Exploring Literary Devices: Onomatopoeia, Personification, Simile, and Metaphor

What is the purpose of using literary devices in literature?

• To simplify the language

• To help the author achieve their purpose

• To lengthen the text

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The leaves danced in the wind

• Buzz

• He eats like a horse

• Love is a journey

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What literary device is used when a word imitates a sound?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does personification involve?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Words mimicking sounds

• Giving human traits to non-human entities

• Direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which example shows personification?

• He is the apple of my eye

• The cake was as sweet as summer

• The computer greeted me this morning

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the simile in the following options:

• The wind whistled all day

• He is a shining star

• The car roared to life

• She is as sweet as sugar

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the correct simile:

• Knowledge is power

• Busy as a bee

• Time is money

• Hope is a thing with feathers

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does a simile typically use to compare two different things?

• Onomatopoeic words

• Personification techniques

• The words 'like' or 'as'

• Direct statements

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which statement is a metaphor?

• Crying like a baby

• As busy as a bee

• He is a lion in battle

• She swims like a fish

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor from the options below:

• No man is an island

• Like nails on a chalkboard

• Clear as crystal

• She is fishing in troubled waters

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D