Literary Devices

There ain't no mountain high enough / To keep me from getting to you

"To you from failing hands, we throw the torch / Be yours to hold it high."

OVER-EXAGGERATION FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT...AND THE BEST THING EVER!!

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

She laughed and smiled back at me. Behind her, dark clouds became visible on the horizon.

Shine bright like a diamond.

The bright sun warmed my face and the sweet smell of spring flowers made the morning perfect.

The wind screamed at Steve and jostled him. It was out for revenge.

“Like a sprained ankle, boy I ain’t nothing to play with.” - Drake

It's a beautiful day / Don't let it get away / It's a beautiful day

DESCRIPTION USING THINGS EXPERIENCED BY THE 5 SENSES

WHEN YOU SAY THESE WORDS, YOU MAKE THE SOUND THEY DESCRIBE.

BABY YOU'RE A FIREWORK

COMPARING TWO THINGS USING 'LIKE' OR 'AS'

As she looked at the street below, she recalled staring down from a tree-limb as a child.

"...Cause I am a champion / And you're gonna hear me roar!"

As he wondered how it had all gone bad, he noticed a crack running the length of the window.

My backpack is an old friend- he looks a little ragged but he never lets me down.

Stephanie picked up the two twenty-dollar bills. "You dropped this!" she called to the stranger.

GIVING NON-HUMAN OBJECTS, HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS