl in a movie runs to hide in the closet to get away from the monster. The audience sees the monster's claws inside

Kids could hear the popping and crackling as their mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan