Literary Devices

Front

Device comparing two things using 'like' or 'as':

Back

Simile

Front

Device that compares two things without 'like' or 'as':

Back

Metaphor

Front

Device giving human traits to objects, animals, or ideas:

Back

Personification

Front

Device using exaggeration for dramatic effect:

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Identify the literary device: "The light danced across the water."

Back

Personification

Front

Identify the literary device: "My students are shining stars!"

Back

Metaphor

Front

Device appealing to senses:

Back

Imagery

Front

Device indicating the writer's attitude towards the reader and subject:

Back

Tone

Front

Central idea of a literary work:

Back

Theme

Front

Identify the literary device: "Her perfume smelled like a garden of fresh roses in spring."

Back

Imagery