Literary Devices

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• Playing sports is a lot of fun.

• The boy bounced the ball.

• The young boy excitedly ran to the ball.

• The ball was a deep red, like that of a fire truck, glistening in the bright sun.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her hair shined like the sun.

• The snowflakes danced in the wind.

• Her hair was a flowing river.

• The delicious ice cream made her jump for joy.

Which of the following is an example of allusion?

• He was acting like Hitler, I was nervous we were about to have a 3rd World War.

• A little lad listened to the lisping lizard.

• CRASH!

• He cried like a baby.

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

• A marriage counselor files for divorce

• A fire station burned down

• An old man has a heart attack

• Someone posts on Facebook about how dumb Facebook is

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind howled in the dark night sky.

• The trees were a beautiful color, like the bright orange of sunset.

• Her hair was dark as night.

• His mother yelled at him like a banshee.

She swims like a fish.

• metaphor
• simile

She was a giant.

• metaphor
• simile

She is fast as a rocket!

• metaphor
• simile

Describing someone who says foolish things as a “genius” is an example of...

• Sarcasm

• Imagery

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

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole