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What literary device is represented by the phrase 'the water was a thin stick'?
Which literary device is shown in the phrase 'the heat hit him'?
What literary device is used in 'and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face'?
Identify the literary device in 'sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon'.
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What literary device is indicated by the question, 'how does he know we are here'?
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The phrase 'little breeze crept...palm fronds would whisper' illustrates which literary device?
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What literary device does the phrase 'haze of heat' demonstrate?
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Identify the literary device in the word 'mum; pounds'.
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Which literary device is illustrated in 'stretched, shirt, snaked'?
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What literary device is used in 'this sweaty march along the blazing beach had given them the complexions of newly washed plums'?
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What literary device is indicated by the phrase 'you got your small fire'?
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What literary device is represented in 'but there isn't a beast!'?
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What literary device is illustrated in 'it's like in a book; Treasure Island; Swallows and Amazons; Coral Island;'?
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Identify the literary device in 'we've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages'.
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What literary device does the phrase 'they walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate' illustrate?
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Study Notes
Literary Devices and Examples
- Metaphor: "the water was a thin stick" suggests the water's lack of depth or fluidity.
- Personification: "the heat hit him" gives human qualities to heat, implying its intensity.
- Personification: "and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face" describes light as if it has the ability to dance, enhancing the imagery.
- Simile: "sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages" compares sleep to mirages, suggesting a comforting yet elusive quality.
- Repetition: "how does he know we are here" emphasizes desperation or confusion about awareness.
- Personification: "little breeze crept...palm fronds would whisper" attributes movement and communication to non-human elements, creating a serene atmosphere.
- Alliteration: "haze of heat" uses repetition of initial consonant sounds to create a rhythmic quality.
- Colloquialism: "mum; pounds" reflects informal language, indicating casual or regional speech.
- Alliteration: "stretched, shirt, snaked" enhances the texture of the description, creating a flow in the reading.
- Metaphor: "this sweaty march along the blazing beach had given them the complexions of newly washed plums" suggests a comparison between their sun-kissed appearance and ripe plums.
- Verbal Irony: "you got your small fire" contrasts expectation with reality, hinting at an underwhelming situation.
- Syntax/Repetition: "but there isn't a beast!" emphasizes a denial of presence, creating tension in the narrative.
- Allusion: "it's like in a book. treasure island. swallows and amazons. coral island." references other literary works, suggesting themes of adventure or exploration.
- Dramatic Irony: "we've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages" reveals the conflict between perceived civilization and inherent chaos.
- Metaphor: "they walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate" highlights emotional distance and complexity in relationships through geographical analogy.
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