The phrase "Brutus could have eaten a thousand nails for breakfast and an army truck for lunch" employs hyperbole, which is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. This device emphasizes Brutus's strength or toughness by suggesting he could consume absurdly large and inedible objects. It creates a vivid and impactful image, highlighting his formidable character in an exaggerated manner.
Hyperbole is used in the sentence, exaggerating what Brutus could have eaten for breakfast and lunch to emphasize his extreme hunger and toughness.
This sentence contains the literary device called personification. Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things, in this case, giving leaves the ability to whisper.
Onomatopoeia is the name of the literary device in which sounds are written into words.
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The literary device that is used here is repetition.
First-person narration is a literary device that deals with blatantly negative language.
Simile
literary device
A literary device is a way a person writes. Depending on what type of message a writer wishes to deliver, they will use a specific literary device. Two types are literary elements, such as the plot or setting, and literary techniques, such as metaphor and simile.
The literary device that seals swam freely through the icy sea is assonance.
The literary device you are referring to is called a motif. A motif is a recurring element that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall theme of a literary work.
from romeo and Juliet...I am not sure if you mean the literary device surrounding the prose or if the question is direct...since "mistempered" would be considered a human emotion the most obvious literary device would be personification