What language device is used here? "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

"Through the tunnel and up the hill, Mr. Gumpy's motor car went."

"Slowly and carefully, the tiny mouse crept across the field."

What device is being used here? "Thump! Thump! Down the stairs came the giant."

What language device is used here? "The big, bold, brilliant sun was setting, and the sea was smooth and cool."

"Under a tree in the meadow, a little brown rabbit saw a butterfly."

"Gloomy and dark, the haunted house loomed in the distance."

"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day." - The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss

what techniques are used here? "I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them, Sam-I-Am."

What language device is being used here? "The river is a wavy snake, slithering and sliding along."

"Far over the misty mountains cold, to dungeons deep and caverns old, we must away, ere break of day, to find our long-forgotten gold." - The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

What technique is used here? "It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?'"

"The cat in the hat came back."