1. Semantic
Devices
Mada Brielmaier

2. Metaphor:
I was running so fast that my feet were
lightning.

3. Simile:
The black top was so hot that it felt
like my feet were on fire.

4. Personification:
The night was so quiet that it seemed
like the whole world was sleeping.

5. Hyperbole:
The tower was so high that it was
touching the stars.

6. Puns:
“Let us go back and eat” Emilee said,
“My lettuce is getting warm.”

7. Oxymoron:
Have you ever been alone in a
crowded room?

8. Irony:
Mada was walking down the street and
found a penny. She decided not to
pick it up. When she arrived at the bus
she was one penny short of the fare.

9. Alliteration:
Peeta painted purple paintings in pain.