Literary Devices

Front

My love is like a red, red rose.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling in the sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

In Lemony Snicket, the island's inhabitants in The End are characters from The Tempest by Shakespeare.

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust blew through his jacket.

Back

Imagery and Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

"My heart is a lonely hunter on a lonely hill." - William Sharp

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

A woman plans to break up with her boyfriend while he buys her a diamond ring for a proposal.

Back

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Emeralds are green like grass, rubies red like blood, sapphires blue like heaven, and flints lie in mud.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

This quiz is a piece of cake.

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D