semantic devices
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Language ArtsTRANSCRIPT
By: Allison Andes
Metaphor
Bobby’s home was a palace.
Simile
She was as fast as a lightning bolt.
Personification
The rain danced on the sidewalk.
Hyperbole
As soon as I threw my pizza away, more
than a trillion bees swarmed it.
Puns
When Mr. Graf was alone, he went to
Pig’s Bank and got a loan.
Oxymoron
Billy Bob Jr. was a good devil.
Irony
He was loudly studying.
Alliteration
Billy Bob Bo bought bunches of beans,
bananas, brats, birds and bicycles. Billy
Bob Bo bumped the basket and Billy
Bob Bo bent his baboon and broke his
babinski reflex and had a big boo- boo.
Sources
http://outdoor-
lightszone.com/2011/05/12/lightning-
bolt/
http://www.saint-
petersburg.com/pushkin/catherine-
palace.asp
http://nursingcrib.com/nursing-notes-
reviewer/maternal-child-health/newborn-
reflexes/
Sources
http://jordanpicture.blogspot.com/2010/1
2/worlds-most-expensive-house.html
http://putneybicycleclub.blogspot.com/20
09_04_05_archive.html
http://www.foodsubs.com/Beans.html
http://www.dan-
dare.org/freefun/games/cartoonsmoviest
v/monstersincforthebirdswallpaper1024.
htm
Sources
http://dir.coolclips.com/Food/Fruits/Bana
nas/Cartoon_banana_food0433.html
http://www.passerospizza.com/
http://www.greatsunflower.org/honey-
bees
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/1
0/google-gives-a-thumbs-up-to-
reputation-management.html
Sources
http://revjph.blogspot.com/2011/05/loud-
friday_20.html