Figurative Language Devices

Bark, buzz, and squishy are examples of

• sounds

• rhyme scheme

• Onomatopoeia

A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

A comparison using “like” or “as” between two unlike things that have something important in common

• Personification

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

• simile

• alliteration

Which phrase is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• My feet are killing me.

• The pen is mightier than the sword.

• Cry me a river.

• I can't sleep.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A metaphor is a huge exaggeration.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Figurative language refers to a set of literary techniques that enhance writing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The phrase, "Her heart is gold," is an example of what literary devices?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Literary devices take writing beyond its literal meaning.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The car coughed, hacked, and spluttered" is an example of which literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4