Literary devices

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

What is alliteration?

• A word that mimics a sound

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Using symbols to represent something

• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

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

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

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

"The star was a flashlight guiding me home" is an example of ......

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

"Her mind is a steel trap" is an example of ......

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• imagery

"An emerald is as green as grass"

"A ruby red as blood"

"A sapphire shines as blue as heaven" are examples of .......

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.

• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.

• She is a beautiful flower.

• She is very pretty.

Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.

• Falling Actions

• Rising Actions

• Problems

• Arguments

The leading character in a story is called ....

• the heroin

• the protagonist

• the antagonist

• the good looking guy/girl