Literary Devices 1

What is a comparison using the words "like" or "as?"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following is an example of an onomatopoeia?

• CRACK!

• WHOOSH!

• ZAP!

• All are examples.

What is a metaphor?

• An object that represents something else.

• Giving non-living objects human characteristics

• comparison that states that one thing is another thing

"I'm so happy, I could die!" is an example of a...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"Her love was as fake as my smile" is an example of a...

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

"I am a night owl" is an example of a...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Allusion

"You are my sunshine" is an example of a...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Mood

"I could pull a Sleeping Beauty and sleep for 100 years" is an example of a...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Symbol

"Today has been nice to me so far" is an example of a...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

"2nd hour is full of clowns" is an example of a...

• Simile

• Metaphor