Question

Identify the literary devices used in the sentences given below:
1. He has the heart of a lion.
2. The fire swallowed the entire forest.
3. He is as funny as a monkey.
4. I am trying to solve a million issues these days.
5. The sly snake slithered slyly.
6. The flutter of the wings was a pleasant sound.
7. The golden yellow sunlight filtered through the green leaves.
8. A horse is a very stable animal.
9. Last night a fire station burnt down.
10. Let it snow, let it snow, oh woeful, woeful day.

Please answer ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. metaphor
2. personification
3. similie
4. hyperbole
5. alliteration
6. onomatopoeia
7. visual imagery
8. pun
9. pun
10. repetition

Explanation:

1. as brave as a lion without using as, like or so
2. fires can't swallow; it's a human characteristic
3. simile, compared using as
4. not literally a million; it is an exaggeration
5. alliteration, s is repeated
6. you can hear the sound
7. you can see the sentence
8. stable is where the horse is kept, stable is also an adjective
9. another pun because fire stations prevent other places from burning down
10. repetition, snow and woeful are repeated