Stylistic devices

Alliteration
Alliteration is a literary device that emphasizes on repetition of a particular consonants in the first syllables in a series of words.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
She sees sheep sleeping.

feel не стесняйтесь
right совершенно здоровый; в полном порядке
live век живи, век учись
well worth вполне стоит этого ожидания
jump
the more в тесноте, да не в обиде
free
as rain
and learn
the wait
for joy
the merrier

1) Greg when he heard bad news.
2) to help yourself to a sandwich, Ann.
3) Why don’t you invite Tim to the picnic, too?
4) I couldn’t believe they had cheated me. “Well, !”, my mum said.
5) You'll feel as in a few days.
6) The delicious dinner Mike cooked was
jumped for joy
Fell free
The more the merrier!
live and learn
right as rain
well worth the wait

A simile is a figurative device in which two unlike things are compared by using the word "like" or "as".
The baby was as busy as a bee.
That little girl is as sweet as sugar.
Similes

1) Matt was happy as _____ as he left school that day.
2) Jo looked as white as ___ “Are you OK?”, I asked.
3) “You’ve got a memory like ______,” Emily joked.
4) As quick as ____ , I dashed across the road.
5) I was as sick as _____ the whole of the next day.
6) There was my missing ring, as plain as ______
A dog, a sheet (простыня),
day,
a lark (рад-радешенек ),
a flash (вспышка), a sieve (девичья/ куриная память),

A metaphor is a figurative device in which one thing is compared to another unlike thing.
You are my sunshine!
That child is a bear when he is sleepy.
Metaphors

1) I lost my grandmother`s ring and I was heart broken.
2) Sally thundered angrily into the room.
3) “Why the long face?”, I asked.
4) Can you throw some light on the problem?
5) Suddenly, a letter on the table caught my eye.
6) I was frozen with fear.
Extremely upset
Went quickly & with a lot of noise
Unhappy expression
Explain
Came to my notice
Unable to move

Arriving late, Mary sat in the back row.
Ben, exhausted after a long day, took a nap on the couch.
The red shirt worn by Kevin belongs to my brother.
Participles

1) Gasping for breath, he tried to tell Anna what had happened.
2) Annoyed, she got up and left the room.
3) Exhausted, she sank down onto the forest floor.
4) Shivering with cold, we pulled our coats tighter around us.
5) Glancing down at her watch, she realized she was going to be late.
6) Worried about Sylvia, I decided to try calling her one more time.

Hyperbole is the literary term used for exaggeration. When authors use hyperbole, they do not mean for their statements to be taken literally-they are exaggerating the facts for effect.
My father drives 1,000 miles per hour!
I don't think a herd of elephants would be as noisy as this class is today!
Hyperbole