Literary Devices Review

During a school play, Nora said, 'Oliver's smile was as bright as the sun.' Which literary device is being used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In a literature class, Lily was asked to identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The world is a stage.'

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

During a storytelling session, Emma described a scene saying: 'The wind whispered through the trees'. Which literary device is Emma using in her description?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

During a poetry session, Hannah read out a line: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'. Scarlett asked Evelyn, what literary device is used in this line?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the story told by Grace, 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky as William and Abigail watched in awe', which literary device is used?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

During lunchtime at school, Arjun noticed that Nora was eating her food quickly. He commented, 'Nora is as hungry as a bear.' Identify the literary device used in Arjun's comment.

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In a creative writing class, Abigail wrote the following sentence: 'The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas'. Grace and Maya are discussing about it. According to them, what literary device did Abigail use in her sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

During a school play, Aiden described a scene saying, 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'. Which literary device is Aiden using in his description?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Anika, Harper, and Jackson are practicing for a school play. Anika's line is: 'She sells seashells by the seashore.' Identify the literary device in Anika's line.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In a heated debate, Noah told Samuel, 'Your arguments cut deeper than a knife.' What literary device is used in Noah's statement?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D