Literary Devices and Figurative Language

Read the literary excerpt below and complete the analytical statement by filling in the blanks with the precise literary devices demonstrated.

Consider the following excerpt from a prose text:

"The iron gates groaned in protest as the heavy boots of the approaching soldiers echoed down the deserted alleyway."

In the excerpt above, what figure of speech is used in the phrase "iron gates groaned in protest"?

Read the line of poetry below:

"He wept for the land he could not save, and saved the land for which he could not weep."

Which figure of speech is primarily demonstrated in this line?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

"The wind whispered secrets through the swaying leaves of the ancient iroko tree."

Which literary device is prominently used in the excerpt above?

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows:

"When the news of his betrayal reached her, her heart became a block of ice, unyielding and cold."

Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase "her heart became a block of ice", and what is its contextual meaning?

Complete the following statement by identifying the correct figure of speech.

Fill in the blank with the correct figure of speech represented in the literary excerpt.

Consider the line: 'The old wooden house groaned under the weight of the gathering storm.' Which figure of speech is demonstrated in this description?

"The crown had grown too heavy for his withered brow, yet he wore his royal rags with the swagger of an emperor who still commanded legions, blind to the dust settling on his empty throne."

In the passage above, what literary device is exemplified by the phrase "royal rags", and what is its intended contextual effect?

Match each excerpt from Column A with the correct literary device it demonstrates from Column B.

Read the excerpt below carefully:

"The sun stretched its golden arms across the sleeping town, signaling the arrival of a new dawn."

Which figure of speech is predominantly employed in the excerpt above?

Read the literary excerpt below:

"The general's victory was a glorious defeat; three thousand brave soldiers lay silent in the dust while the kingdom celebrated the triumph of a dying throne."

In the excerpt above, which pair of literary devices is exemplified by the expressions "glorious defeat" and "lay silent in the dust" respectively?

Complete the literary analysis statement below by providing the exact technical term for the figure of speech demonstrated in the excerpt.

Read the literary excerpt below and complete the statement by identifying the correct figure of speech.

Match each of the following literary excerpts from African poetry and prose with the primary figure of speech employed in its line.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows.

"After walking across the dry plains for hours, the thirsty traveler felt he could drink the entire river dry."

Which literary device is used in the excerpt above?

Analyze the line of poetry below and supply the appropriate term to complete the statement.

Read the stanza below carefully:

"Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean – roll!
Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain;"

What figure of speech is primarily deployed in the speaker's direct invocation to the ocean, and what is its contextual function?

Consider the poetic lines below:

'The silent battlefield lay cold and still,
Where restless iron had claimed its final yield,
And brave men slept beneath the windy hill.'

In the second line, what figure of speech is demonstrated by the word 'iron' to refer to weapons of war?

Match each literary passage from African and classic literary traditions with the primary figure of speech it demonstrates.