Match each prose extract below to the dominant literary device or stylistic technique it demonstrates.
- The river rushed through the narrow gorge, roaring like a caged beast desperate for freedom.Simile
- The warden offered the prisoner a cruel kindness by granting a brief farewell before his permanent exile.Oxymoron
- The ancient mahogany wardrobe stood silent in the corner, guarding the forgotten secrets of the family.Personification
- The merchant reminded his stubborn apprentice a thousand times never to extend credit to strangers.Hyperbole
Cevap
The extract describing the river roaring like a beast matches Simile; the extract mentioning cruel kindness matches Oxymoron; the extract describing the wardrobe guarding secrets matches Personification; and the extract stating a reminder was given a thousand times matches Hyperbole.
Each prose extract demonstrates a specific figurative device based on its structural elements: explicit comparative word 'like' indicates a simile; adjacent opposite words indicate an oxymoron; non-human object performing human action indicates personification; and deliberate quantitative exaggeration indicates hyperbole.
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Literary Devices and Figurative Diction in Prose