Lit Elements and Devices

A comparison that uses like or as is a

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

"The moon appeared crimson, like a drop of blood hanging in the sky." is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• theme

A comparison that does not use like or as is called a

• theme

• simile

• metaphor

• paradox

"Mama is a sunrise" is an example of

• foreshadowing

• paradox

• personification

• metaphor

In text when the same initial sound is repeated the author is using

• allegory

• allusion

• alliteration

• assonance

"Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing" is an example of

• alliteration

• allusion

• assonance

• allegory

When sound words are used in text the author is using

• allusion

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

his last gasp was described as a "gurgling rattle" demonstrates

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• conflict

To be so hungry you could eat a horse is an exaggeration. This is an example of

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• imagery

When something that is not human, acts like a human--for example, a tree waves its branches to say hello--that is

• conflict

• imagery

• theme

• personification