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________ is writing that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, sound) to help create mental pictures.
Imagery / Sensory Language
Shelley Sherman shivered in a sheer, short shirt.
Alliteration
He is a monster when he plays sports.
metaphor
The promise between was a delicate flower.
metaphor
We'll be best friends forever.
hyperbole
I waited in line for centuries.
hyperbole
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
personification
The hail went pitter patter on the roof.
onomatopoeia
The teacher took the failing student under her wing.
idiom
The wolves howled at the moon.
onomatopoeia
My dad knows everything about cars.
hyperbole
She is a rockstar.
metaphor
The silence crept into the classroom.
personification
The bird's chirping filled the empty night.
onomatopoeia
Those horses have heavy hooves.
Alliteration
I have told you a million times not to lie.
Hyperbole
The rundown house appeared depressed.
personification
Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her back.
metaphor
Her laughter was like a warm blanket.
simile
Jordan studied for a million hours.
hyperbole
The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.
metaphor
His exhaustion caused him to hit the sack.
Idiom
Her green eyes were fireflies.
Metaphor
The brown grass was begging for water.
personification
Her hair was as silver as a spider web.
simile
The buses can be impatient around here.
personification
She was certain that life was a fashion show.
metaphor
The Captain couldn't keep the men in the cabin.
alliteration
I will die if she asks me to the dance.
Hyperbole
The pencil just walked off my desk.
personification