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Match the example to the word. 1. "This soup is heavenly." metonymy 2. "Hot sun, cool fire" metaphor 3. "My soul, sit thou a patient looker on." paradox 4. "The air is cotton candy." apostrophe 5. "Innocence is closing up his eyes." hyperbole 6. "The pen is mightier than the sword." simile 7. "I wandered lonely as a cloud." personification

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this soup is heavenly - hyperbole

hot sun, cool fire - paradox

my soul, sit thou a patient looker on - apostrophe

the lord is my shepherd- metaphor

innocence is closing op his eyes - personification

the pen is mightier than the sword - metonymy

i wandered lonely as a cloud - simile

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1. "This soup is heavenly." (hyperbole)

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally.

2. "Hot sun, cool fire." (paradox)

Paradox involves contradictory elements which appear simultaneously and has been existed overtimes.

3. "My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on." (apostrophe)

In a sentence, when a speaker breaks off from pointing one party and instead points the third, the literary device used is said to be an Apostrophe.

4. "The air is cotton candy." (metaphor)

A metaphor is a hidden comparison between two things which possess at least any one idea common to each other. The things may be completely different from each other but would have either one characteristic in common to them.

5. "Innocence is closing up his eyes." (personification)

Personification is the representation of things in human qualities or nature in abstract terms.

6. "The pen is mightier than the sword." (metonymy)

Metonymy is the figure of speech which uses one word to explain and denote about a larger concept or idea related to it.

7. "I wandered lonely as a cloud." (simile)

A simile is a direct comparison between two things. It compares two things by using ‘as’ or ‘like.’

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