Literary and Poetic Devices

Say whether the following are assonance, alliteration or onomatopoeia

Ruth ran rapidly to the river.

• assonance

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains

• alliteration

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

the owl hooted in the trees

• alliteration

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

2. Comparing two unlike things saying one thing IS the other?

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is called?

• Simile
• Humana
• Personification
• None of the above

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.  This is a ?

• metaphor
• simile
• personfication
• none of the above

What type of figurative language is being used the following sentence?

He is an animal during football!

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

We were in the meeting forever.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

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

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole