Literary Elements

What literary element is present in the line below:

The picture of the cat was as foggy as Ireland.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Verbal Irony

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Fehlbergian Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What literary element is present in the line below?

I am rock. I am an island!

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What literary device is present in the line below?

Mr. Fehlberg's stomach was like an about to burst bratwurst.

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Verbal Irony

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.9B

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

When a sentence or phrase means something in addition to its literal meaning.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Fehlbergian Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What literary device is present in the line below?

The sweet students suddenly screamed when they learned they learned they had to leave at 11:50 am.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.9B

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

When non-living things are given living qualities.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

Boom!

• Alliteration

• Verbal Irony

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The fire station burned down.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Fehlbergian Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hiss!

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5