Literary Devices Quiz

Idiom- An ___________ that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.

Hyperbole- ___________ statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Imagery- Appeal to our five _______ (see, hear, smell, touch, taste).

Onomatopoeia- The forming of a word (such as “buzz” or “hiss”) in ___________ of a natural sound.

Allusion- A brief, indirect reference to a well-known historical, cultural, literary, or political ________, place or event.

There were a million diamonds in his chain

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Her ring smiled at me from across the room

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Shine bright like a diamond

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A diamond in the rough

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

We tried to give Tommy a surprise party for his birthday, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B