Grade 10 AP
Stylistic Device Review.
Using your knowledge of stylistic/literary devices, identify the following
examples.
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
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“And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they
died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the
stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So
we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant
and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little
brown sticks, it was depressing.”
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“Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment.”
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“I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity.”
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The fresh and juicy orange are very cold and sweet
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“Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”
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Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.
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The fire swallowed the entire forest.
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The Oval Office was busy in work
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“Ah Sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveler’s journey is done;”
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Father: “We can’t go on vacation this summer.”
Son: “Ok. Great! That’s what I expected.”
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