Literary Devices

Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile
• metaphor

What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

The baby was like an octopus grabbing at all the cans on the store shelves is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The giant's steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early morning hours is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The eerie house glared suspiciously at all who passed by is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

My father is a bear in the mornings is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

A snowball whooshed past my ear during the snowball fight.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

He is as big as an elephant.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Theme

• Metaphor