Literary and Writing Devices

Giving human traits and qualities to non-human things is what?

• n/a

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

An over-exaggeration. For example: I was standing in line forever.

• personification

• n/a

• metaphor

• hyperbole

POW!

Bang!

Buzzzzzz....these are all sounds......

• alliteration

• personification

• Onomatopoeia

• n/a

The way the reader feels when reading a story.

• n/a

• theme

• setting

• mood

Jerry chewed two chewy cherries.

• simile

• alliteration

• n/a

• metaphor

"I believe I can fly,

I believe I can touch the sky"

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

• n/a

"It's time to be a big girl now

And big girls don't cry

Don't cry

Don't cry

Don't cry"

• repetition

• n/a

• hyperbole

• personification

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant!" is an example of a __________________.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

"It's late; let's call it a day" most likely means.....

• Enjoys something

• n/a

• Quit or stop something

• Try something new

"The stairs groaned in agony as Phillip carried the heavy boxes." is an example of a ___________________.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• n/a