Literary Devices

Question 1

I get a weird feeling in my belly, like a hundred butterflies have taken flight.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 2

A faucet inside of him turned on and everything dampened: the insides of his elbows, the palms of his hands....

Accepted Answer

He is nervously sweating

Question 3

A dozen images fired through his brain. He saw himself clutching a broken arm and wailing in pain.

Accepted Answer

He imagines all the bad possibilities

Question 4

You are officially the worst liar in the universe.

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 5

He listened for him--chuttering, chirping, anything--but all he heard was the drumming of his own heart.

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 6

When she opened her eyes, Renee's face was knotted like she'd just eaten something sour.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 7

He was suffocating in a land of lost opportunities.

Accepted Answer

Virgil regrets not taking the opportunities to connect with others.

Question 8

Ruby sighed. The sound traveled like a curl of invisible smoke.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 9

A faucet inside of him turned on and everything dampened: the insides of his elbows, the palms of his hands....

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 10

The cool air felt plush on his skin. This imagery appeals to the sense of--

Accepted Answer

touch

Questions 10