Literary Devices

giving human qualities to non living thing is called:

• imagery

• personification

using 5 senses to create an image in the reader’s mind

• imagery

• alliteration

the repeating consonant sound

• alliteration

• personification

What is the personification?

Let the rain kiss you.

• rain

• kiss

What is the personification?

Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

• lullaby

• sing

What is the personification?

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night.

• plays

• night

What sense is the author using in this line?

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.

• smell

• touch

• hear

What is the imagery in this example?

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.

• silver liquid drops.

• beat upon

What sense is the author using in this line?

The rain makes running pools in the gutter.

• see

• taste

• smell

What is the imagery in this example?

The rain makes running pools in the gutter.

• makes running

• running pools