Name that literary devices!

The audience clapped at the end of the show. Is an example of what type of literary device?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Is an example of what type of literary device?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

It is a series of words or phrases that all start with the same sound.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Barry bought a book to bring to the backyard barbecue. Is an example of what type of literary device?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

I feel these patterns are pretty ugly and not up to the mark. Is an example of what type of literary device?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

She is proud as a peacock after getting selected for the lead role in the drama. Is an example of what type of literary device?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

It is when an author describes a scene, thing, or idea so that it appeals to our senses.

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” —As You Like It, William Shakespeare

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

It is an exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally by the reader.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

It is a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory meaning.

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Irony