Literary Devices and Figurative Speech Flashcard

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Identify the simile: The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.

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The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.

Answer explanation

The simile in the sentence is 'The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.' It compares the clouds to fluffy cotton candy.

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Example of a simile:

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Her eyes were as bright as the sun.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is c) Her eyes were as bright as the sun. This is an example of a simile, as it compares her eyes to the brightness of the sun.

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Metaphor in: The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

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The world is a stage

Answer explanation

The metaphor in the sentence is 'The world is a stage', as it compares the world to a stage where we are all actors.

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Metaphor example: The moon smiled down on the earth.

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The moon smiled down on the earth.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is b) The moon smiled down on the earth. This is a metaphor as it compares the moon's action of smiling to a human action.

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Identify the personification: The trees whispered secrets in the wind.

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The trees

Answer explanation

The personification in the sentence is 'The trees whispered secrets to each other in the wind.'

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Example of personification:

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The fire spread its arms across the forest.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is d) The fire spread its arms across the forest. This is an example of personification as it gives human-like qualities to the fire.

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Identify the hyperbole: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

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a million times

Answer explanation

The hyperbole in the sentence is 'a million times' as it exaggerates the number of times the person has been told to clean their room.

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Identify the hyperbole: a) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. b) The book was as heavy as a ton of bricks. c) She's as fast as lightning. d) The party lasted forever.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'a) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.' This is a hyperbole because it exaggerates the speaker's hunger to an extreme degree.

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Identify the alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Peter Piper picked

Answer explanation

The alliteration in the sentence is 'Peter Piper picked'. It is the repetition of the 'p' sound at the beginning of each word.

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Example of alliteration:

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She sells seashells by the seashore.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is c) She sells seashells by the seashore. This sentence demonstrates alliteration by repeating the 's' sound.