Literary Devices

A comparison between 2 unlike objects NOT using "like" or "as."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Some students sing silly songs on Saturday.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

All that buzz, buzz, buzz and pop, pop, pop!

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Her eyes were as round as oranges.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She was a quiet mouse reading in the corner of the class.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is symbolism?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Click the button. "Click" is an example of...

• Repetition
• Satire
• Onomatopoeia
• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following sentences is the best example of personification?

• She was as shy as a chipmunk.

• Sarah is a delicate flower.

• The police station was robbed.

• The grass danced in the breeze.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4