Literary Devices

Which of the following refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed close together?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following refers to an intentional exaggeration to make a point?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following refers to an implied comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following refers to the use of words that imitate sound or suggest their meaning?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following refers to when an animal or thing is given human characteristics?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following refers to using LIKE or AS to make a direct comparison between two unlike things?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following refers to anything that represents both itself and something more?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Symbol

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"My son, Dean, dances daily to Bob Dylan songs" is an example of a(n)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"I think my dog's brain is the size of a pea" is an example of a(n)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A