Literary Devices

At 3 p.m. Jorge said, "I'm STARVING. I haven't eaten since lunch."

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

While it sat charging across the room, my phone was calling my name

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Personification

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women [are] players.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

Am I talking to a brick wall?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Symbolism

Fit as a fiddle

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• That last piece of pie is calling my name

• Without Amazon Prime, the shipping cost me a million dollars

• The librarian says that books are the keys to your imagination

• Time flies when you're having fun

What do wedding rings symbolize?

• Anger

• Old age

• Commitment

• Peace

In myth, a phoenix is a bird that bursts into flames when it dies. But the phoenix is born again from its own ashes. What could a phoenix symbolize?

• Peace

• Rebirth

• Love

• Evil

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Life's a climb, but the view is great

• It's as cold as ice in here!

• The little pig sang in the moonlight

• He is as tall as a mountain

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make a point

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole