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Difficulty: EasyLiterary Devices and Figurative Language

Match each excerpt from literary texts on the left with the correct literary device it demonstrates on the right.

  • "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."Personification
  • "His heart is a stone, cold and unyielding."Metaphor
  • "She slept like a log after the long journey."Simile
  • "I have told you a thousand times to pay attention."Hyperbole

Answer

'The wind whispered secrets...' matches Personification. 'His heart is a stone...' matches Metaphor. 'She slept like a log...' matches Simile. 'I have told you a thousand times...' matches Hyperbole.
Each literary passage is correctly matched to its defined figure of speech based on explicit textual markers: human attribution to non-human elements (personification), direct equation of distinct entities (metaphor), comparison using connective words (simile), and intentional exaggeration (hyperbole).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze each excerpt for key figurative language markers.
Identify human actions attributed to nature, direct equality without comparative words, explicit comparisons using 'like', and numerical exaggeration.
Matching requires identifying the core defining feature of each literary device.
2
Pair each excerpt with its corresponding technical literary device term.
Match 'whispered' to personification, 'is a stone' to metaphor, 'slept like a log' to simile, and 'a thousand times' to hyperbole.
Each passage cleanly illustrates one foundational figure of speech.

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Literary Devices and Figurative Language
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