Literary Devices Examples

"Writing is important. It gives humanity hope and community." Is a WHAT of the essay we read?

He led the team to victory; a Moses of football, parting the seas of opposition to win.

"I am so hungry I could eat a horse!" and "Like, 1000 guys asked her out." are examples of ?

After he shaved his face was as smooth as a baby's bottom.

"Our feet are stuck in a swamp of violence..." is an example of what?

The sunlight glistened off the surface of the lake and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

"Of course he got all A's. He's a dorky nerd." Uses specific WHAT to make a point?

He isn't a jock! He's an athlete!

"Her smile was like the summer rain, refreshing and unexpected" is an example of what?

When my grandmother died, many people sent my family white roses. The roses are a form of what?

"He is such a Romeo with the ladies!" and "She's just a good Samaritan." are examples of?

"There was no mood and everything lay in misty darkness. No light gleamed from anywhere" is?

"I will never understand why my teacher makes me write essays. She's obnoxious" is what?

"On a starry winter night where the ocean kissed the southern shore..." is an example of what?

"I swear, if I have to go to that class again I will literally die!"