Literary devices

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• He is super fast.
• He is as fast as a cheetah.
• He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
• He was a cheetah running in the race.

the lesson or message that a work of literature teaches or emphasizes to readers

• Topic

• Theme

• Moral

• Mood

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• Personification

• Characterization

• Imagery

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is as tall as a tree!
• He is the tallest man in the world!
• He is taller than my dad!
• He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Theme

characters, settings, images, or motifs that stand in place for a bigger idea

• Irony

• Symbol

• Stanza

• Theme

This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile
• stanza

a writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.

• imagery

• hyperbole

• diction

• flashback

A comparison without using like or as

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Theme