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Poetic devices

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The test was a never ending marathon.

metaphor

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

alliteration

15

My hands are as cold as ice.

simile

15

Big bears bought big books.

alliteration

15

Adam is as tall as a giraffe.

simile, hyperbole

15

Her eyes sparkle like a diamond.

simile

15

The figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words 'like' or 'as' is called

simile

15

Chocolate is happiness.

metaphor

15

Repetition of beginning sounds is referred as _____________

alliteration

15

crash!

onomatopoeia

15

A word that sounds like what it means

onomatopoeia

15

I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more

hyperbole

15

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

personification

15

Lightning danced across the sky.

personification

15

When there is talk of hatred, let us stand up and talk against it. When there is talk of violence, let us stand up and talk against it.

repetition

15

The world is beating you down

personification

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