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Can anyone tell me what poetic devices these are?

For each one, identify which device is being used: simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, or onomatopoeia


1. The road was a silver ribbon of moonlight through the forest.

2. The waves reached up and swept the child off the rock.

3. Grey dishwater splashed onto the floor.

4. The excited students burst through the doorway.

5. Like an orange ball, the sun rolled over the horizon.
Simile
6. The policeman snapped his fingers.
Onomatopotiea
7. Sheryl sat silently in her seat.

8. His smile was as hard as nails.
Metaphor
9. Moonlight seeped between the curtains into Barbara=s eyes.

10. The butler picked up the pieces of the porcelain
Am I right ao far ?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

1. The road was a silver ribbon of moonlight through the forest.
simile

2. The waves reached up and swept the child off the rock.
personification.

3. Grey dishwater splashed onto the floor.
personification

4. The excited students burst through the doorway.
NONE OF THESE
5. Like an orange ball, the sun rolled over the horizon.
metaphor

6. The policeman snapped his fingers.
Onomatopotiea

7. Sheryl sat silently in her seat.
alliteration

8. His smile was as hard as nails.
Metaphor

9. Moonlight seeped between the curtains into Barbara=s eyes.
personification

10. The butler picked up the pieces of the porcelain
NONE OF THESE