Literary Elements

The literary element displayed in this picture is a

• metaphor

• simile

• juxtaposition

• rhetorical question

Identify the literary element used in this cartoon

• simile

• dialogue

• allusion

• dramatic foil

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• She said, "I will be there tomorrow."

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• She's got Shakespeare's brain.

• The cloud is fluffy like cotton candy.

Alliteration

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Assonance

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Onomatopoeia

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Simile

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Metaphor

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables

• comparison of one item with another by saying that it is the other item

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Personification

• a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

• giving human qualities to inanimate objects

• comparison of one item with another by saying that it is the other item

• a comparison of two things using like or as

Theme

• the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

• giving human qualities to inanimate objects

• comparison of one item with another by saying that it is the other item

• a comparison of two things using like or as