Literary Devices and Modes of Storytelling

The giant tree was ablaze with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of......

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

I am as hungry as a bear!

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

The raindrops danced on the tabletop.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

• Idiom

I was so tired after school that I slept for a month!

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

The last day of school is like a day at the beach—easy and relaxing.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

What is the meaning of this simile?

My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time.

• Her hair is red

• She gets really angry

• She talks really loudly

• She spits when she talks