Literary Devices

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

What literary device was used in the sentence?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

This figure of speech that compares two things, using the words as/like.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This figure of speech that compares two things, without using the words as/like.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This figure of speech that starts with the same alphabet/sound.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This figure of speech that gives animals or objects human characteristics.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The water glistened like a star in the night.

• The snow was a white blanket on the normally green grass.

• Her stare was cold as ice.

• The dove represents peace on earth.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5