Semester Exam Review - Literary Terms and Techniques

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

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These are all examples of...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Description of the time, place, weather, and/or mood.

• Adjective

• Personification

• Setting

• Simile

Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks of a character.

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Characterization

• Metaphor

Which device is being used? "He closed his eyes and was suddenly transported to his first time travelling alone."

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

• Symbolism

Which device is being used? "The wind howled outside, while the rain slapped the old man's face."

• Characterization

• Setting

• Personification

• Simile

Which device is being used? "Her heart sounded like a small drum."

• Adverbs

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

• Characterization

• Repetition

• Simile

• Setting

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)

• tone

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.

• tone

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor