Literary Devices

"Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Love is a battlefield" is an example of

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The fire danced in her eyes" is an example of

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Idiom

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"Bob built a brilliant boat" is an example of

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"BAM" is an example of

• Onomatopoeia

• Paradox

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"You must close your eyes to open your mind" is an example of

• Symbol

• Idiom

• Pun

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"Don't count your chickens before they've hatched" is an example of

• Symbol

• Idiom

• Pun

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The heart is a _______ for love.

• Symbol

• Heperbole

• Metaphor

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"He bought a donkey because he thought he might get a kick out of it" is an example of

• Symbol

• Idiom

• Pun

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

"You scared me to death" is an example of

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A