Literary Devices

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

• Irony
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Metaphor

The comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is referred to as a?

• metaphor
• flashback
• simile
• personification

A group of words who contain the same sound , at the beginning of the word,are called what?

• onomatopoeia
• anagram
• allegory
• alliteration

Words such as "crack","splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?

• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• personification

What is a hyperbole?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in teh same phrase.
• A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
• The use of words that imitate sounds.

Which of the following is an example of Simile?

• My hand is as cold as snow.

• Hiss, slurp, hush, scream--MOM!

• The shirt said, "Wear Me!"

• Hopping hens shop for shoes

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

• My hand is as cold as snow.

• The glasses smiled at me.

• My life is a dream.

• Snow is like the sun.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The TV laughed at the desk

• Calculating computers catch cats.

• Pictures are captured people.

• Crash, bang, boom goes the lion.

"My dad will kill me when he comes home."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration