07 Aug Literary Devices W5

Hyperbole  

 

The winter winds are so strong, they could cut my face.

 

I love you bigger than the whole world.

 

Every time I think of you, my heart breaks into a million pieces.

 

Imagery

 

The sea calms me in such a way that it reminds me that nature feels the same way we do.

 

The sunset was the most gorgeous I had ever seen. The clouds were laced with pink and gold.

 

You will hear thunder, remember me and think: “She wanted storms’.

 

Inversion

 

“In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.” – Yoda

 

How amazing this is.

 

To take over the world is his real plan.

 

Metaphor

 

I’m changing with the seasons. First sign of spring, I’ll be just fine.

 

Every word that spills out of your mouth, sounds like my favorite poem.

You’re like a cool breeze on a hot afternoon.

 

Oxymoron

 

Act Natural

 

Alone together

 

Painfully relieved

 

Puns

 

Why didn’t the cannibal eat the clown? He was afraid he’d taste funny

 

“Did you see all that mist?”  “No, I must’ve mist it.”

 

Bad words are all fun and games until your mom puts soap in your mouth, then it becomes a soap opera.