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5427228546JuxtapositionOnline Example: "Paradise Lost" places God and Satan's characteristics side by side literarydevices.net My Example: "A Miser Brothers' Christmas" Snow Miser v. Heat Miser0
5427228547LitoteOnline Example: They do not seem the happiest couple around. literarydevices.net My Example: She does not seem to be too cruel...1
5427231123Loose SentenceOnline Example: I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: I went to a robotics competition, won, and brought home two trophies.2
5427231124MetaphorOnline Example: My brother was boiling mad. literarydevices.net My Example: My face was a tomato.3
5427233476MetonymyOnline Example: Let me give you a hand. literarydevices.net My Example: The class was hard at work.4
5427233477Mode of DiscourseOnline Example: Exposition, Narration, Description, Argument literarydevices.net My Example: Poem, Song5
5427233478MoodOnline Example: "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on." (From "Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens) literarydevices.net My Example: As she removed her ponytail holder, her silky brown hair cast a shimmering glow as it fell on her shoulder6
5427235583NarrativeOnline Example: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell literarydevices.net My Example: The Bible7
5427235584OnomatopoeiaOnline Example: The buzzing bee flew away. literarydevices.net My Example: Moo goes the cow on the green field.8
5427236901OxymoronOnline Example: Tragic comedy literarydevices.net My Example: My favorite: JUMBO shrimp :)9
5427236902ParadoxOnline Example: Your enemy's friend is your enemy. literarydevices.net My Example: I went outside and played video games.10
5427238409Parallel StructureOnline Example: Ashley likes to ski, to swim and to jump. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: We went to the park, played ultimate Frisbee, and then went out to eat.11
5427238410PathosOnline Example: "If we do not leave this place soon, we will end up yelling for help. We do not see anyone to help us here. So, leave this place and live" literarydevices.net My Example: Hurry! They're coming! The bulls are coming! There's a stampede! Run!12
5427240351Periodic SentenceOnline Example: In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: Although I worked hard, I did not finish my homework.13
5427242722PersonificationOnline Example: The wind whispered through dry grass. literarydevices.net My Example: The clouds raced through the sky on the hot summer day.14
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